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Central African Republic vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 43rd vs. 172nd).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Sao Tome
Population
5662456
244055
Population rank 117/197 176/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 171/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Central African Republic and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
CAR Sao Tome
1960 $112,155,598 -
1961 $123,134,583 -
1962 $124,482,774 -
1963 $129,379,124 -
1964 $142,025,079 -
1965 $150,574,795 -
1966 $157,930,018 -
1967 $163,820,514 -
1968 $191,767,442 -
1969 $188,039,210 -
1970 $189,106,529 $37,211,826
1971 $201,450,800 $37,288,845
1972 $230,317,883 $41,430,257
1973 $271,183,082 $56,011,245
1974 $281,398,706 $57,817,591
1975 $378,660,016 $60,101,710
1976 $451,152,461 $52,039,421
1977 $507,298,148 $49,207,692
1978 $610,578,632 $55,044,563
1979 $700,764,748 $65,755,928
1980 $797,048,199 $81,662,231
1981 $694,803,623 $83,499,264
1982 $748,312,391 $80,307,763
1983 $658,679,333 $75,110,289
1984 $637,820,670 $78,213,796
1985 $864,849,836 $82,733,069
1986 $1,122,265,013 $115,928,907
1987 $1,200,991,978 $115,952,925
1988 $1,264,899,288 $99,000,764
1989 $1,233,930,281 $98,545,367
1990 $1,440,711,459 $119,297,933
1991 $1,377,374,987 $107,484,143
1992 $1,411,917,553 $94,861,781
1993 $1,278,781,262 $125,742,229
1994 $851,174,357 $131,338,415
1995 $1,115,389,674 $103,695,237
1996 $1,007,791,127 $135,188,166
1997 $937,741,513 $91,920,274
1998 $967,338,390 $72,285,404
1999 $999,477,511 $77,302,212
2000 $916,777,283 $76,198,395
2001 $932,648,605 $75,951,133
2002 $996,068,145 $85,171,074
2003 $1,142,315,523 $102,085,769
2004 $1,272,360,517 $114,582,284
2005 $1,337,894,379 $136,450,662
2006 $1,461,859,762 $142,775,104
2007 $1,699,811,295 $149,146,919
2008 $1,993,407,888 $188,021,165
2009 $2,067,381,665 $200,668,065
2010 $2,142,591,540 $190,021,192
2011 $2,437,982,705 $226,455,001
2012 $2,510,126,512 $229,371,348
2013 $1,691,544,110 $267,041,748
2014 $1,894,813,389 $293,119,143
2015 $1,695,825,714 $259,999,643
2016 $1,825,018,145 $292,267,272
2017 $2,072,349,973 $322,002,845
2018 $2,220,979,146 $383,717,328
2019 $2,221,301,351 $412,976,083
2020 $2,326,720,900 $471,229,485
2021 $2,516,498,412 $524,402,456
2022 $2,382,618,615 $540,809,499
2023 $2,555,492,086 $678,976,265
2024 $2,751,544,520 $764,274,043

Central African Republic and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
CAR Sao Tome
1960 $65.9 -
1961 $71 -
1962 $70.4 -
1963 $71.8 -
1964 $77.2 -
1965 $80.2 -
1966 $82.3 -
1967 $83.6 -
1968 $95.6 -
1969 $91.7 -
1970 $90.2 $479
1971 $94.1 $470
1972 $105.5 $511
1973 $121.8 $676
1974 $124 $683
1975 $163.6 $693
1976 $192.1 $585
1977 $213.8 $539
1978 $254.6 $587
1979 $289.1 $683
1980 $325 $829
1981 $280.3 $830
1982 $298.4 $783
1983 $259.6 $720
1984 $248.3 $735
1985 $333 $761
1986 $426 $1,043
1987 $450 $1,018
1988 $466 $847
1989 $443 $821
1990 $502 $970
1991 $465 $855
1992 $462 $740
1993 $405 $964
1994 $261.3 $990
1995 $333 $769
1996 $293.3 $987
1997 $265.5 $662
1998 $266.6 $514
1999 $268 $543
2000 $239.2 $529
2001 $238 $519
2002 $248.6 $568
2003 $278.4 $664
2004 $303 $727
2005 $312 $844
2006 $334 $862
2007 $381 $879
2008 $437 $1,082
2009 $456 $1,128
2010 $477 $1,045
2011 $534 $1,220
2012 $544 $1,211
2013 $364 $1,383
2014 $410 $1,490
2015 $366 $1,298
2016 $387 $1,435
2017 $432 $1,556
2018 $455 $1,826
2019 $449 $1,935
2020 $463 $2,167
2021 $492 $2,363
2022 $467 $2,390
2023 $496 $2,941
2024 $516 $3,245

