Central African Republic vs Lesotho statistics compared

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 43rd vs. 137th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Central African Republic and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Lesotho economies compared

GDP

Central African Republic

Lesotho

Table

Year	GDP
	CAR	Lesotho
1960	$112,155,598	$34,579,986
1961	$123,134,583	$35,699,986
1962	$124,482,774	$41,859,983
1963	$129,379,124	$47,039,981
1964	$142,025,079	$51,939,979
1965	$150,574,795	$54,879,978
1966	$157,930,018	$56,699,977
1967	$163,820,514	$59,261,976
1968	$191,767,442	$61,445,975
1969	$188,039,210	$65,967,974
1970	$189,106,529	$68,739,973
1971	$201,450,800	$76,480,285
1972	$230,317,883	$80,913,200
1973	$271,183,082	$121,188,716
1974	$281,398,706	$150,851,317
1975	$378,660,016	$149,558,896
1976	$451,152,461	$147,660,037
1977	$507,298,148	$193,315,048
1978	$610,578,632	$266,570,067
1979	$700,764,748	$290,134,593
1980	$797,048,199	$431,542,537
1981	$694,803,623	$434,188,034
1982	$748,312,391	$348,741,684
1983	$658,679,333	$386,699,309
1984	$637,820,670	$333,163,670
1985	$864,849,836	$268,629,926
1986	$1,122,265,013	$318,858,423
1987	$1,200,991,978	$402,768,324
1988	$1,264,899,288	$470,395,801
1989	$1,233,930,281	$495,409,233
1990	$1,440,711,459	$596,410,264
1991	$1,377,374,987	$704,325,367
1992	$1,411,917,553	$831,029,862
1993	$1,278,781,262	$835,582,062
1994	$851,174,357	$878,250,945
1995	$1,115,389,674	$1,001,894,000
1996	$1,007,791,127	$946,112,493
1997	$937,741,513	$998,004,259
1998	$967,338,390	$928,460,893
1999	$999,477,511	$912,773,681
2000	$916,777,283	$887,291,688
2001	$932,648,605	$825,706,961
2002	$996,068,145	$775,777,239
2003	$1,142,315,523	$1,157,825,435
2004	$1,272,360,517	$1,511,236,656
2005	$1,337,894,379	$1,682,343,527
2006	$1,461,859,762	$1,800,092,564
2007	$1,699,811,295	$1,682,131,785
2008	$1,993,407,888	$1,766,902,709
2009	$2,067,381,665	$1,740,894,965
2010	$2,142,591,540	$2,234,754,242
2011	$2,437,982,705	$2,579,409,620
2012	$2,510,126,512	$2,477,702,216
2013	$1,691,544,110	$2,367,112,932
2014	$1,894,813,389	$2,441,063,054
2015	$1,695,825,714	$2,359,686,725
2016	$1,825,018,145	$2,114,426,452
2017	$2,072,349,973	$2,306,741,672
2018	$2,220,979,146	$2,556,247,292
2019	$2,221,301,351	$2,390,702,296
2020	$2,326,720,900	$2,053,699,870
2021	$2,516,498,412	$2,412,130,022
2022	$2,382,618,615	$2,354,980,884
2023	$2,555,492,086	$2,117,962,430
2024	$2,751,544,520	$2,271,541,846

Central African Republic and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita

Central African Republic

Lesotho

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	CAR	Lesotho
1960	$65.9	$47
1961	$71	$47
1962	$70.4	$53.5
1963	$71.8	$58.4
1964	$77.2	$62.6
1965	$80.2	$64.3
1966	$82.3	$64.3
1967	$83.6	$64.8
1968	$95.6	$64.8
1969	$91.7	$67.1
1970	$90.2	$67.4
1971	$94.1	$72.4
1972	$105.5	$74
1973	$121.8	$107
1974	$124	$128.7
1975	$163.6	$123.2
1976	$192.1	$117.8
1977	$213.8	$149.9
1978	$254.6	$200.8
1979	$289.1	$212.4
1980	$325	$307
1981	$280.3	$299.8
1982	$298.4	$233.9
1983	$259.6	$252
1984	$248.3	$211
1985	$333	$165.4
1986	$426	$191.4
1987	$450	$236.5
1988	$466	$270.4
1989	$443	$279
1990	$502	$330
1991	$465	$382
1992	$462	$444
1993	$405	$439
1994	$261.3	$456
1995	$333	$513
1996	$293.3	$480
1997	$265.5	$502
1998	$266.6	$465
1999	$268	$456
2000	$239.2	$443
2001	$238	$413
2002	$248.6	$389
2003	$278.4	$583
2004	$303	$767
2005	$312	$861
2006	$334	$925
2007	$381	$861
2008	$437	$898
2009	$456	$879
2010	$477	$1,119
2011	$534	$1,281
2012	$544	$1,218
2013	$364	$1,151
2014	$410	$1,174
2015	$366	$1,121
2016	$387	$992
2017	$432	$1,069
2018	$455	$1,171
2019	$449	$1,082
2020	$463	$919
2021	$492	$1,067
2022	$467	$1,030
2023	$496	$916
2024	$516	$972

