Originally the island of Hispaniola was divided when the Spanish-Europeans conquered and controlled two-thirds of the island. And the French-Europeans controlled the remaining part of the island. Spain called their side Dominican Republic. And the French named theirs St. Domingue. Both sides of the island have a population of about 10 million. These countries’ stats violently separate after that. The infant mortality rate in Haiti is around 48 deaths per every 1000 births, in DR — 18 deaths every 1000 births. The life expectancy in Haiti is 63 years old, the life expectancy in Dominican Republic is 78. The unemployment rate in Haiti is 40%, the rate in DR is 13%. This is by design due to colonialism, and has been centuries in the making.