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Angola vs Central African Republic statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Angola has a population of 37.9M (ranked 40/197), compared with 5.33M in The Central African Republic (ranked 122/197). Angola's land area is 481,354 sq mi versus 240,534 sq mi for The Central African Republic (ranked 22nd vs. 43rd).

By GDP, Angola ranks 81/197 ($80.4B) and The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B). By GDP per capita, Angola ranks 156/197 ($2,122), while The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516).

Main facts and rankings

Angola CAR
Population
39983997
5662456
Population rank 39/197 117/197
GDP
$80.4B
2024
$2.75B
2024
GDP rank 81/197 171/197
GDP per capita
$2,122
2024
$516
2024
GDP per capita rank 156/197 194/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,348
2024
$1,264
2024
Government debt
$50.2B
2024
$1.67B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
64.5%
2025
58.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,326
2024
$313
2024
Government debt per person rank 135/185 178/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,074
2025
$1,261
2025
Land area
481,354 sq mi
2025
240,534 sq mi
2025
Population density
78.7 ppl/mi²
2024
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.12
2023
6.01
2023
Median age
17.7 years
2024
15.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Angola and Central African Republic: Comparison Charts

Angola and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP
Angola

Central African Republic
Year GDP
Angola CAR
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
1971 - $201,450,800
1972 - $230,317,883
1973 - $271,183,082
1974 - $281,398,706
1975 - $378,660,016
1976 - $451,152,461
1977 - $507,298,148
1978 - $610,578,632
1979 - $700,764,748
1980 $5,930,503,401 $797,048,199
1981 $5,550,483,036 $694,803,623
1982 $5,550,483,036 $748,312,391
1983 $5,784,341,596 $658,679,333
1984 $6,131,475,065 $637,820,670
1985 $7,554,065,410 $864,849,836
1986 $7,072,536,109 $1,122,265,013
1987 $8,084,412,414 $1,200,991,978
1988 $8,769,836,769 $1,264,899,288
1989 $10,201,780,977 $1,233,930,281
1990 $11,229,515,599 $1,440,711,459
1991 $10,603,784,541 $1,377,374,987
1992 $8,307,810,974 $1,411,917,553
1993 $5,768,720,422 $1,278,781,262
1994 $4,438,321,017 $851,174,357
1995 $5,538,749,260 $1,115,389,674
1996 $7,526,421,519 $1,007,791,127
1997 $7,648,380,196 $937,741,513
1998 $6,506,221,616 $967,338,390
1999 $6,152,923,310 $999,477,511
2000 $9,129,594,970 $916,777,283
2001 $8,936,079,118 $932,648,605
2002 $15,285,592,370 $996,068,145
2003 $17,812,704,586 $1,142,315,523
2004 $23,552,057,679 $1,272,360,517
2005 $36,970,900,884 $1,337,894,379
2006 $52,381,025,141 $1,461,859,762
2007 $65,266,415,494 $1,699,811,295
2008 $88,538,665,085 $1,993,407,888
2009 $70,307,196,182 $2,067,381,665
2010 $83,799,474,070 $2,142,591,540
2011 $111,789,747,671 $2,437,982,705
2012 $128,052,915,766 $2,510,126,512
2013 $132,339,109,040 $1,691,544,110
2014 $135,966,802,587 $1,894,813,389
2015 $90,496,420,507 $1,695,825,714
2016 $52,761,617,226 $1,825,018,145
2017 $73,690,154,991 $2,072,349,973
2018 $79,450,688,259 $2,220,979,146
2019 $70,897,962,732 $2,221,301,351
2020 $48,501,561,204 $2,326,720,900
2021 $66,505,129,988 $2,516,498,412
2022 $104,399,746,853 $2,382,618,615
2023 $84,875,162,197 $2,555,492,086
2024 $80,396,942,242 $2,751,544,520

Angola and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP per capita
Angola

