Central African Republic vs China statistics compared

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 1.41B in China (ranked 2/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 3,624,808 sq mi for China (ranked 43rd vs. 2nd).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while China ranks 76/197 ($13,303).

Central African Republic and China: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and China economies compared

GDP

Central African Republic

China

Table

Year	GDP
	CAR	China
1960	$112,155,598	$59,846,235,025
1961	$123,134,583	$50,162,299,350
1962	$124,482,774	$47,310,737,754
1963	$129,379,124	$50,812,227,919
1964	$142,025,079	$59,821,862,703
1965	$150,574,795	$70,565,994,356
1966	$157,930,018	$76,854,053,259
1967	$163,820,514	$73,011,350,596
1968	$191,767,442	$70,980,323,819
1969	$188,039,210	$79,847,786,729
1970	$189,106,529	$92,752,930,873
1971	$201,450,800	$99,959,013,880
1972	$230,317,883	$113,871,930,714
1973	$271,183,082	$138,764,340,892
1974	$281,398,706	$144,418,433,058
1975	$378,660,016	$163,687,619,736
1976	$451,152,461	$154,196,810,059
1977	$507,298,148	$175,226,595,860
1978	$610,578,632	$149,788,617,886
1979	$700,764,748	$178,573,913,043
1980	$797,048,199	$191,487,500,000
1981	$694,803,623	$196,218,253,968
1982	$748,312,391	$205,480,916,031
1983	$658,679,333	$231,130,268,199
1984	$637,820,670	$260,442,857,143
1985	$864,849,836	$310,064,625,850
1986	$1,122,265,013	$301,310,144,928
1987	$1,200,991,978	$273,455,156,951
1988	$1,264,899,288	$312,888,888,889
1989	$1,233,930,281	$348,380,566,802
1990	$1,440,711,459	$361,560,229,446
1991	$1,377,374,987	$384,510,452,962
1992	$1,411,917,553	$428,502,354,788
1993	$1,278,781,262	$446,557,291,212
1994	$851,174,357	$566,929,539,493
1995	$1,115,389,674	$738,190,896,228
1996	$1,007,791,127	$868,523,936,530
1997	$937,741,513	$967,753,570,435
1998	$967,338,390	$1,037,134,141,760
1999	$999,477,511	$1,103,843,203,576
2000	$916,777,283	$1,223,754,919,971
2001	$932,648,605	$1,355,036,590,252
2002	$996,068,145	$1,489,821,682,051
2003	$1,142,315,523	$1,683,903,309,844
2004	$1,272,360,517	$1,984,196,551,300
2005	$1,337,894,379	$2,317,551,298,052
2006	$1,461,859,762	$2,791,498,472,804
2007	$1,699,811,295	$3,604,055,822,572
2008	$1,993,407,888	$4,667,346,414,522
2009	$2,067,381,665	$5,189,577,094,998
2010	$2,142,591,540	$6,192,564,874,453
2011	$2,437,982,705	$7,671,757,207,851
2012	$2,510,126,512	$8,673,664,713,189
2013	$1,691,544,110	$9,743,124,247,267
2014	$1,894,813,389	$10,674,533,168,257
2015	$1,695,825,714	$11,280,814,787,469
2016	$1,825,018,145	$11,456,024,084,962
2017	$2,072,349,973	$12,537,559,062,283
2018	$2,220,979,146	$14,147,765,772,964
2019	$2,221,301,351	$14,560,167,101,283
2020	$2,326,720,900	$14,996,414,166,715
2021	$2,516,498,412	$18,201,698,719,564
2022	$2,382,618,615	$18,316,765,021,690
2023	$2,555,492,086	$18,270,356,654,533
2024	$2,751,544,520	$18,743,803,170,827

Central African Republic and China economies compared

GDP per capita

Central African Republic

China

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	CAR	China
1960	$65.9	$89.7
1961	$71	$76
1962	$70.4	$71.1
1963	$71.8	$74.5
1964	$77.2	$85.7
1965	$80.2	$98.7
1966	$82.3	$104.5
1967	$83.6	$96.8
1968	$95.6	$91.6
1969	$91.7	$100.3
1970	$90.2	$113.3
1971	$94.1	$118.8
1972	$105.5	$132.1
1973	$121.8	$157.3
1974	$124	$160.4
1975	$163.6	$178.6
1976	$192.1	$165.7
1977	$213.8	$185.7
1978	$254.6	$156.7
1979	$289.1	$184.3
1980	$325	$195.1
1981	$280.3	$197.4
1982	$298.4	$203.7
1983	$259.6	$225.9
1984	$248.3	$251.2
1985	$333	$295
1986	$426	$282.4
1987	$450	$252.3
1988	$466	$284
1989	$443	$311
1990	$502	$319
1991	$465	$334
1992	$462	$368
1993	$405	$379
1994	$261.3	$476
1995	$333	$613
1996	$293.3	$713
1997	$265.5	$787
1998	$266.6	$835
1999	$268	$881
2000	$239.2	$969
2001	$238	$1,065
2002	$248.6	$1,164
2003	$278.4	$1,307
2004	$303	$1,531
2005	$312	$1,778
2006	$334	$2,129
2007	$381	$2,735
2008	$437	$3,523
2009	$456	$3,898
2010	$477	$4,629
2011	$534	$5,704
2012	$544	$6,405
2013	$364	$7,147
2014	$410	$7,781
2015	$366	$8,175
2016	$387	$8,255
2017	$432	$8,980
2018	$455	$10,086
2019	$449	$10,343
2020	$463	$10,627
2021	$492	$12,887
2022	$467	$12,971
2023	$496	$12,951
2024	$516	$13,303