Central African Republic vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Sao Tome
1950 35.4 39.1
1951 35.8 39.1
1952 36.2 39.1
1953 36.6 39.1
1954 37 39.2
1955 37.4 39.3
1956 37.8 39.5
1957 38.3 40.1
1958 38.7 41
1959 39.1 42.1
1960 39.6 43.6
1961 40.1 45.2
1962 40.6 46.8
1963 41.1 48.4
1964 41.6 49.7
1965 42.2 51.1
1966 42.8 52.3
1967 43.4 53.4
1968 44 54.5
1969 44.6 55.4
1970 45.2 56.3
1971 45.8 57
1972 46.3 57.4
1973 46.9 57.9
1974 47.4 58.3
1975 47.9 58.6
1976 48.4 58.8
1977 48.8 59
1978 49.2 59.1
1979 49.5 59.3
1980 49.8 59.4
1981 50 59.4
1982 50.2 59.5
1983 50.3 59.7
1984 50.4 59.9
1985 50.5 60.1
1986 50.4 57.6
1987 50.4 60.7
1988 50.2 60.8
1989 50.1 59.7
1990 49.9 60.7
1991 49.6 60.8
1992 49.2 60.7
1993 48.9 60.6
1994 48.5 60.6
1995 48.1 60.5
1996 47.7 60.6
1997 47.3 60.6
1998 47.1 60.8
1999 46.9 61
2000 46.6 61.2
2001 46.7 61.5
2002 46.8 61.8
2003 47.3 62.2
2004 47.7 62.6
2005 48.2 62.4
2006 48.7 63
2007 49.3 63.3
2008 49.9 63.4
2009 14.7 63.7
2010 46.9 63.9
2011 50.1 64.1
2012 51.3 64.5
2013 49.5 64.9
2014 40.3 65.5
2015 51.9 66
2016 51 66.6
2017 45.2 67.1
2018 52.3 67.6
2019 31.5 68
2020 50.6 68
2021 40.3 68
2022 18.8 69.2
2023 57.4 69.7
2024 57.7 69.9
2025 57.9 70.1

Central African Republic and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
CAR Sao Tome
1960 1,702,346 68,012
1961 1,734,580 68,707
1962 1,768,115 69,403
1963 1,803,063 70,112
1964 1,839,583 70,865
1965 1,877,854 71,680
1966 1,918,082 72,576
1967 1,960,444 73,596
1968 2,005,100 74,765
1969 2,051,515 76,083
1970 2,097,505 77,626
1971 2,141,450 79,330
1972 2,183,769 81,041
1973 2,226,008 82,798
1974 2,269,338 84,672
1975 2,313,916 86,708
1976 2,348,566 88,922
1977 2,372,930 91,301
1978 2,397,961 93,794
1979 2,423,794 96,252
1980 2,450,535 98,544
1981 2,478,402 100,615
1982 2,507,375 102,508
1983 2,537,399 104,380
1984 2,568,610 106,394
1985 2,600,932 108,658
1986 2,634,258 111,150
1987 2,669,155 113,919
1988 2,713,965 116,939
1989 2,783,970 119,979
1990 2,871,910 122,980
1991 2,963,191 125,697
1992 3,058,831 128,110
1993 3,157,839 130,467
1994 3,257,954 132,732
1995 3,348,052 134,895
1996 3,435,965 136,962
1997 3,531,700 138,922
1998 3,628,827 140,751
1999 3,729,450 142,442
2000 3,833,416 144,018
2001 3,919,487 146,375
2002 4,006,077 149,922
2003 4,103,086 153,814
2004 4,192,826 157,705
2005 4,288,810 161,639
2006 4,377,579 165,638
2007 4,462,770 169,700
2008 4,558,984 173,793
2009 4,529,047 177,853
2010 4,492,995 181,802
2011 4,565,021 185,649
2012 4,610,848 189,439
2013 4,642,419 193,148
2014 4,623,182 196,767
2015 4,629,320 200,291
2016 4,713,663 203,689
2017 4,793,511 206,970
2018 4,878,657 210,187
2019 4,944,703 213,392
2020 5,026,628 217,435
2021 5,112,100 221,961
2022 5,098,039 226,305
2023 5,152,421 230,871
2024 5,330,690 235,536