Central African Republic vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Central African Republic

Lesotho

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	CAR	Lesotho
1950	35.4	44.6
1951	35.8	45.2
1952	36.2	45.9
1953	36.6	46.6
1954	37	47.3
1955	37.4	48
1956	37.8	48.6
1957	38.3	49.2
1958	38.7	49.6
1959	39.1	49.9
1960	39.6	50.2
1961	40.1	50.3
1962	40.6	50.3
1963	41.1	50.3
1964	41.6	50.3
1965	42.2	50.3
1966	42.8	50.4
1967	43.4	50.5
1968	44	50.8
1969	44.6	51.1
1970	45.2	51.5
1971	45.8	51.8
1972	46.3	52.3
1973	46.9	52.6
1974	47.4	52.9
1975	47.9	53.5
1976	48.4	53.9
1977	48.8	54.5
1978	49.2	55.2
1979	49.5	55.8
1980	49.8	56.5
1981	50	57.3
1982	50.2	58
1983	50.3	58.5
1984	50.4	59
1985	50.5	59.2
1986	50.4	59.3
1987	50.4	59.6
1988	50.2	59.6
1989	50.1	59.5
1990	49.9	59.3
1991	49.6	59.1
1992	49.2	58.6
1993	48.9	58.1
1994	48.5	57.3
1995	48.1	56.4
1996	47.7	55.1
1997	47.3	53.7
1998	47.1	52
1999	46.9	50.4
2000	46.6	48.8
2001	46.7	47.2
2002	46.8	46
2003	47.3	44.9
2004	47.7	44
2005	48.2	43.6
2006	48.7	43.2
2007	49.3	43.7
2008	49.9	44.3
2009	14.7	45.1
2010	46.9	46
2011	50.1	46.9
2012	51.3	48.2
2013	49.5	49.5
2014	40.3	50.8
2015	51.9	51.8
2016	51	52.9
2017	45.2	53.9
2018	52.3	54.6
2019	31.5	55.2
2020	50.6	55.1
2021	40.3	54.2
2022	18.8	56.8
2023	57.4	57.4
2024	57.7	57.8
2025	57.9	58.2

Central African Republic and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population

Central African Republic

Lesotho

Table

Year	Population
	CAR	Lesotho
1960	1,702,346	736,500
1961	1,734,580	758,824
1962	1,768,115	781,814
1963	1,803,063	805,373
1964	1,839,583	829,437
1965	1,877,854	854,090
1966	1,918,082	881,870
1967	1,960,444	913,982
1968	2,005,100	948,105
1969	2,051,515	983,202
1970	2,097,505	1,019,273
1971	2,141,450	1,056,246
1972	2,183,769	1,094,063
1973	2,226,008	1,132,697
1974	2,269,338	1,172,420
1975	2,313,916	1,213,643
1976	2,348,566	1,253,214
1977	2,372,930	1,289,967
1978	2,397,961	1,327,240
1979	2,423,794	1,366,169
1980	2,450,535	1,406,521
1981	2,478,402	1,448,069
1982	2,507,375	1,490,732
1983	2,537,399	1,534,413
1984	2,568,610	1,578,986
1985	2,600,932	1,624,379
1986	2,634,258	1,666,138
1987	2,669,155	1,703,390
1988	2,713,965	1,739,841
1989	2,783,970	1,775,436
1990	2,871,910	1,809,696
1991	2,963,191	1,842,379
1992	3,058,831	1,873,274
1993	3,157,839	1,901,793
1994	3,257,954	1,927,707
1995	3,348,052	1,951,437
1996	3,435,965	1,972,418
1997	3,531,700	1,988,130
1998	3,628,827	1,998,049
1999	3,729,450	2,003,234
2000	3,833,416	2,003,913
2001	3,919,487	2,000,853
2002	4,006,077	1,994,679
2003	4,103,086	1,985,059
2004	4,192,826	1,971,129
2005	4,288,810	1,953,076
2006	4,377,579	1,945,063
2007	4,462,770	1,953,268
2008	4,558,984	1,966,541
2009	4,529,047	1,980,883
2010	4,492,995	1,996,251
2011	4,565,021	2,014,009
2012	4,610,848	2,034,354
2013	4,642,419	2,056,504
2014	4,623,182	2,080,089
2015	4,629,320	2,104,611
2016	4,713,663	2,130,422
2017	4,793,511	2,157,110
2018	4,878,657	2,183,603
2019	4,944,703	2,209,405
2020	5,026,628	2,235,727
2021	5,112,100	2,261,542
2022	5,098,039	2,286,110
2023	5,152,421	2,311,472
2024	5,330,690	2,337,423