Central African Republic vs. China life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Central African Republic

China

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	CAR	China
1950	35.4	43.8
1951	35.8	44.6
1952	36.2	45.3
1953	36.6	45.9
1954	37	46.8
1955	37.4	47.2
1956	37.8	47.8
1957	38.3	48.4
1958	38.7	48.8
1959	39.1	40.2
1960	39.6	33.4
1961	40.1	40.2
1962	40.6	51
1963	41.1	51.7
1964	41.6	52.3
1965	42.2	53
1966	42.8	53.7
1967	43.4	54.4
1968	44	55.2
1969	44.6	56
1970	45.2	56.8
1971	45.8	57.7
1972	46.3	58.6
1973	46.9	59.5
1974	47.4	60.2
1975	47.9	61
1976	48.4	61.2
1977	48.8	62.5
1978	49.2	63.1
1979	49.5	63.7
1980	49.8	64.2
1981	50	64.8
1982	50.2	65.2
1983	50.3	65.7
1984	50.4	66.1
1985	50.5	66.5
1986	50.4	66.9
1987	50.4	67.3
1988	50.2	67.6
1989	50.1	67.9
1990	49.9	68.2
1991	49.6	68.6
1992	49.2	69.1
1993	48.9	69.5
1994	48.5	69.8
1995	48.1	70.4
1996	47.7	70.8
1997	47.3	71.2
1998	47.1	71.6
1999	46.9	72
2000	46.6	72.3
2001	46.7	72.7
2002	46.8	73
2003	47.3	73.4
2004	47.7	73.7
2005	48.2	74.1
2006	48.7	74.4
2007	49.3	74.8
2008	49.9	74.8
2009	14.7	75.3
2010	46.9	75.7
2011	50.1	75.9
2012	51.3	76.2
2013	49.5	76.5
2014	40.3	76.7
2015	51.9	77
2016	51	77.2
2017	45.2	77.2
2018	52.3	77.7
2019	31.5	77.9
2020	50.6	78
2021	40.3	78.1
2022	18.8	78.2
2023	57.4	78
2024	57.7	78
2025	57.9	78.4

Central African Republic and China population clocks and comparison

Population

Central African Republic

China

Table

Year	Population
	CAR	China
1960	1,702,346	667,070,000
1961	1,734,580	660,330,000
1962	1,768,115	665,770,000
1963	1,803,063	682,335,000
1964	1,839,583	698,355,000
1965	1,877,854	715,185,000
1966	1,918,082	735,400,000
1967	1,960,444	754,550,000
1968	2,005,100	774,510,000
1969	2,051,515	796,025,000
1970	2,097,505	818,315,000
1971	2,141,450	841,105,000
1972	2,183,769	862,030,000
1973	2,226,008	881,940,000
1974	2,269,338	900,350,000
1975	2,313,916	916,395,000
1976	2,348,566	930,685,000
1977	2,372,930	943,455,000
1978	2,397,961	956,165,000
1979	2,423,794	969,005,000
1980	2,450,535	981,235,000
1981	2,478,402	993,885,000
1982	2,507,375	1,008,630,000
1983	2,537,399	1,023,310,000
1984	2,568,610	1,036,825,000
1985	2,600,932	1,051,040,000
1986	2,634,258	1,066,790,000
1987	2,669,155	1,084,035,000
1988	2,713,965	1,101,630,000
1989	2,783,970	1,118,650,000
1990	2,871,910	1,135,185,000
1991	2,963,191	1,150,780,000
1992	3,058,831	1,164,970,000
1993	3,157,839	1,178,440,000
1994	3,257,954	1,191,835,000
1995	3,348,052	1,204,855,000
1996	3,435,965	1,217,550,000
1997	3,531,700	1,230,075,000
1998	3,628,827	1,241,935,000
1999	3,729,450	1,252,735,000
2000	3,833,416	1,262,645,000
2001	3,919,487	1,271,850,000
2002	4,006,077	1,280,400,000
2003	4,103,086	1,288,400,000
2004	4,192,826	1,296,075,000
2005	4,288,810	1,303,720,000
2006	4,377,579	1,311,020,000
2007	4,462,770	1,317,885,000
2008	4,558,984	1,324,655,000
2009	4,529,047	1,331,260,000
2010	4,492,995	1,337,705,000
2011	4,565,021	1,345,035,000
2012	4,610,848	1,354,190,000
2013	4,642,419	1,363,240,000
2014	4,623,182	1,371,860,000
2015	4,629,320	1,379,860,000
2016	4,713,663	1,387,790,000
2017	4,793,511	1,396,215,000
2018	4,878,657	1,402,760,000
2019	4,944,703	1,407,745,000
2020	5,026,628	1,411,100,000
2021	5,112,100	1,412,360,000
2022	5,098,039	1,412,175,000
2023	5,152,421	1,410,710,000
2024	5,330,690	1,408,975,000

