Dominican Republic vs Haiti
Dominican Republic vs Haiti: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 46.7% in Dominican Republic and 13.5% in Haiti, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 33.3 percentage points, or 3.47 times that in Haiti.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Dominican Republic has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Dominican Republic ranked 65 and Haiti ranked 149 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Dominican Republic | Haiti | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46.7 | 13.5 | – |
| 2023 | 46.6 | 13.4 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 46.4 | 13.4 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 46.3 | 13.3 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 46.2 | 13.3 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 46.1 | 13.2 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 46 | 13.2 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 45.9 | 13.2 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 45.9 | 13.2 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 45.9 | 13.2 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 45.7 | 13.3 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 45.6 | 13.5 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 45.5 | 13.6 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 45.4 | 13.7 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 45.3 | 13.8 | 32 |
| 2009 | 45.2 | 13.8 | 32 |
| 2008 | 45.2 | 13.8 | 32 |
| 2007 | 45.1 | 13.8 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 45.1 | 13.9 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 45 | 13.9 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 45 | 13.9 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 45 | 13.9 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 44.9 | 13.9 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 44.9 | 13.9 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 44.8 | 13.9 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 44.8 | 13.9 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 44.7 | 13.8 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 44.6 | 13.8 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 44.6 | 13.7 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 44.5 | 13.7 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 44.4 | 13.6 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 44.3 | 13.6 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 44.3 | 13.5 | 33 |
| 1991 | 44.2 | 13.5 | – |
| 1990 | 44.1 | 13.4 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Dominican Republic vs Haiti
Health
- Life expectancyDominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023Haiti: 64.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Haiti: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Haiti: 43.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionDominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017Haiti: 2.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateDominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Haiti: 8.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023Haiti: 11.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthDominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023Haiti: 1.17% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023Haiti: 2.66 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025Haiti: 55.6% in 2025
- Median ageDominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023Haiti: 23.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023Haiti: 4.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateDominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Haiti: -2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personDominican Republic: $9,287 in 2025Haiti: $1,111 in 2025
- GDP growthDominican Republic: 2.1% a year in 2025Haiti: -4.2% a year in 2024
- InflationDominican Republic: 3.9% a year in 2025Haiti: 25.8% a year in 2024
- Government debtDominican Republic: 59% of GDP in 2025Haiti: 15.1% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025Haiti: 0.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025Haiti: $30.4M in 2025
- Military spending per personDominican Republic: $90 in 2025Haiti: $3 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Haiti: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020Haiti: 1,000 people in 2020
- National powerDominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Haiti: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020Haiti: 0.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025Haiti: 1 million TIV in 2025