Benin vs Central African Republic statistics compared

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 5.33M in The Central African Republic (ranked 122/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 240,534 sq mi for The Central African Republic (ranked 99th vs. 43rd).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516).

Benin and Central African Republic: Comparison Charts

Benin and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP

Benin

Central African Republic

Table

Year	GDP
	Benin	CAR
1960	$226,195,578	$112,155,598
1961	$235,668,221	$123,134,583
1962	$236,434,954	$124,482,774
1963	$253,927,697	$129,379,124
1964	$269,819,006	$142,025,079
1965	$289,908,680	$150,574,795
1966	$302,925,235	$157,930,018
1967	$306,221,953	$163,820,514
1968	$326,323,105	$191,767,442
1969	$330,748,245	$188,039,210
1970	$333,627,713	$189,106,529
1971	$335,073,028	$201,450,800
1972	$410,331,857	$230,317,883
1973	$504,376,074	$271,183,082
1974	$554,654,861	$281,398,706
1975	$676,870,140	$378,660,016
1976	$698,408,262	$451,152,461
1977	$750,049,779	$507,298,148
1978	$928,843,469	$610,578,632
1979	$1,186,231,020	$700,764,748
1980	$1,405,251,847	$797,048,199
1981	$1,291,120,188	$694,803,623
1982	$1,267,778,670	$748,312,391
1983	$1,095,348,199	$658,679,333
1984	$1,051,134,009	$637,820,670
1985	$1,045,712,789	$864,849,836
1986	$1,336,102,025	$1,122,265,013
1987	$1,562,412,228	$1,200,991,978
1988	$1,620,246,084	$1,264,899,288
1989	$1,502,294,416	$1,233,930,281
1990	$1,959,965,330	$1,440,711,459
1991	$1,986,437,797	$1,377,374,987
1992	$1,695,315,306	$1,411,917,553
1993	$2,274,558,083	$1,278,781,262
1994	$1,598,075,944	$851,174,357
1995	$2,169,627,138	$1,115,389,674
1996	$2,361,116,449	$1,007,791,127
1997	$2,268,301,646	$937,741,513
1998	$2,455,092,686	$967,338,390
1999	$3,677,393,999	$999,477,511
2000	$3,519,991,440	$916,777,283
2001	$3,666,222,635	$932,648,605
2002	$4,194,342,686	$996,068,145
2003	$5,349,258,094	$1,142,315,523
2004	$6,190,270,380	$1,272,360,517
2005	$6,567,654,954	$1,337,894,379
2006	$7,034,111,315	$1,461,859,762
2007	$8,169,048,383	$1,699,811,295
2008	$9,787,734,526	$1,993,407,888
2009	$9,738,626,517	$2,067,381,665
2010	$9,535,345,016	$2,142,591,540
2011	$10,693,321,364	$2,437,982,705
2012	$11,141,358,116	$2,510,126,512
2013	$12,517,845,124	$1,691,544,110
2014	$13,284,527,847	$1,894,813,389
2015	$11,388,160,997	$1,695,825,714
2016	$11,821,065,853	$1,825,018,145
2017	$12,701,655,837	$2,072,349,973
2018	$14,262,408,090	$2,220,979,146
2019	$14,391,686,313	$2,221,301,351
2020	$15,686,741,894	$2,326,720,900
2021	$17,687,623,535	$2,516,498,412
2022	$17,425,405,084	$2,382,618,615
2023	$19,673,290,996	$2,555,492,086
2024	$21,482,643,720	$2,751,544,520

Benin and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP per capita

Benin

Central African Republic

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Benin	CAR
1960	$89.9	$65.9
1961	$92.1	$71
1962	$90.8	$70.4
1963	$95.7	$71.8
1964	$99.8	$77.2
1965	$105.1	$80.2
1966	$107.6	$82.3
1967	$106.6	$83.6
1968	$111.2	$95.6
1969	$110.3	$91.7
1970	$108.8	$90.2
1971	$106.9	$94.1
1972	$127.9	$105.5
1973	$153.6	$121.8
1974	$164.9	$124
1975	$196.5	$163.6
1976	$197.7	$192.1
1977	$207	$213.8
1978	$249.8	$254.6
1979	$311	$289.1
1980	$358	$325
1981	$320	$280.3
1982	$305	$298.4
1983	$256	$259.6
1984	$238.6	$248.3
1985	$230.4	$333
1986	$285.8	$426
1987	$324	$450
1988	$326	$466
1989	$293.3	$443
1990	$371	$502
1991	$365	$465
1992	$302	$462
1993	$387	$405
1994	$262.1	$261.3
1995	$348	$333
1996	$369	$293.3
1997	$345	$265.5
1998	$362	$266.6
1999	$525	$268
2000	$487	$239.2
2001	$492	$238
2002	$546	$248.6
2003	$676	$278.4
2004	$759	$303
2005	$779	$312
2006	$809	$334
2007	$912	$381
2008	$1,061	$437
2009	$1,024	$456
2010	$973	$477
2011	$1,059	$534
2012	$1,072	$544
2013	$1,169	$364
2014	$1,204	$410
2015	$1,002	$366
2016	$1,011	$387
2017	$1,055	$432
2018	$1,152	$455
2019	$1,131	$449
2020	$1,200	$463
2021	$1,319	$492
2022	$1,266	$467
2023	$1,394	$496
2024	$1,485	$516