Central African Republic
Year GDP per capita
Angola CAR
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
1971 - $94.1
1972 - $105.5
1973 - $121.8
1974 - $124
1975 - $163.6
1976 - $192.1
1977 - $213.8
1978 - $254.6
1979 - $289.1
1980 $729 $325
1981 $658 $280.3
1982 $634 $298.4
1983 $637 $259.6
1984 $650 $248.3
1985 $772 $333
1986 $698 $426
1987 $770 $450
1988 $807 $466
1989 $908 $443
1990 $966 $502
1991 $882 $465
1992 $669 $462
1993 $450 $405
1994 $335 $261.3
1995 $404 $333
1996 $531 $293.3
1997 $522 $265.5
1998 $429 $266.6
1999 $393 $268
2000 $564 $239.2
2001 $534 $238
2002 $882 $248.6
2003 $993 $278.4
2004 $1,266 $303
2005 $1,916 $312
2006 $2,617 $334
2007 $3,141 $381
2008 $4,103 $437
2009 $3,137 $456
2010 $3,597 $477
2011 $4,616 $534
2012 $5,086 $544
2013 $5,058 $364
2014 $5,006 $410
2015 $3,214 $366
2016 $1,808 $387
2017 $2,437 $432
2018 $2,539 $455
2019 $2,190 $449
2020 $1,450 $463
2021 $1,926 $492
2022 $2,930 $467
2023 $2,310 $496
2024 $2,122 $516

Angola vs. Central African Republic life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Angola

Central African Republic
Year Life expectancy, years
Angola CAR
1950 35.9 35.4
1951 36 35.8
1952 36.2 36.2
1953 36.4 36.6
1954 36.6 37
1955 36.9 37.4
1956 37.1 37.8
1957 37.3 38.3
1958 37.5 38.7
1959 37.7 39.1
1960 37.9 39.6
1961 36.9 40.1
1962 37.2 40.6
1963 37.4 41.1
1964 37.7 41.6
1965 38 42.2
1966 38.3 42.8
1967 38.6 43.4
1968 39 44
1969 39.3 44.6
1970 39.7 45.2
1971 40.1 45.8
1972 40.5 46.3
1973 40.9 46.9
1974 41.3 47.4
1975 40.8 47.9
1976 40.8 48.4
1977 41.2 48.8
1978 41.6 49.2
1979 41.9 49.5
1980 42.2 49.8
1981 42.6 50
1982 42.9 50.2
1983 42 50.3
1984 42.2 50.4
1985 42.5 50.5
1986 42.7 50.4
1987 40.8 50.4
1988 41.5 50.2
1989 41.7 50.1
1990 41.9 49.9
1991 43.8 49.6
1992 42.3 49.2
1993 42.2 48.9
1994 43.6 48.5
1995 46.1 48.1
1996 46.4 47.7
1997 46.7 47.3
1998 45.5 47.1
1999 45.8 46.9
2000 46.5 46.6
2001 47 46.7
2002 47.9 46.8
2003 50.2 47.3
2004 51.1 47.7
2005 52.1 48.2
2006 53 48.7
2007 54.2 49.3
2008 55.3 49.9
2009 56.2 14.7
2010 57.2 46.9
2011 58.1 50.1
2012 58.9 51.3
2013 59.7 49.5
2014 60.4 40.3
2015 61 51.9
2016 61.6 51
2017 62.1 45.2
2018 62.6 52.3
2019 63.1 31.5
2020 63.1 50.6
2021 63 40.3
2022 64.2 18.8
2023 64.6 57.4
2024 64.8 57.7
2025 65 57.9

