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Haiti vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Haiti has a population of 11.8M (ranked 83/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Haiti's land area is 10,641 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 142nd vs. 146th).

By GDP, Haiti ranks 118/197 ($25.2B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Haiti ranks 154/197 ($2,143), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Haiti Rwanda
Population
12011655
14826674
Population rank 82/197 77/197
GDP
$25.2B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 118/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$2,143
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 154/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,183
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$3.77B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
11.8%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$320
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 177/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,081
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
10,641 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,106 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.66
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
24.8 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.3 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Haiti and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Haiti and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Haiti

Rwanda
Year GDP
Haiti Rwanda
1960 $273,187,200 $119,000,024
1961 $271,066,000 $122,000,016
1962 $281,896,800 $125,000,008
1963 $294,883,400 $128,000,000
1964 $325,281,200 $129,999,994
1965 $353,251,800 $148,799,980
1966 $368,948,600 $124,525,703
1967 $369,124,200 $159,560,018
1968 $367,968,800 $172,200,018
1969 $391,820,400 $188,700,037
1970 $331,200,000 $219,900,006
1971 $362,800,000 $222,952,504
1972 $371,998,958 $246,457,838
1973 $466,798,973 $290,746,157
1974 $565,399,322 $308,458,423
1975 $681,400,000 $571,863,500
1976 $879,000,000 $637,753,853
1977 $947,000,000 $746,650,613
1978 $974,200,000 $905,709,076
1979 $1,080,600,000 $1,109,346,131
1980 $1,383,800,000 $1,254,765,642
1981 $1,479,400,000 $1,407,062,527
1982 $1,474,200,000 $1,407,243,139
1983 $1,623,600,000 $1,479,687,587
1984 $1,816,200,000 $1,587,413,084
1985 $2,009,400,000 $1,715,626,331
1986 $2,318,000,000 $1,944,710,684
1987 $2,047,200,000 $2,157,432,668
1988 $2,613,926,800 $2,395,492,687
1989 $2,736,243,800 $2,405,022,593
1990 $3,096,289,800 $2,550,185,679
1991 $3,473,562,628 $1,911,600,237
1992 $2,257,129,792 $2,029,026,962
1993 $1,878,253,767 $1,971,525,712
1994 $2,167,569,046 $753,636,370
1995 $2,813,313,279 $1,293,535,193
1996 $2,907,517,604 $1,382,334,879
1997 $3,338,949,152 $1,851,558,197
1998 $3,723,903,724 $1,989,343,546
1999 $4,153,725,884 $2,157,108,263
2000 $6,813,566,099 $2,068,836,754
2001 $6,331,970,324 $1,966,600,715
2002 $6,205,847,214 $1,966,003,468
2003 $5,071,947,798 $2,138,237,279
2004 $6,087,360,684 $2,376,496,067
2005 $7,030,149,730 $2,933,819,766
2006 $7,638,739,123 $3,319,784,539
2007 $9,228,637,768 $4,070,507,895
2008 $10,432,962,635 $5,179,854,065
2009 $11,597,002,835 $5,674,476,969
2010 $11,859,312,725 $6,124,756,654
2011 $13,008,746,039 $6,884,913,658
2012 $13,708,925,477 $7,654,761,045
2013 $14,902,488,604 $7,819,964,024
2014 $15,146,883,498 $8,238,966,120
2015 $14,849,629,309 $8,543,760,206
2016 $14,069,277,526 $8,695,272,061
2017 $15,093,357,161 $9,252,833,894
2018 $16,403,864,618 $9,637,904,519
2019 $15,016,090,930 $10,349,300,277
2020 $14,508,222,518 $10,174,386,855
2021 $20,877,414,953 $11,078,787,095
2022 $20,253,551,921 $13,316,161,006
2023 $19,850,585,722 $14,331,722,700
2024 $25,224,154,991 $14,251,642,231

Haiti and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Haiti

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Haiti Rwanda
1960 $70.8 $39.4
1961 $69 $39.3
1962 $70.4 $39.2
1963 $72.4 $39.3
1964 $78.5 $39
1965 $83.6 $43.5
1966 $85.7 $35.4
1967 $84.2 $44
1968 $82.4 $46
1969 $86.1 $48.9
1970 $71.5 $55.2
1971 $76.8 $54.4
1972 $77.3 $58.4
1973 $95.1 $66.9
1974 $113 $68.9
1975 $133.6 $124.1
1976 $169.1 $134.4
1977 $178.7 $152.7
1978 $180.3 $179.9
1979 $196.2 $213.8
1980 $246.5 $234.4
1981 $258.5 $254.6
1982 $252.6 $246.4
1983 $272.8 $250.6
1984 $299.2 $259.9
1985 $325 $271.6
1986 $367 $297.7
1987 $318 $320
1988 $397 $344
1989 $407 $335
1990 $452 $346
1991 $497 $254
1992 $316 $264.1
1993 $258.1 $247
1994 $292.1 $111
1995 $372 $228
1996 $377 $206
1997 $425 $238.7
1998 $465 $246.2
1999 $510 $264.7
2000 $821 $251.9
2001 $749 $237.3
2002 $721 $234
2003 $579 $249
2004 $683 $269.5
2005 $776 $324
2006 $829 $357
2007 $985 $426
2008 $1,095 $528
2009 $1,197 $564
2010 $1,210 $594
2011 $1,312 $651
2012 $1,361 $707
2013 $1,458 $705
2014 $1,460 $725
2015 $1,411 $734
2016 $1,318 $730
2017 $1,395 $758
2018 $1,496 $772
2019 $1,352 $810
2020 $1,290 $779
2021 $1,835 $830
2022 $1,761 $975
2023 $1,706 $1,027
2024 $2,143 $1,000

