World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Haiti fits inside the median country 4 times
Haiti: 27,750 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Haiti’s coastline is 4 times as long as the median country’s
Haiti: 1,771 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Haiti’s highest peak towers 339 m above the median country’s
Haiti: 2,674 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Haiti, versus 38% of the median country
Haiti: 65.1% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Haiti has 61% more people than the median country
Haiti: 11.9 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Haiti is 4.4 times as densely populated as the median country
Haiti: 432 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 1.3 cm taller than in Haiti
Haiti: 172.2 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Haiti and the median country are practically level
Haiti: 160.6 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 7.6 years older than in Haiti
Haiti: 23.5 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Haiti have 0.7 more children on average than in the median country
Haiti: 2.63 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 4.8% in Haiti
Haiti: 4.8% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Haiti: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Haiti and the median country are practically level
Haiti: 0 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Haiti has 2 official languages, the median country 1
Haiti: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 42% larger than Haiti’s
Haiti: $32.1 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 6.7 times as much per person as Haiti
Haiti: Int$3,134 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Haiti: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Haiti: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 15% in Haiti, versus 5.1% in the median country
Haiti: 14.9% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Haiti 0.1%
Haiti: 0.1% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Haiti: no data · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Haiti’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× the median country’s
Haiti: 86% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 8.6 times as much on health per person as Haiti
Haiti: $54 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 9.5 years longer than in Haiti
Haiti: 65.1 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Haiti is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country
Haiti: 39 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 5.7 times as many doctors per person as Haiti
Haiti: 0.3 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Haiti has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as the median country
Haiti: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 2 times that in Haiti
Haiti: 5 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 11% in Haiti
Haiti: 10.7% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 8.0% in Haiti
Haiti: 8% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 2.22 points higher than in Haiti
Haiti: 3.62 (2020) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 26% more alcohol than in Haiti
Haiti: 3.5 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Haiti
Haiti: 20.7 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 979 kcal more food per person per day than Haiti
Haiti: 1,959 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Haiti: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 4.6 years longer than in Haiti
Haiti: 5.4 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as Haiti (2019)
Haiti: 0.03 (2019) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The median country has 2 more World Heritage sites than Haiti (3 against 1)
Haiti: 1 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Haiti 2
Haiti: 2 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 48% in Haiti
Haiti: 48% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the median country is 2.8 times as fast as in Haiti
Haiti: 57 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 54% in Haiti
Haiti: 53.9% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 56% in Haiti
Haiti: 56% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Haiti 65
Haiti: 65 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Haiti: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 38 times as many passengers per resident as those from Haiti
Haiti: 0.01 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of the median country, but only 13% of Haiti
Haiti: 13.5% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Haiti
Haiti: 0.3 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Haiti
Haiti: 18.6% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 19% more fine dust than in Haiti
Haiti: 14 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 18 times as likely to be murdered in Haiti as in the median country
Haiti: 41.2 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Haiti are 3.5 times as deadly as in the median country
Haiti: 64.5 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Haiti is on average 2.6 °C warmer than the median country
Haiti: 25.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 9% more rain than Haiti
Haiti: 934 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Haiti bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Haiti fits inside the median country 4 times.
Which has more people, Haiti or the median country?
Haiti has 61% more people than the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Haiti or the median country?
People in the median country live 9.5 years longer than in Haiti. Life expectancy at birth is 65.1 years in Haiti and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Haiti or the median country?
Men in the median country are 1.3 cm taller than in Haiti (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
