Central African Republic vs Costa Rica statistics compared

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 5.13M in Costa Rica (ranked 126/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 19,714 sq mi for Costa Rica (ranked 43rd vs. 126th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587).

Central African Republic and Costa Rica: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP

Central African Republic

Costa Rica

Table

Year	GDP
	CAR	Costa Rica
1960	$112,155,598	$507,513,830
1961	$123,134,583	$490,325,182
1962	$124,482,774	$479,180,824
1963	$129,379,124	$511,902,137
1964	$142,025,079	$542,578,367
1965	$150,574,795	$592,981,162
1966	$157,930,018	$647,305,630
1967	$163,820,514	$699,456,619
1968	$191,767,442	$773,841,494
1969	$188,039,210	$853,630,204
1970	$189,106,529	$984,830,158
1971	$201,450,800	$1,077,147,538
1972	$230,317,883	$1,238,251,696
1973	$271,183,082	$1,528,925,846
1974	$281,398,706	$1,666,544,754
1975	$378,660,016	$1,960,863,466
1976	$451,152,461	$2,412,555,426
1977	$507,298,148	$3,072,427,013
1978	$610,578,632	$3,523,208,810
1979	$700,764,748	$4,035,519,323
1980	$797,048,199	$4,831,447,001
1981	$694,803,623	$2,623,803,096
1982	$748,312,391	$2,606,623,555
1983	$658,679,333	$3,146,772,631
1984	$637,820,670	$3,660,477,856
1985	$864,849,836	$3,919,203,960
1986	$1,122,265,013	$4,418,983,871
1987	$1,200,991,978	$4,532,952,047
1988	$1,264,899,288	$4,614,629,898
1989	$1,233,930,281	$5,251,025,767
1990	$1,440,711,459	$5,711,687,787
1991	$1,377,374,987	$7,215,725,487
1992	$1,411,917,553	$8,579,754,758
1993	$1,278,781,262	$9,564,815,975
1994	$851,174,357	$10,489,903,725
1995	$1,115,389,674	$11,578,594,260
1996	$1,007,791,127	$11,678,424,507
1997	$937,741,513	$12,614,602,382
1998	$967,338,390	$13,684,255,947
1999	$999,477,511	$14,254,866,285
2000	$916,777,283	$15,013,629,662
2001	$932,648,605	$15,976,174,337
2002	$996,068,145	$16,578,820,687
2003	$1,142,315,523	$17,271,760,507
2004	$1,272,360,517	$18,610,594,846
2005	$1,337,894,379	$20,040,642,477
2006	$1,461,859,762	$22,715,540,324
2007	$1,699,811,295	$26,884,700,709
2008	$1,993,407,888	$30,801,745,700
2009	$2,067,381,665	$30,745,714,313
2010	$2,142,591,540	$37,658,616,952
2011	$2,437,982,705	$42,762,613,699
2012	$2,510,126,512	$47,231,655,432
2013	$1,691,544,110	$50,949,668,842
2014	$1,894,813,389	$52,016,408,854
2015	$1,695,825,714	$56,441,920,821
2016	$1,825,018,145	$58,847,019,610
2017	$2,072,349,973	$60,516,044,657
2018	$2,220,979,146	$62,420,164,992
2019	$2,221,301,351	$64,417,670,521
2020	$2,326,720,900	$62,395,610,760
2021	$2,516,498,412	$64,960,725,734
2022	$2,382,618,615	$69,243,626,029
2023	$2,555,492,086	$86,497,941,439
2024	$2,751,544,520	$95,350,423,177

Central African Republic and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP per capita

Central African Republic

Costa Rica

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	CAR	Costa Rica
1960	$65.9	$382
1961	$71	$356
1962	$70.4	$335
1963	$71.8	$346
1964	$77.2	$354
1965	$80.2	$374
1966	$82.3	$395
1967	$83.6	$414
1968	$95.6	$445
1969	$91.7	$477
1970	$90.2	$536
1971	$94.1	$570
1972	$105.5	$639
1973	$121.8	$769
1974	$124	$817
1975	$163.6	$937
1976	$192.1	$1,123
1977	$213.8	$1,393
1978	$254.6	$1,556
1979	$289.1	$1,735
1980	$325	$2,021
1981	$280.3	$1,068
1982	$298.4	$1,032
1983	$259.6	$1,213
1984	$248.3	$1,372
1985	$333	$1,429
1986	$426	$1,569
1987	$450	$1,567
1988	$466	$1,555
1989	$443	$1,725
1990	$502	$1,830
1991	$465	$2,253
1992	$462	$2,612
1993	$405	$2,840
1994	$261.3	$3,040
1995	$333	$3,275
1996	$293.3	$3,227
1997	$265.5	$3,408
1998	$266.6	$3,617
1999	$268	$3,691
2000	$239.2	$3,813
2001	$238	$3,985
2002	$248.6	$4,068
2003	$278.4	$4,173
2004	$303	$4,431
2005	$312	$4,703
2006	$334	$5,257
2007	$381	$6,138
2008	$437	$6,937
2009	$456	$6,833
2010	$477	$8,266
2011	$534	$9,276
2012	$544	$10,127
2013	$364	$10,803
2014	$410	$10,911
2015	$366	$11,715
2016	$387	$12,091
2017	$432	$12,317
2018	$455	$12,590
2019	$449	$12,885
2020	$463	$12,394
2021	$492	$12,838
2022	$467	$13,626
2023	$496	$16,942
2024	$516	$18,587