Benin vs. Central African Republic life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Benin

Central African Republic

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Benin	CAR
1950	35.4	35.4
1951	35.7	35.8
1952	36	36.2
1953	36.3	36.6
1954	36.7	37
1955	37	37.4
1956	37.3	37.8
1957	37.6	38.3
1958	38	38.7
1959	38.4	39.1
1960	38.8	39.6
1961	39.2	40.1
1962	39.6	40.6
1963	40.1	41.1
1964	40.5	41.6
1965	41	42.2
1966	41.3	42.8
1967	41.8	43.4
1968	42.2	44
1969	42.6	44.6
1970	43	45.2
1971	43.4	45.8
1972	43.9	46.3
1973	44.4	46.9
1974	44.9	47.4
1975	45.4	47.9
1976	46	48.4
1977	46.5	48.8
1978	46.9	49.2
1979	47.4	49.5
1980	47.7	49.8
1981	48.1	50
1982	48.5	50.2
1983	48.8	50.3
1984	49.4	50.4
1985	50	50.5
1986	50.6	50.4
1987	51.3	50.4
1988	52	50.2
1989	52.5	50.1
1990	53	49.9
1991	53.4	49.6
1992	54.1	49.2
1993	54.6	48.9
1994	55	48.5
1995	55.4	48.1
1996	55.6	47.7
1997	56	47.3
1998	56.2	47.1
1999	56.3	46.9
2000	56.6	46.6
2001	56.7	46.7
2002	56.9	46.8
2003	57.1	47.3
2004	57.3	47.7
2005	57.7	48.2
2006	58	48.7
2007	58.2	49.3
2008	58.1	49.9
2009	58.3	14.7
2010	58.4	46.9
2011	58.5	50.1
2012	58.6	51.3
2013	58.9	49.5
2014	59	40.3
2015	59.1	51.9
2016	59.3	51
2017	59.5	45.2
2018	59.7	52.3
2019	59.9	31.5
2020	60.2	50.6
2021	59.6	40.3
2022	60.5	18.8
2023	60.8	57.4
2024	61	57.7
2025	61.1	57.9

Benin and Central African Republic population clocks and comparison

Population

Benin

Central African Republic

Table

Year	Population
	Benin	CAR
1960	2,517,286	1,702,346
1961	2,559,223	1,734,580
1962	2,604,659	1,768,115
1963	2,652,908	1,803,063
1964	2,704,003	1,839,583
1965	2,757,936	1,877,854
1966	2,814,317	1,918,082
1967	2,872,997	1,960,444
1968	2,934,257	2,005,100
1969	2,998,222	2,051,515
1970	3,065,057	2,097,505
1971	3,134,767	2,141,450
1972	3,207,543	2,183,769
1973	3,283,496	2,226,008
1974	3,362,633	2,269,338
1975	3,445,407	2,313,916
1976	3,532,196	2,348,566
1977	3,623,202	2,372,930
1978	3,718,305	2,397,961
1979	3,818,528	2,423,794
1980	3,925,251	2,450,535
1981	4,038,307	2,478,402
1982	4,156,596	2,507,375
1983	4,278,978	2,537,399
1984	4,405,895	2,568,610
1985	4,538,012	2,600,932
1986	4,675,420	2,634,258
1987	4,818,486	2,669,155
1988	4,967,341	2,713,965
1989	5,121,657	2,783,970
1990	5,281,479	2,871,910
1991	5,446,932	2,963,191
1992	5,617,844	3,058,831
1993	5,872,706	3,157,839
1994	6,096,506	3,257,954
1995	6,226,773	3,348,052
1996	6,391,858	3,435,965
1997	6,583,365	3,531,700
1998	6,789,489	3,628,827
1999	7,002,818	3,729,450
2000	7,221,619	3,833,416
2001	7,445,596	3,919,487
2002	7,675,426	4,006,077
2003	7,913,070	4,103,086
2004	8,159,094	4,192,826
2005	8,426,144	4,288,810
2006	8,693,242	4,377,579
2007	8,953,969	4,462,770
2008	9,228,466	4,558,984
2009	9,509,423	4,529,047
2010	9,797,484	4,492,995
2011	10,093,623	4,565,021
2012	10,397,657	4,610,848
2013	10,708,834	4,642,419
2014	11,030,004	4,623,182
2015	11,360,681	4,629,320
2016	11,697,842	4,713,663
2017	12,039,780	4,793,511
2018	12,383,347	4,878,657
2019	12,726,755	4,944,703
2020	13,070,169	5,026,628
2021	13,413,417	5,112,100
2022	13,759,501	5,098,039
2023	14,111,034	5,152,421
2024	14,462,724	5,330,690

