Attribute |
Dominican Republic × | Haiti × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 48,670 | 27,750 |
Continent | North America | North America |
Land area (km²) | 48,320 | 27,560 |
Water area (km²) | 350 | 190 |
Land boundaries (km) | 376 | 376 |
Border countries | | |
Coastline (km) | 1,288 | 1,771 |
Mean elevation (m) | 424 | 470 |
Lowest point (m) | -46 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 3,098 | 2,680 |
People | | |
Population | 10,499,707 | 11,067,777 |
Official languages | | |
Religion | Roman Catholic | Roman Catholic |
Government | | |
Long country name | Dominican Republic | Republic of Haiti |
Short country name | The Dominican | Haiti |
Long local name | Republica Dominicana | Republique d'Haiti/Repiblik d Ayiti |
Short local name | La Dominicana | Haiti/Ayiti |
Government type | Presidential republic | Semi-presidential republic |
Capital | Santo Domingo | Port-au-Prince |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 173,000,000,000 | 19,970,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 76,090,000,000 | 8,608,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 4.6 | 1.2 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 17,000 | 1,800 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 21.6 | 24.9 |
Labor force | 4,732,000 | 4,594,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 5.1 | 40.6 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 30.5 | 58.5 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 11,330,000,000 | 1,567,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 13,620,000,000 | 1,650,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.74 | - |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 14.9 | 18.2 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -3 | -1 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 37.2 | 31.1 |
Inflation rate (%) | 3.3 | 14.7 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 13.91 | 13.1 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 7,011,000,000 | 1,273,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 7,011,000,000 | 1,273,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 35,420,000,000 | 3,112,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -165,000,000 | -348,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 10,120,000,000 | 980,200,000 |
Imports (USD) | 17,700,000,000 | 3,618,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 6,873,000,000 | 2,361,000,000 |
External debt (USD) | 29,160,000,000 | 2,762,000,000 |
National currency | Dominican pesos | gourdes |
National currency (code) | DOP | HTG |
National currency (symbol) | RD$ | G |
National currency rate to USD | 47.42 | 65.21 |