Central African Republic vs. Costa Rica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Central African Republic

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	CAR	Costa Rica
1950	35.4	57.5
1951	35.8	57.8
1952	36.2	58.1
1953	36.6	59.1
1954	37	59.9
1955	37.4	60.5
1956	37.8	61.2
1957	38.3	61.6
1958	38.7	62.3
1959	39.1	62.9
1960	39.6	63.5
1961	40.1	63.9
1962	40.6	64.2
1963	41.1	64.3
1964	41.6	64.5
1965	42.2	64.8
1966	42.8	65.1
1967	43.4	65.6
1968	44	65.8
1969	44.6	66.4
1970	45.2	66.8
1971	45.8	67.4
1972	46.3	68
1973	46.9	68.7
1974	47.4	69.4
1975	47.9	70.3
1976	48.4	70.9
1977	48.8	71.5
1978	49.2	72
1979	49.5	72.5
1980	49.8	73
1981	50	73.4
1982	50.2	73.9
1983	50.3	74.2
1984	50.4	74.6
1985	50.5	74.8
1986	50.4	74.9
1987	50.4	75.2
1988	50.2	75.5
1989	50.1	75.9
1990	49.9	76.1
1991	49.6	76.2
1992	49.2	76.4
1993	48.9	76.3
1994	48.5	76.3
1995	48.1	76.4
1996	47.7	76.4
1997	47.3	76.6
1998	47.1	76.9
1999	46.9	77.1
2000	46.6	77.3
2001	46.7	77.6
2002	46.8	77.9
2003	47.3	78.2
2004	47.7	78.5
2005	48.2	78.9
2006	48.7	79
2007	49.3	79.1
2008	49.9	79.2
2009	14.7	79.4
2010	46.9	79.4
2011	50.1	79.6
2012	51.3	79.9
2013	49.5	80.2
2014	40.3	80.2
2015	51.9	80.4
2016	51	80
2017	45.2	80
2018	52.3	80.1
2019	31.5	80.3
2020	50.6	79.7
2021	40.3	78.1
2022	18.8	79.3
2023	57.4	80.8
2024	57.7	81
2025	57.9	81.2

Central African Republic and Costa Rica population clocks and comparison

Population

Central African Republic

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Population
	CAR	Costa Rica
1960	1,702,346	1,327,496
1961	1,734,580	1,377,920
1962	1,768,115	1,429,445
1963	1,803,063	1,481,604
1964	1,839,583	1,533,960
1965	1,877,854	1,586,208
1966	1,918,082	1,638,116
1967	1,960,444	1,689,523
1968	2,005,100	1,739,731
1969	2,051,515	1,789,276
1970	2,097,505	1,838,949
1971	2,141,450	1,888,539
1972	2,183,769	1,938,248
1973	2,226,008	1,988,343
1974	2,269,338	2,039,643
1975	2,313,916	2,092,719
1976	2,348,566	2,147,774
1977	2,372,930	2,205,025
1978	2,397,961	2,264,510
1979	2,423,794	2,326,490
1980	2,450,535	2,390,633
1981	2,478,402	2,456,637
1982	2,507,375	2,524,806
1983	2,537,399	2,595,153
1984	2,568,610	2,667,595
1985	2,600,932	2,741,894
1986	2,634,258	2,817,216
1987	2,669,155	2,892,699
1988	2,713,965	2,968,103
1989	2,783,970	3,043,827
1990	2,871,910	3,121,706
1991	2,963,191	3,202,176
1992	3,058,831	3,284,258
1993	3,157,839	3,367,434
1994	3,257,954	3,451,122
1995	3,348,052	3,535,176
1996	3,435,965	3,619,013
1997	3,531,700	3,701,711
1998	3,628,827	3,782,838
1999	3,729,450	3,862,101
2000	3,833,416	3,937,739
2001	3,919,487	4,008,947
2002	4,006,077	4,075,705
2003	4,103,086	4,138,784
2004	4,192,826	4,200,078
2005	4,288,810	4,261,240
2006	4,377,579	4,321,340
2007	4,462,770	4,380,248
2008	4,558,984	4,440,056
2009	4,529,047	4,499,791
2010	4,492,995	4,555,962
2011	4,565,021	4,609,833
2012	4,610,848	4,663,934
2013	4,642,419	4,716,147
2014	4,623,182	4,767,119
2015	4,629,320	4,818,038
2016	4,713,663	4,866,998
2017	4,793,511	4,913,177
2018	4,878,657	4,957,818
2019	4,944,703	4,999,553
2020	5,026,628	5,034,320
2021	5,112,100	5,059,988
2022	5,098,039	5,081,765
2023	5,152,421	5,105,525
2024	5,330,690	5,129,910