Fertility rates in Benin and Central African Republic

Fertility rate

Benin

Central African Republic

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Benin	CAR
1960	6.28	5.95
1961	6.4	5.96
1962	6.46	5.97
1963	6.51	5.99
1964	6.57	6.01
1965	6.61	6.03
1966	6.63	6.06
1967	6.64	6.08
1968	6.67	6.1
1969	6.71	6.06
1970	6.74	6.03
1971	6.77	5.99
1972	6.8	5.96
1973	6.81	5.93
1974	6.82	5.9
1975	6.83	5.88
1976	6.83	5.94
1977	6.83	5.99
1978	6.82	6.04
1979	6.91	6.09
1980	6.99	6.13
1981	7.06	6.17
1982	7.06	6.16
1983	7.05	6.15
1984	7.03	6.14
1985	7	6.12
1986	6.96	6.11
1987	6.92	6.12
1988	6.87	6.1
1989	6.82	6.07
1990	6.74	6.05
1991	6.67	6.03
1992	6.59	5.96
1993	6.51	5.93
1994	6.42	5.92
1995	6.33	5.94
1996	6.28	5.96
1997	6.23	5.92
1998	6.14	5.89
1999	6.03	5.88
2000	5.94	5.85
2001	5.85	5.81
2002	5.79	5.79
2003	5.76	5.8
2004	5.72	5.78
2005	5.69	5.81
2006	5.67	5.84
2007	5.63	5.87
2008	5.55	5.9
2009	5.49	5.94
2010	5.45	5.96
2011	5.44	6.01
2012	5.43	6.05
2013	5.41	6.08
2014	5.37	6.1
2015	5.32	6.13
2016	5.25	6.13
2017	5.16	6.13
2018	5.03	6.11
2019	4.9	6.09
2020	4.8	6.06
2021	4.71	6.05
2022	4.63	6.02
2023	4.56	6.01

Benin and Central African Republic demographics compared

Median age

Benin

Central African Republic

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Benin	CAR
1960	20.8	20.3
1961	20.6	20.1
1962	20.3	19.9
1963	20.1	19.7
1964	19.9	19.6
1965	19.7	19.4
1966	19.5	19.3
1967	19.3	19.2
1968	19	19
1969	18.8	18.9
1970	18.6	18.9
1971	18.4	18.8
1972	18.3	18.7
1973	18.1	18.6
1974	17.9	18.6
1975	17.8	18.5
1976	17.7	18.5
1977	17.6	18.5
1978	17.5	18.5
1979	17.4	18.5
1980	17.3	18.5
1981	17.3	18.4
1982	17.2	18.4
1983	17.1	18.3
1984	17.1	18.3
1985	17	18.3
1986	17	18.2
1987	16.9	18.1
1988	16.9	18
1989	16.9	17.9
1990	16.9	17.8
1991	16.9	17.6
1992	16.9	17.5
1993	17.1	17.5
1994	17.2	17.4
1995	17	17.3
1996	16.9	17.2
1997	17	17.1
1998	17	17.1
1999	17.1	17.1
2000	17.1	17.1
2001	17.2	17.1
2002	17.3	17.1
2003	17.4	17.2
2004	17.4	17.2
2005	17.5	17.2
2006	17.6	17.1
2007	17.6	17.1
2008	17.7	17
2009	17.8	16.9
2010	17.8	16.7
2011	17.9	16.6
2012	18	16.3
2013	18	16
2014	18.1	15.6
2015	18.1	15.4
2016	18.2	15.4
2017	18.3	15.4
2018	18.3	15.4
2019	18.4	15.4
2020	18.5	15.4
2021	18.6	15.4
2022	18.7	15.3
2023	18.8	15.3
2024	19	15.4

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