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and China

Fertility rate

Central African Republic

China

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	CAR	China
1960	5.95	4.45
1961	5.96	3.86
1962	5.97	6.09
1963	5.99	7.51
1964	6.01	6.67
1965	6.03	6.61
1966	6.06	6.31
1967	6.08	5.81
1968	6.1	6.51
1969	6.06	6.18
1970	6.03	6.09
1971	5.99	5.52
1972	5.96	5.11
1973	5.93	4.73
1974	5.9	4.17
1975	5.88	3.57
1976	5.94	3.24
1977	5.99	2.84
1978	6.04	2.72
1979	6.09	2.75
1980	6.13	2.74
1981	6.17	2.79
1982	6.16	2.97
1983	6.15	2.56
1984	6.14	2.61
1985	6.12	2.63
1986	6.11	2.72
1987	6.12	2.76
1988	6.1	2.54
1989	6.07	2.52
1990	6.05	2.51
1991	6.03	1.93
1992	5.96	1.78
1993	5.93	1.69
1994	5.92	1.63
1995	5.94	1.59
1996	5.96	1.55
1997	5.92	1.53
1998	5.89	1.52
1999	5.88	1.53
2000	5.85	1.63
2001	5.81	1.56
2002	5.79	1.57
2003	5.8	1.57
2004	5.78	1.61
2005	5.81	1.62
2006	5.84	1.64
2007	5.87	1.67
2008	5.9	1.7
2009	5.94	1.71
2010	5.96	1.69
2011	6.01	1.67
2012	6.05	1.8
2013	6.08	1.71
2014	6.1	1.77
2015	6.13	1.67
2016	6.13	1.77
2017	6.13	1.8
2018	6.11	1.54
2019	6.09	1.5
2020	6.06	1.24
2021	6.05	1.12
2022	6.02	1.03
2023	6.01	1

Central African Republic and China demographics compared

Median age

Central African Republic

China

Table

Year	Median age, years
	CAR	China
1960	20.3	20.9
1961	20.1	21.1
1962	19.9	21
1963	19.7	20.4
1964	19.6	19.9
1965	19.4	19.6
1966	19.3	19.3
1967	19.2	19.2
1968	19	19.2
1969	18.9	19.1
1970	18.9	19.1
1971	18.8	19.2
1972	18.7	19.3
1973	18.6	19.5
1974	18.6	19.7
1975	18.5	20.1
1976	18.5	20.4
1977	18.5	20.8
1978	18.5	21.2
1979	18.5	21.4
1980	18.5	21.6
1981	18.4	21.8
1982	18.4	22.1
1983	18.3	22.6
1984	18.3	23
1985	18.3	23.2
1986	18.2	23.4
1987	18.1	23.6
1988	18	23.9
1989	17.9	24.4
1990	17.8	24.7
1991	17.6	25.1
1992	17.5	25.6
1993	17.5	26.1
1994	17.4	26.6
1995	17.3	27.2
1996	17.2	27.8
1997	17.1	28.3
1998	17.1	28.8
1999	17.1	29.4
2000	17.1	30
2001	17.1	30.5
2002	17.1	31.1
2003	17.2	31.6
2004	17.2	32.1
2005	17.2	32.6
2006	17.1	33.1
2007	17.1	33.7
2008	17	34.2
2009	16.9	34.7
2010	16.7	35.1
2011	16.6	35.5
2012	16.3	35.7
2013	16	36
2014	15.6	36.3
2015	15.4	36.7
2016	15.4	37.1
2017	15.4	37.4
2018	15.4	37.7
2019	15.4	38.1
2020	15.4	38.5
2021	15.4	39
2022	15.3	39.6
2023	15.3	40.1
2024	15.4	40.6

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