Angola and Central African Republic population clocks and comparison

Population
Angola

Central African Republic
Year Population
Angola CAR
1960 5,231,654 1,702,346
1961 5,301,583 1,734,580
1962 5,354,310 1,768,115
1963 5,408,320 1,803,063
1964 5,464,187 1,839,583
1965 5,521,981 1,877,854
1966 5,581,386 1,918,082
1967 5,641,807 1,960,444
1968 5,702,699 2,005,100
1969 5,763,685 2,051,515
1970 5,852,788 2,097,505
1971 5,991,102 2,141,450
1972 6,174,262 2,183,769
1973 6,388,528 2,226,008
1974 6,613,367 2,269,338
1975 6,842,947 2,313,916
1976 7,074,664 2,348,566
1977 7,317,829 2,372,930
1978 7,576,734 2,397,961
1979 7,847,207 2,423,794
1980 8,133,872 2,450,535
1981 8,435,607 2,478,402
1982 8,751,648 2,507,375
1983 9,082,983 2,537,399
1984 9,425,917 2,568,610
1985 9,779,120 2,600,932
1986 10,139,450 2,634,258
1987 10,497,858 2,669,155
1988 10,861,291 2,713,965
1989 11,238,562 2,783,970
1990 11,626,360 2,871,910
1991 12,023,529 2,963,191
1992 12,423,712 3,058,831
1993 12,827,135 3,157,839
1994 13,249,764 3,257,954
1995 13,699,778 3,348,052
1996 14,170,973 3,435,965
1997 14,660,413 3,531,700
1998 15,159,370 3,628,827
1999 15,667,235 3,729,450
2000 16,194,869 3,833,416
2001 16,747,208 3,919,487
2002 17,327,699 4,006,077
2003 17,943,712 4,103,086
2004 18,600,423 4,192,826
2005 19,291,161 4,288,810
2006 20,015,279 4,377,579
2007 20,778,561 4,462,770
2008 21,578,655 4,558,984
2009 22,414,773 4,529,047
2010 23,294,825 4,492,995
2011 24,218,352 4,565,021
2012 25,177,394 4,610,848
2013 26,165,620 4,642,419
2014 27,160,769 4,623,182
2015 28,157,798 4,629,320
2016 29,183,070 4,713,663
2017 30,234,839 4,793,511
2018 31,297,155 4,878,657
2019 32,375,632 4,944,703
2020 33,451,132 5,026,628
2021 34,532,429 5,112,100
2022 35,635,029 5,098,039
2023 36,749,906 5,152,421
2024 37,885,849 5,330,690

Fertility rates in Angola and Central African Republic

Fertility rate
Angola

Central African Republic
Year Fertility rate
Angola CAR
1960 6.71 5.95
1961 6.79 5.96
1962 6.87 5.97
1963 6.95 5.99
1964 7.04 6.01
1965 7.12 6.03
1966 7.19 6.06
1967 7.27 6.08
1968 7.33 6.1
1969 7.39 6.06
1970 7.43 6.03
1971 7.47 5.99
1972 7.49 5.96
1973 7.5 5.93
1974 7.5 5.9
1975 7.49 5.88
1976 7.49 5.94
1977 7.48 5.99
1978 7.47 6.04
1979 7.46 6.09
1980 7.46 6.13
1981 7.46 6.17
1982 7.46 6.16
1983 7.46 6.15
1984 7.46 6.14
1985 7.45 6.12
1986 7.44 6.11
1987 7.41 6.12
1988 7.37 6.1
1989 7.33 6.07
1990 7.27 6.05
1991 7.21 6.03
1992 7.14 5.96
1993 7.07 5.93
1994 6.99 5.92
1995 6.92 5.94
1996 6.85 5.96
1997 6.79 5.92
1998 6.73 5.89
1999 6.68 5.88
2000 6.64 5.85
2001 6.6 5.81
2002 6.57 5.79
2003 6.53 5.8
2004 6.5 5.78
2005 6.46 5.81
2006 6.42 5.84
2007 6.37 5.87
2008 6.32 5.9
2009 6.26 5.94
2010 6.19 5.96
2011 6.12 6.01
2012 6.04 6.05
2013 5.95 6.08
2014 5.86 6.1
2015 5.77 6.13
2016 5.69 6.13
2017 5.6 6.13
2018 5.52 6.11
2019 5.44 6.09
2020 5.37 6.06
2021 5.3 6.05
2022 5.21 6.02
2023 5.12 6.01