Haiti vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Haiti

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Haiti Rwanda
1950 37.2 43.2
1951 38.1 43.5
1952 38.8 43.8
1953 39.5 44.1
1954 40.1 44.4
1955 41 44.8
1956 41.6 45.2
1957 42.1 45.6
1958 42.6 46.1
1959 43 46.5
1960 43.4 47
1961 43.8 47.5
1962 44.2 47.8
1963 42.7 44
1964 44.9 48.1
1965 45.4 48.2
1966 45.6 48.1
1967 46.1 48
1968 46.5 47.7
1969 46.9 47.4
1970 47.3 47.1
1971 47.6 46.8
1972 47.9 46.3
1973 48.2 45.9
1974 48.5 45.6
1975 48.7 45.3
1976 49 45.3
1977 49.2 45.6
1978 49.5 46.2
1979 49.7 47.1
1980 50 48.1
1981 50.3 49.2
1982 50.6 50.2
1983 50.9 50.9
1984 51.3 51.4
1985 51.6 51.7
1986 51.9 51.7
1987 52.2 51.5
1988 52.6 50.9
1989 52.9 49.5
1990 53.2 47.8
1991 53.5 46.2
1992 54 44.4
1993 54.5 42.9
1994 54.7 12.2
1995 55.6 41.5
1996 56.1 42.5
1997 56.7 42
1998 57.1 43.1
1999 57.7 45.7
2000 58.2 47.8
2001 58.6 49.5
2002 59 51.3
2003 59.4 53.5
2004 58.5 55.5
2005 60.3 57
2006 60.7 58.3
2007 61.1 59.5
2008 61.3 60.6
2009 61.7 61.8
2010 45.6 62.8
2011 61.6 63.5
2012 62.3 64.2
2013 62.6 64.7
2014 63 65.1
2015 63.2 65.4
2016 63.3 65.7
2017 63.8 66.1
2018 64.1 66.4
2019 64.3 66.7
2020 63.8 67
2021 62.6 66.8
2022 63.9 67.5
2023 64.9 67.8
2024 65.1 68
2025 65.3 68.2

Haiti and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Haiti

Rwanda
Year Population
Haiti Rwanda
1960 3,858,443 3,022,294
1961 3,929,030 3,106,779
1962 4,001,575 3,186,025
1963 4,073,068 3,258,890
1964 4,146,244 3,334,834
1965 4,223,820 3,423,210
1966 4,302,639 3,521,626
1967 4,382,999 3,629,577
1968 4,465,328 3,744,010
1969 4,549,334 3,861,271
1970 4,635,124 3,980,669
1971 4,723,244 4,100,044
1972 4,813,868 4,220,335
1973 4,906,743 4,345,047
1974 5,001,796 4,474,228
1975 5,099,086 4,607,728
1976 5,198,357 4,745,954
1977 5,299,476 4,888,240
1978 5,402,580 5,035,171
1979 5,507,590 5,189,541
1980 5,614,493 5,353,259
1981 5,723,725 5,527,230
1982 5,835,937 5,711,549
1983 5,951,096 5,905,311
1984 6,069,230 6,107,627
1985 6,190,862 6,317,228
1986 6,316,122 6,531,881
1987 6,445,123 6,749,493
1988 6,578,145 6,968,071
1989 6,714,730 7,184,706
1990 6,854,441 7,375,307
1991 6,995,450 7,526,966
1992 7,136,571 7,683,266
1993 7,278,181 7,981,132
1994 7,419,771 6,792,352
1995 7,562,546 5,674,118
1996 7,707,557 6,708,764
1997 7,854,298 7,755,238
1998 8,002,143 8,081,681
1999 8,151,296 8,147,912
2000 8,303,151 8,213,931
2001 8,455,918 8,287,094
2002 8,607,641 8,400,180
2003 8,759,912 8,586,875
2004 8,910,263 8,816,844
2005 9,061,273 9,054,528
2006 9,216,562 9,299,246
2007 9,373,296 9,549,933
2008 9,530,774 9,804,269
2009 9,689,581 10,060,432
2010 9,803,294 10,317,553
2011 9,914,904 10,573,733
2012 10,069,771 10,829,901
2013 10,222,362 11,093,340
2014 10,373,235 11,364,757
2015 10,523,242 11,640,022
2016 10,671,457 11,919,183
2017 10,817,754 12,202,060
2018 10,962,362 12,487,996
2019 11,105,163 12,776,103
2020 11,243,848 13,065,837
2021 11,374,586 13,355,260
2022 11,503,606 13,651,030
2023 11,637,398 13,954,471
2024 11,772,557 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Haiti and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Haiti

