Central African Republic vs Congo statistics compared

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 6.33M in The Congo (ranked 112/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 131,854 sq mi for The Congo (ranked 43rd vs. 64th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482).

Central African Republic and Congo: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Congo economies compared

GDP

Central African Republic

Congo

Table

Year	GDP
	CAR	Congo
1960	$112,155,598	$131,731,863
1961	$123,134,583	$151,675,739
1962	$124,482,774	$166,521,240
1963	$129,379,124	$172,233,431
1964	$142,025,079	$185,693,725
1965	$150,574,795	$198,318,064
1966	$157,930,018	$220,613,582
1967	$163,820,514	$237,397,428
1968	$191,767,442	$251,247,458
1969	$188,039,210	$265,040,036
1970	$189,106,529	$274,960,700
1971	$201,450,800	$322,128,019
1972	$230,317,883	$410,669,264
1973	$271,183,082	$541,973,363
1974	$281,398,706	$585,364,634
1975	$378,660,016	$767,102,680
1976	$451,152,461	$754,549,601
1977	$507,298,148	$765,224,029
1978	$610,578,632	$878,771,772
1979	$700,764,748	$1,198,749,667
1980	$797,048,199	$1,705,796,853
1981	$694,803,623	$1,993,512,323
1982	$748,312,391	$2,160,640,565
1983	$658,679,333	$2,097,274,290
1984	$637,820,670	$2,193,581,365
1985	$864,849,836	$2,160,872,540
1986	$1,122,265,013	$1,849,268,212
1987	$1,200,991,978	$2,297,753,652
1988	$1,264,899,288	$2,212,536,312
1989	$1,233,930,281	$2,389,593,026
1990	$1,440,711,459	$2,798,746,050
1991	$1,377,374,987	$2,724,853,506
1992	$1,411,917,553	$2,933,222,703
1993	$1,278,781,262	$2,684,323,623
1994	$851,174,357	$1,769,365,438
1995	$1,115,389,674	$2,116,003,868
1996	$1,007,791,127	$2,540,697,539
1997	$937,741,513	$2,322,719,103
1998	$967,338,390	$1,949,481,379
1999	$999,477,511	$2,354,772,960
2000	$916,777,283	$3,227,927,698
2001	$932,648,605	$2,796,704,604
2002	$996,068,145	$3,034,250,924
2003	$1,142,315,523	$3,503,723,088
2004	$1,272,360,517	$4,656,974,940
2005	$1,337,894,379	$6,650,001,680
2006	$1,461,859,762	$8,072,305,029
2007	$1,699,811,295	$8,782,703,437
2008	$1,993,407,888	$11,649,857,673
2009	$2,067,381,665	$9,723,299,915
2010	$2,142,591,540	$13,148,396,212
2011	$2,437,982,705	$15,655,383,577
2012	$2,510,126,512	$17,692,911,296
2013	$1,691,544,110	$17,958,720,699
2014	$1,894,813,389	$17,919,321,078
2015	$1,695,825,714	$12,434,793,867
2016	$1,825,018,145	$10,931,328,151
2017	$2,072,349,973	$11,834,473,039
2018	$2,220,979,146	$14,773,900,289
2019	$2,221,301,351	$13,976,637,780
2020	$2,326,720,900	$11,468,687,464
2021	$2,516,498,412	$14,825,690,211
2022	$2,382,618,615	$15,817,030,157
2023	$2,555,492,086	$15,321,055,818
2024	$2,751,544,520	$15,719,985,776

Central African Republic and Congo economies compared

GDP per capita

Central African Republic

Congo

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	CAR	Congo
1960	$65.9	$124.7
1961	$71	$139.9
1962	$70.4	$149.6
1963	$71.8	$150.7
1964	$77.2	$158.1
1965	$80.2	$164.2
1966	$82.3	$177.6
1967	$83.6	$185.7
1968	$95.6	$190.8
1969	$91.7	$195.4
1970	$90.2	$196.7
1971	$94.1	$223.5
1972	$105.5	$276.3
1973	$121.8	$353
1974	$124	$370
1975	$163.6	$471
1976	$192.1	$453
1977	$213.8	$448
1978	$254.6	$503
1979	$289.1	$670
1980	$325	$933
1981	$280.3	$1,066
1982	$298.4	$1,131
1983	$259.6	$1,075
1984	$248.3	$1,097
1985	$333	$1,049
1986	$426	$872
1987	$450	$1,052
1988	$466	$984
1989	$443	$1,033
1990	$502	$1,176
1991	$465	$1,113
1992	$462	$1,164
1993	$405	$1,034
1994	$261.3	$662
1995	$333	$770
1996	$293.3	$899
1997	$265.5	$804
1998	$266.6	$660
1999	$268	$776
2000	$239.2	$1,024
2001	$238	$855
2002	$248.6	$906
2003	$278.4	$1,017
2004	$303	$1,306
2005	$312	$1,799
2006	$334	$2,104
2007	$381	$2,206
2008	$437	$2,832
2009	$456	$2,271
2010	$477	$2,947
2011	$534	$3,396
2012	$544	$3,732
2013	$364	$3,697
2014	$410	$3,601
2015	$366	$2,439
2016	$387	$2,093
2017	$432	$2,212
2018	$455	$2,694
2019	$449	$2,488
2020	$463	$1,994
2021	$492	$2,516
2022	$467	$2,621
2023	$496	$2,478
2024	$516	$2,482

Central African Republic vs. Congo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Central African Republic

