Dominican Republic vs Haiti
Dominican Republic vs Haiti: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 91% in Dominican Republic and 47.9% in Haiti, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 43.1 percentage points, or 1.9 times that in Haiti.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Dominican Republic has been higher since 1996.
- In 2024, Dominican Republic ranked 51 and Haiti ranked 146 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Dominican Republic | Haiti | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 91 | 47.9 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 86.1 | 48 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 81.5 | 47.8 | 67 |
| 2021 | 85.2 | 43.4 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 81.6 | 39.4 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 79.7 | 35.8 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 74.8 | 32.5 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 67.6 | 27.2 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 63.9 | 22.8 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 54.2 | 14.2 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 49.6 | 11.4 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 45.9 | 10.6 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 42.3 | 9.8 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 38 | 9 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 31.4 | 8.4 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 27.7 | 8.1 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 20.8 | 7.6 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 17.7 | 7.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 14.8 | 6.8 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 11.5 | 6.4 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 8.9 | 5.4 | – |
| 2003 | 7.9 | 1.6 | – |
| 2002 | 6.8 | 0.9 | – |
| 2001 | 4.4 | 0.3 | – |
| 2000 | 3.7 | 0.2 | – |
| 1999 | 1.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 1998 | 0.2 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 1996 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 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