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Costa Rica

Fertility rate

Central African Republic

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	CAR	Costa Rica
1960	5.95	6.71
1961	5.96	6.65
1962	5.97	6.54
1963	5.99	6.39
1964	6.01	6.19
1965	6.03	5.96
1966	6.06	5.7
1967	6.08	5.42
1968	6.1	5.03
1969	6.06	4.84
1970	6.03	4.59
1971	5.99	4.36
1972	5.96	4.16
1973	5.93	3.99
1974	5.9	3.89
1975	5.88	3.8
1976	5.94	3.75
1977	5.99	3.7
1978	6.04	3.66
1979	6.09	3.65
1980	6.13	3.58
1981	6.17	3.56
1982	6.16	3.54
1983	6.15	3.53
1984	6.14	3.52
1985	6.12	3.51
1986	6.11	3.45
1987	6.12	3.38
1988	6.1	3.31
1989	6.07	3.24
1990	6.05	3.17
1991	6.03	3.08
1992	5.96	3
1993	5.93	2.93
1994	5.92	2.86
1995	5.94	2.78
1996	5.96	2.68
1997	5.92	2.59
1998	5.89	2.53
1999	5.88	2.48
2000	5.85	2.41
2001	5.81	2.31
2002	5.79	2.16
2003	5.8	2.08
2004	5.78	2.03
2005	5.81	2.04
2006	5.84	1.94
2007	5.87	1.95
2008	5.9	1.98
2009	5.94	1.95
2010	5.96	1.83
2011	6.01	1.88
2012	6.05	1.85
2013	6.08	1.78
2014	6.1	1.8
2015	6.13	1.8
2016	6.13	1.75
2017	6.13	1.71
2018	6.11	1.71
2019	6.09	1.6
2020	6.06	1.45
2021	6.05	1.35
2022	6.02	1.34
2023	6.01	1.33

Central African Republic and Costa Rica demographics compared

Median age

Central African Republic

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Median age, years
	CAR	Costa Rica
1960	20.3	16.8
1961	20.1	16.8
1962	19.9	16.7
1963	19.7	16.7
1964	19.6	16.7
1965	19.4	16.7
1966	19.3	16.8
1967	19.2	16.9
1968	19	17.1
1969	18.9	17.3
1970	18.9	17.6
1971	18.8	17.8
1972	18.7	18.1
1973	18.6	18.4
1974	18.6	18.6
1975	18.5	18.9
1976	18.5	19.2
1977	18.5	19.5
1978	18.5	19.7
1979	18.5	20
1980	18.5	20.3
1981	18.4	20.6
1982	18.4	20.9
1983	18.3	21.2
1984	18.3	21.4
1985	18.3	21.6
1986	18.2	21.8
1987	18.1	22.1
1988	18	22.3
1989	17.9	22.5
1990	17.8	22.7
1991	17.6	22.9
1992	17.5	23.2
1993	17.5	23.4
1994	17.4	23.6
1995	17.3	23.9
1996	17.2	24.1
1997	17.1	24.4
1998	17.1	24.7
1999	17.1	24.9
2000	17.1	25.2
2001	17.1	25.5
2002	17.1	25.9
2003	17.2	26.3
2004	17.2	26.7
2005	17.2	27
2006	17.1	27.4
2007	17.1	27.8
2008	17	28.2
2009	16.9	28.6
2010	16.7	29
2011	16.6	29.4
2012	16.3	29.8
2013	16	30.3
2014	15.6	30.7
2015	15.4	31.2
2016	15.4	31.7
2017	15.4	32.1
2018	15.4	32.6
2019	15.4	33
2020	15.4	33.5
2021	15.4	34
2022	15.3	34.5
2023	15.3	35.1
2024	15.4	35.6

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