The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Haiti fits inside the Dominican Republic 5.3 times.
Dominican Republic: 146,839 km² (2023) · Haiti: 27,750 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Haiti’s coastline is 38% longer than the Dominican Republic’s.
Dominican Republic: 1,288 km (2026 edition) · Haiti: 1,771 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Dominican Republic’s highest peak towers 424 m above Haiti’s.
Dominican Republic: 3,098 m (2026 edition) · Haiti: 2,674 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Haiti has 3% more people than the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 11.5 million (2025) · Haiti: 11.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Haiti is 81% more densely populated than the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 239 per km² (2025) · Haiti: 432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Dominican Republic are 2.4 cm taller than in Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 174.7 cm (2019) · Haiti: 172.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
The Dominican Republic and Haiti are practically level.
Dominican Republic: 161.2 cm (2019) · Haiti: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Dominican Republic is 4.1 years older than in Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 27.7 years (2023) · Haiti: 23.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Haiti have 0.4 more children on average than in the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 2.22 children per woman (2024) · Haiti: 2.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.2% of people in the Dominican Republic are 65 or older, versus 4.8% in Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 8.2% (2025) · Haiti: 4.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Dominican Republic and Haiti are practically level.
Dominican Republic: 0 (2025) · Haiti: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Haiti has 2 official languages, the Dominican Republic 1.
Dominican Republic: 1 (2026) · Haiti: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Dominican Republic’s economy is 4 times the size of Haiti’s.
Dominican Republic: $127 billion (2025) · Haiti: $32.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Dominican Republic produces 9.2 times as much per person as Haiti.
Dominican Republic: Int$28,721 (2025) · Haiti: Int$3,134 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Dominican Republic: 39 (2024) · Haiti: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 15% in Haiti, versus 5.1% in the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 5.1% (2025) · Haiti: 14.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Dominican Republic spends 0.8% of its GDP on the military, Haiti 0.1%.
Dominican Republic: 0.8% (2024) · Haiti: 0.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Haiti’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× the Dominican Republic’s.
Dominican Republic: 39% (2025) · Haiti: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Dominican Republic spends 9 times as much on health per person as Haiti.
Dominican Republic: $489 (2023) · Haiti: $54 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Dominican Republic live 8.7 years longer than in Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 73.9 years (2024) · Haiti: 65.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Haiti is 41% more likely to die before turning one than in the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 27.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Haiti: 39 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Dominican Republic has 8.3 times as many doctors per person as Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Haiti: 0.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in the Dominican Republic are obese, versus 11% in Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 30.7% (2024) · Haiti: 10.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Dominican Republic: no data · Haiti: 8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Dominican Republic rate their lives 2.48 points higher than in Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 6.09 (2025) · Haiti: 3.62 (2020)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Dominican Republic drink 50% more alcohol than in Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 5.2 litres (2023) · Haiti: 3.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Dominican Republic has 3 times as much meat per person as Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 61.6 kg (2023) · Haiti: 20.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Dominican Republic has 1,355 kcal more food per person per day than Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 3,313 kcal (2023) · Haiti: 1,959 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Dominican Republic: 2,072 hours (2023) · Haiti: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Dominican Republic went to school 4.1 years longer than in Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 9.4 years (2023) · Haiti: 5.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Dominican Republic welcomed 29 times as many tourists per resident as Haiti (2019).
Dominican Republic: 0.75 (2024) · Haiti: 0.03 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in the Dominican Republic are online, versus 48% in Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 91% (2024) · Haiti: 48% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the Dominican Republic have electricity, versus 54% in Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 99.5% (2024) · Haiti: 53.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in the Dominican Republic live in cities, versus 56% in Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 73% (2025) · Haiti: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Dominican Republic has 94 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Haiti 65.
Dominican Republic: 94 (2024) · Haiti: 65 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Dominican Republic: 496 km (2014) · Haiti: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Dominican Republic fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 0.09 (2023) · Haiti: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 45% of the Dominican Republic, but only 12% of Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 45% (2023) · Haiti: 12.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Dominican Republic emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 2.9 t (2024) · Haiti: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of the Dominican Republic’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 23.8% (2025) · Haiti: 18.6% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Haiti carries 14% more fine dust than in the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 12.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Haiti: 14 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.8 times as likely to be murdered in Haiti as in the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 10.9 per 100k (2023) · Haiti: 41.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Haiti are 14% deadlier than in the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 27.4 per 100k (2021) · Haiti: 31.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Haiti is on average 0.8 °C warmer than the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Haiti: 25.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Dominican Republic gets 13% more rain than Haiti.
Dominican Republic: 1,056 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Haiti: 934 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Dominican Republic bigger than Haiti?
The Dominican Republic is larger. Haiti fits inside the Dominican Republic 5.3 times.
Which has more people, the Dominican Republic or Haiti?
Haiti has 3% more people than the Dominican Republic (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Dominican Republic or Haiti?
People in the Dominican Republic live 8.7 years longer than in Haiti. Life expectancy at birth is 73.9 years in the Dominican Republic and 65.1 in Haiti.
Are people taller in the Dominican Republic or Haiti?
Men in the Dominican Republic are 2.4 cm taller than in Haiti (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).