Haiti vs Peru
Haiti vs Peru: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.2 years in Haiti and 8.6 years in Peru, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Peru, by 2.5 years, or 1.4 times that in Haiti.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Peru has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Haiti ranked 126 and Peru ranked 69 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Haiti | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.2 | 8.6 |
| 2018 | 6.2 | 8.4 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 8.3 |
| 2010 | – | 7.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Haiti vs Peru
Health
- Life expectancyHaiti: 64.9 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHaiti: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHaiti: 43.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionHaiti: 2.96% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateHaiti: 8.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationHaiti: 11.6 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthHaiti: 1.17% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateHaiti: 2.66 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationHaiti: 55.6% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageHaiti: 23.5 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHaiti: 4.6% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateHaiti: -2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHaiti: 0.12% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsHaiti: $30.4M in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personHaiti: $3 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingHaiti: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHaiti: 1,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerHaiti: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersHaiti: 0.02% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHaiti: 1 million TIV in 2025Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025