Angola and Central African Republic demographics compared

Median age
Angola

Central African Republic
Year Median age, years
Angola CAR
1960 19.8 20.3
1961 19.6 20.1
1962 19.4 19.9
1963 19.1 19.7
1964 18.9 19.6
1965 18.6 19.4
1966 18.3 19.3
1967 18.1 19.2
1968 17.8 19
1969 17.6 18.9
1970 17.3 18.9
1971 17 18.8
1972 17 18.7
1973 17 18.6
1974 17.1 18.6
1975 17.2 18.5
1976 17.2 18.5
1977 17.3 18.5
1978 17.4 18.5
1979 17.5 18.5
1980 17.6 18.5
1981 17.6 18.4
1982 17.7 18.4
1983 17.7 18.3
1984 17.8 18.3
1985 17.8 18.3
1986 17.8 18.2
1987 17.7 18.1
1988 17.6 18
1989 17.6 17.9
1990 17.5 17.8
1991 17.4 17.6
1992 17.3 17.5
1993 17.3 17.5
1994 17.2 17.4
1995 17.1 17.3
1996 17.1 17.2
1997 17.1 17.1
1998 17.1 17.1
1999 17.2 17.1
2000 17.2 17.1
2001 17.2 17.1
2002 17.2 17.1
2003 17.3 17.2
2004 17.3 17.2
2005 17.3 17.2
2006 17.3 17.1
2007 17.4 17.1
2008 17.4 17
2009 17.4 16.9
2010 17.4 16.7
2011 17.4 16.6
2012 17.4 16.3
2013 17.4 16
2014 17.4 15.6
2015 17.4 15.4
2016 17.4 15.4
2017 17.4 15.4
2018 17.4 15.4
2019 17.4 15.4
2020 17.5 15.4
2021 17.5 15.4
2022 17.5 15.3
2023 17.6 15.3
2024 17.7 15.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Angola CAR
GNI, Atlas method
$84B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
17.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.51%
2023
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.33%
2023
2.29%
2023
Armed forces personnel
117,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.31%
2025
-1.62%
2025
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2022
6.9%
2017
Services, % of GDP
39.3%
2024
40.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
44.2%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
55
2025
42.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
39.6%
2018
33.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.3%
2018
2.1%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$480M
2023
Personal remittances received
$51M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
218,000
2019
87,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.09%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
29.3%
2014
13.7%
2017

Energy

Angola CAR
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
423 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.7
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
28.2 megatons
2023
0.37 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.77 tons
2023
0.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
52.9%
2021
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.55%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-354%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
393 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
91.7%
2021
96.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.4%
2022
96.2%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
17.6%
2023

Society

Angola CAR
% of world population
0.47%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,629
2024
-15,357
2024
Urban population
69.3%
2024
44.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45
2025
0
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
24
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
3
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.1
2016
20.1
2016
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.1
2019
37.7
2019
Visa free countries
63
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.4%
2022
37.5%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
3%
2025
People using the Internet
44.8%
2023
7.51%
2019

Health

Angola CAR
Government health expenditure per capita
$101.3
2022
$47.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.1
2022
$22.8
2022
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.68%
2022
35.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
0.02
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
183
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64
2023
92.2
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
9.57%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
7.6%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
7
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.13 liters
2020
1.75 liters
2020

Territory

Angola CAR
% of world land
0.84%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
12,705 sq mi
2024
45,122 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
177,850 sq mi
2025
21,887 sq mi
2025
Forest area
250,743 sq mi
2025
85,765 sq mi
2025
Roads length
47,224 mi
2020
14,913 mi
2018

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