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
CAR Sao Tome
1960 5.95 6.24
1961 5.96 6.26
1962 5.97 6.28
1963 5.99 6.31
1964 6.01 6.33
1965 6.03 6.35
1966 6.06 6.37
1967 6.08 6.39
1968 6.1 6.42
1969 6.06 6.44
1970 6.03 6.47
1971 5.99 6.49
1972 5.96 6.51
1973 5.93 6.53
1974 5.9 6.53
1975 5.88 6.53
1976 5.94 6.52
1977 5.99 6.5
1978 6.04 6.47
1979 6.09 6.43
1980 6.13 6.39
1981 6.17 6.33
1982 6.16 6.28
1983 6.15 6.22
1984 6.14 6.16
1985 6.12 6.1
1986 6.11 6.05
1987 6.12 5.99
1988 6.1 5.94
1989 6.07 5.88
1990 6.05 5.83
1991 6.03 5.77
1992 5.96 5.7
1993 5.93 5.64
1994 5.92 5.56
1995 5.94 5.55
1996 5.96 5.47
1997 5.92 5.4
1998 5.89 5.3
1999 5.88 5.23
2000 5.85 5.16
2001 5.81 5.1
2002 5.79 5.06
2003 5.8 5.01
2004 5.78 4.96
2005 5.81 4.94
2006 5.84 4.93
2007 5.87 4.96
2008 5.9 4.91
2009 5.94 4.84
2010 5.96 4.77
2011 6.01 4.72
2012 6.05 4.66
2013 6.08 4.58
2014 6.1 4.49
2015 6.13 4.35
2016 6.13 4.2
2017 6.13 4.07
2018 6.11 3.98
2019 6.09 3.9
2020 6.06 3.83
2021 6.05 3.76
2022 6.02 3.7
2023 6.01 3.64

Central African Republic and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
CAR Sao Tome
1960 20.3 24.2
1961 20.1 24.3
1962 19.9 24.1
1963 19.7 23.5
1964 19.6 22.4
1965 19.4 21
1966 19.3 19.5
1967 19.2 18.5
1968 19 17.7
1969 18.9 17.2
1970 18.9 16.9
1971 18.8 16.9
1972 18.7 17
1973 18.6 17
1974 18.6 17.1
1975 18.5 17.1
1976 18.5 17.1
1977 18.5 17.2
1978 18.5 17.2
1979 18.5 17.3
1980 18.5 17.3
1981 18.4 17.4
1982 18.4 17.4
1983 18.3 17.4
1984 18.3 17.4
1985 18.3 17.4
1986 18.2 17.4
1987 18.1 17.4
1988 18 17.4
1989 17.9 17.4
1990 17.8 17.4
1991 17.6 17.3
1992 17.5 17.3
1993 17.5 17.2
1994 17.4 17.2
1995 17.3 17.3
1996 17.2 17.3
1997 17.1 17.4
1998 17.1 17.5
1999 17.1 17.7
2000 17.1 17.9
2001 17.1 18
2002 17.1 18.1
2003 17.2 18.3
2004 17.2 18.4
2005 17.2 18.5
2006 17.1 18.6
2007 17.1 18.7
2008 17 18.7
2009 16.9 18.7
2010 16.7 18.8
2011 16.6 18.9
2012 16.3 18.9
2013 16 18.9
2014 15.6 18.9
2015 15.4 19
2016 15.4 19
2017 15.4 19.1
2018 15.4 19.3
2019 15.4 19.4
2020 15.4 19.5
2021 15.4 19.7
2022 15.3 19.9
2023 15.3 20.1
2024 15.4 20.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports n/a
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
n/a

Energy

CAR Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
42.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

CAR Sao Tome
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
93.8%
2022
English speaking
3%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
61.5%
2023

Health

CAR Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Sao Tome
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
808 mi
2018

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