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Lesotho

Fertility rate

Central African Republic

Lesotho

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	CAR	Lesotho
1960	5.95	5.78
1961	5.96	5.79
1962	5.97	5.79
1963	5.99	5.78
1964	6.01	5.77
1965	6.03	5.77
1966	6.06	5.76
1967	6.08	5.75
1968	6.1	5.73
1969	6.06	5.7
1970	6.03	5.7
1971	5.99	5.7
1972	5.96	5.69
1973	5.93	5.69
1974	5.9	5.75
1975	5.88	5.83
1976	5.94	5.87
1977	5.99	5.85
1978	6.04	5.82
1979	6.09	5.79
1980	6.13	5.75
1981	6.17	5.69
1982	6.16	5.63
1983	6.15	5.56
1984	6.14	5.48
1985	6.12	5.4
1986	6.11	5.32
1987	6.12	5.22
1988	6.1	5.1
1989	6.07	4.96
1990	6.05	4.81
1991	6.03	4.68
1992	5.96	4.54
1993	5.93	4.37
1994	5.92	4.21
1995	5.94	4.13
1996	5.96	4.06
1997	5.92	3.98
1998	5.89	3.82
1999	5.88	3.67
2000	5.85	3.61
2001	5.81	3.63
2002	5.79	3.68
2003	5.8	3.62
2004	5.78	3.51
2005	5.81	3.43
2006	5.84	3.41
2007	5.87	3.44
2008	5.9	3.39
2009	5.94	3.31
2010	5.96	3.25
2011	6.01	3.34
2012	6.05	3.3
2013	6.08	3.28
2014	6.1	3.24
2015	6.13	3.22
2016	6.13	3.18
2017	6.13	3.11
2018	6.11	3.02
2019	6.09	2.92
2020	6.06	2.85
2021	6.05	2.77
2022	6.02	2.72
2023	6.01	2.69

Central African Republic and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age

Central African Republic

Lesotho

Table

Year	Median age, years
	CAR	Lesotho
1960	20.3	17.5
1961	20.1	17.4
1962	19.9	17.4
1963	19.7	17.4
1964	19.6	17.5
1965	19.4	17.5
1966	19.3	17.5
1967	19.2	17.6
1968	19	17.8
1969	18.9	18
1970	18.9	18.2
1971	18.8	18.3
1972	18.7	18.5
1973	18.6	18.6
1974	18.6	18.8
1975	18.5	18.9
1976	18.5	19
1977	18.5	19
1978	18.5	18.9
1979	18.5	18.8
1980	18.5	18.8
1981	18.4	18.7
1982	18.4	18.6
1983	18.3	18.6
1984	18.3	18.5
1985	18.3	18.4
1986	18.2	18.6
1987	18.1	18.7
1988	18	18.6
1989	17.9	18.5
1990	17.8	18.4
1991	17.6	18.4
1992	17.5	18.4
1993	17.5	18.4
1994	17.4	18.5
1995	17.3	18.6
1996	17.2	18.6
1997	17.1	18.8
1998	17.1	18.9
1999	17.1	19.1
2000	17.1	19.2
2001	17.1	19.4
2002	17.1	19.5
2003	17.2	19.7
2004	17.2	19.8
2005	17.2	19.9
2006	17.1	20
2007	17.1	20.2
2008	17	20.4
2009	16.9	20.6
2010	16.7	20.7
2011	16.6	20.9
2012	16.3	21
2013	16	21.1
2014	15.6	21.2
2015	15.4	21.3
2016	15.4	21.4
2017	15.4	21.6
2018	15.4	21.7
2019	15.4	21.8
2020	15.4	22
2021	15.4	22.1
2022	15.3	22.3
2023	15.3	22.5
2024	15.4	22.7

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