Dominican Republic vs Haiti
Dominican Republic vs Haiti: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 92.7% in Dominican Republic in 2018 and 57.4% in Haiti in 1997, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1980 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 24.8 percentage points, or 1.75 times that in Haiti.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Dominican Republic has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1820.
- The world as a whole: 75.8% in 1980.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Dominican Republic | Haiti | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 92.7 | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | 92.7 | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 93 | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | 92.6 | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | 88.1 | – | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 89.5 | – | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 89.3 | – | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 90.1 | – | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 88.6 | – | 87.9 |
| 2009 | – | – | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 84.2 | – | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 87.9 | – | 87.2 |
| 2006 | 82.8 | – | 86 |
| 2005 | 84.8 | – | 85.4 |
| 2004 | 83.5 | – | 84.7 |
| 2003 | 87.2 | – | 83.5 |
| 2002 | 88.9 | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81 |
| 2000 | 85 | – | 80.7 |
| 1999 | 84 | – | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | 57.4 | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | – | 78 |
| 1994 | – | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | – | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | 42.6 | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | 50.3 | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | 47.5 | 74 |
| 1980 | 57.8 | 33 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 52.4 | 28.2 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 51.8 | 22.9 | 69 |
| 1965 | 47 | 23.4 | 66 |
| 1960 | 52.9 | 18.1 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 69.8 | 21.1 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 58.4 | 24 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 46.9 | 0 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 35.5 | 0 | 40 |
| 1935 | 30.1 | 0 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 25.2 | 0 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 20.9 | 0 | 33 |
| 1920 | 17.1 | 0 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 13.9 | 0 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 11.3 | 0 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 9 | 0 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 7.2 | 0 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 5.8 | 0 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 4.6 | 0 | 20 |
| 1885 | 3.6 | 0 | 19 |
| 1880 | 2.9 | 0 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 2.3 | 0 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 1.8 | 0 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 1.4 | 0 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 1.1 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 0.9 | 0 | 8 |
| 1850 | 0.7 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 0.5 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 0.4 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 0.3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1825 | 0.2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 0.2 | 0 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, 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