Americas · Caribbean
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Haiti in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #125
Haiti's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
11.9M
#82 of 196
58th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$32.08B
#110 of 196
44th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$19.8M
#161 of 196
18th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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Data unavailable
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Manufacturing Output
$6.48B
#90 of 196
54th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Port-au-Prince
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Caribbean
- Country code
- HTI
- Neighbors
- Dominican Republic
Three interesting facts
Haiti shares land borders with 1 country: Dominican Republic.
Haiti spans roughly 27,750 square kilometers, placing it around 143rd by area in this factbook.
More than one currency is commonly recognized in Haiti, including Haitian Gourde and US Dollar.
Geography
Haiti on the map
Haiti is located in Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic. Its terrain is mostly rough and mountainous. The climate is tropical, semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds. In area, the country is slightly smaller than Maryland.
Economy
Economic profile
Haiti's economy is characterized by small Caribbean island economy and OECS-member state, extreme poverty and inflation, enormous income inequality, ongoing civil unrest due to recent presidential assassination, US preferential market access, very open to foreign direct investment. Major industries include textiles, sugar refining, flour milling, cement, light assembly using imported parts. Important agricultural products include sugarcane, cassava, plantains, bananas, mangoes/guavas, avocados, maize, tropical fruits, rice, vegetables (2023). Notable exports include garments, essential oils, scrap iron, industrial acids/oils/alcohols, bedding (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Haiti has an estimated population of 11,867,032. Language and cultural traditions vary across Haiti. The population includes Black 95%, mixed and White 5%. The urban population represents 59.7% of total population (2023).
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