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Haiti Rwanda
1960 6.18 8.28
1961 6.18 8.28
1962 6.18 8.27
1963 6.17 8.27
1964 6.16 8.27
1965 6.13 8.25
1966 6.09 8.23
1967 6.05 8.21
1968 6.01 8.19
1969 5.96 8.18
1970 5.91 8.15
1971 5.88 8.09
1972 5.85 8.09
1973 5.81 8.09
1974 5.78 8.1
1975 5.75 8.1
1976 5.71 8.12
1977 5.67 8.14
1978 5.64 8.16
1979 5.59 8.13
1980 5.56 8.12
1981 5.53 8.1
1982 5.53 8.06
1983 5.51 8
1984 5.51 7.91
1985 5.5 7.79
1986 5.48 7.61
1987 5.47 7.43
1988 5.47 7.23
1989 5.44 7.03
1990 5.41 6.8
1991 5.32 6.62
1992 5.21 6.54
1993 5.1 6.48
1994 4.99 6.42
1995 4.88 6.35
1996 4.78 6.29
1997 4.67 6.24
1998 4.56 6.17
1999 4.45 6.06
2000 4.39 5.97
2001 4.25 5.89
2002 4.13 5.82
2003 4.05 5.74
2004 3.94 5.64
2005 3.84 5.5
2006 3.76 5.34
2007 3.69 5.14
2008 3.62 4.92
2009 3.57 4.71
2010 3.5 4.52
2011 3.43 4.33
2012 3.32 4.2
2013 3.22 4.14
2014 3.16 4.12
2015 3.11 4.11
2016 3.05 4.11
2017 2.99 4.08
2018 2.92 4.05
2019 2.86 3.99
2020 2.8 3.91
2021 2.75 3.84
2022 2.7 3.78
2023 2.66 3.7

Haiti and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Haiti

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Haiti Rwanda
1960 19.5 15.5
1961 19.5 15.1
1962 19.5 14.9
1963 19.5 14.8
1964 19.5 14.7
1965 19.5 14.8
1966 19.4 14.9
1967 19.4 15.1
1968 19.4 15.3
1969 19.4 15.5
1970 19.4 15.7
1971 19.4 15.9
1972 19.3 16
1973 19.3 16.2
1974 19.3 16.3
1975 19.3 16.4
1976 19.3 16.5
1977 19.3 16.6
1978 19.3 16.6
1979 19.2 16.5
1980 19.2 16.5
1981 19.2 16.4
1982 19.2 16.2
1983 19.1 16.1
1984 19.1 16
1985 19.1 15.8
1986 19 15.7
1987 19 15.6
1988 19 15.6
1989 18.9 15.5
1990 18.9 15.5
1991 18.9 15.5
1992 18.9 15.6
1993 18.9 15.7
1994 18.9 15
1995 19 14.3
1996 19 14.6
1997 19.1 14.8
1998 19.2 15.3
1999 19.3 15.8
2000 19.4 16.3
2001 19.5 16.8
2002 19.7 17.1
2003 19.8 17.4
2004 20 17.6
2005 20.2 17.8
2006 20.4 18
2007 20.6 18.1
2008 20.9 18.3
2009 21.1 18.4
2010 21.3 18.5
2011 21.6 18.7
2012 21.8 18.8
2013 22 19
2014 22.3 19.1
2015 22.5 19.3
2016 22.8 19.4
2017 23 19.6
2018 23.3 19.7
2019 23.5 19.8
2020 23.8 19.9
2021 24 20
2022 24.3 20.3
2023 24.5 20.5
2024 24.8 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Haiti Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
6.09%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.96%
2023
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.05%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.12%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2012
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.3%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
33.4%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
46.1
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2012
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2012
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.72B
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.9B
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
938,000
2019
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
34.8%
2018
11%
2020
Banked people share
32.6%
2017
50%
2017

Energy

Haiti Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.65
2022
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.54 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
21.7%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
76.7%
2021
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
74.8 kWh
2022
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.8%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.2%
2022
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Haiti Rwanda
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,747
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
60.5%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15.6
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
16
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
7
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
41.2
2023
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
18.8
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
68%
2017
78.8%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
39.3%
2019
34.2%
2023

Health

Haiti Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$52.3
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.2
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
65.3 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
31%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2018
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
22.4 years
2025
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
328
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
11.1%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.1%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.11 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Haiti Rwanda
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
904 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,931 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,305 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,651 mi
2009
2,920 mi
2021

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