Congo

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	CAR	Congo
1950	35.4	39.6
1951	35.8	40.3
1952	36.2	41.1
1953	36.6	41.9
1954	37	42.6
1955	37.4	43.4
1956	37.8	44.3
1957	38.3	45.1
1958	38.7	46
1959	39.1	46.8
1960	39.6	47.6
1961	40.1	48.4
1962	40.6	49
1963	41.1	49.7
1964	41.6	50.4
1965	42.2	51
1966	42.8	51.6
1967	43.4	51.9
1968	44	52.6
1969	44.6	53.1
1970	45.2	53.6
1971	45.8	54
1972	46.3	54.4
1973	46.9	54.7
1974	47.4	55.1
1975	47.9	55.4
1976	48.4	55.7
1977	48.8	56
1978	49.2	56.2
1979	49.5	56.5
1980	49.8	56.8
1981	50	57.1
1982	50.2	57.2
1983	50.3	57.4
1984	50.4	57.5
1985	50.5	57.6
1986	50.4	57.6
1987	50.4	57.6
1988	50.2	57.5
1989	50.1	57.3
1990	49.9	57.1
1991	49.6	56.8
1992	49.2	56.5
1993	48.9	56
1994	48.5	55.6
1995	48.1	55.5
1996	47.7	55.2
1997	47.3	48.6
1998	47.1	52.6
1999	46.9	54.4
2000	46.6	55.4
2001	46.7	55.9
2002	46.8	56.4
2003	47.3	57.1
2004	47.7	58
2005	48.2	58.7
2006	48.7	59.5
2007	49.3	60.1
2008	49.9	60.8
2009	14.7	61.2
2010	46.9	61.7
2011	50.1	62.3
2012	51.3	62.7
2013	49.5	63
2014	40.3	63.3
2015	51.9	63.7
2016	51	63.9
2017	45.2	64.2
2018	52.3	64.5
2019	31.5	63.2
2020	50.6	64.4
2021	40.3	64.2
2022	18.8	65
2023	57.4	65.8
2024	57.7	66
2025	57.9	66.2

Central African Republic and Congo population clocks and comparison

Population

Central African Republic

Congo

Table

Year	Population
	CAR	Congo
1960	1,702,346	1,056,732
1961	1,734,580	1,084,389
1962	1,768,115	1,113,175
1963	1,803,063	1,143,263
1964	1,839,583	1,174,816
1965	1,877,854	1,207,880
1966	1,918,082	1,242,534
1967	1,960,444	1,278,691
1968	2,005,100	1,316,519
1969	2,051,515	1,356,182
1970	2,097,505	1,397,638
1971	2,141,450	1,441,039
1972	2,183,769	1,486,468
1973	2,226,008	1,533,680
1974	2,269,338	1,582,301
1975	2,313,916	1,627,032
1976	2,348,566	1,667,225
1977	2,372,930	1,707,568
1978	2,397,961	1,748,089
1979	2,423,794	1,788,524
1980	2,450,535	1,828,985
1981	2,478,402	1,869,759
1982	2,507,375	1,910,430
1983	2,537,399	1,950,321
1984	2,568,610	1,999,528
1985	2,600,932	2,059,311
1986	2,634,258	2,120,602
1987	2,669,155	2,183,473
1988	2,713,965	2,247,653
1989	2,783,970	2,313,558
1990	2,871,910	2,380,560
1991	2,963,191	2,449,229
1992	3,058,831	2,519,465
1993	3,157,839	2,595,124
1994	3,257,954	2,673,144
1995	3,348,052	2,749,461
1996	3,435,965	2,826,785
1997	3,531,700	2,887,862
1998	3,628,827	2,952,061
1999	3,729,450	3,032,874
2000	3,833,416	3,151,345
2001	3,919,487	3,272,537
2002	4,006,077	3,350,771
2003	4,103,086	3,445,753
2004	4,192,826	3,565,554
2005	4,288,810	3,696,393
2006	4,377,579	3,837,409
2007	4,462,770	3,980,430
2008	4,558,984	4,113,517
2009	4,529,047	4,281,219
2010	4,492,995	4,462,290
2011	4,565,021	4,609,724
2012	4,610,848	4,740,450
2013	4,642,419	4,857,099
2014	4,623,182	4,975,880
2015	4,629,320	5,097,581
2016	4,713,663	5,222,536
2017	4,793,511	5,351,011
2018	4,878,657	5,483,118
2019	4,944,703	5,616,661
2020	5,026,628	5,752,791
2021	5,112,100	5,892,183
2022	5,098,039	6,035,104
2023	5,152,421	6,182,885
2024	5,330,690	6,332,961

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Congo

Fertility rate

Central African Republic

Congo

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	CAR	Congo
1960	5.95	6.09
1961	5.96	6.09
1962	5.97	6.1
1963	5.99	6.15
1964	6.01	6.18
1965	6.03	6.23
1966	6.06	6.27
1967	6.08	6.29
1968	6.1	6.33
1969	6.06	6.35
1970	6.03	6.38
1971	5.99	6.42
1972	5.96	6.44
1973	5.93	6.42
1974	5.9	6.39
1975	5.88	6.36
1976	5.94	6.32
1977	5.99	6.27
1978	6.04	6.21
1979	6.09	6.14
1980	6.13	6.07
1981	6.17	5.98
1982	6.16	5.85
1983	6.15	5.76
1984	6.14	5.66
1985	6.12	5.59
1986	6.11	5.51
1987	6.12	5.46
1988	6.1	5.39
1989	6.07	5.33
1990	6.05	5.27
1991	6.03	5.22
1992	5.96	5.18
1993	5.93	5.13
1994	5.92	5.1
1995	5.94	5.07
1996	5.96	5.03
1997	5.92	5
1998	5.89	4.91
1999	5.88	4.81
2000	5.85	4.72
2001	5.81	4.67
2002	5.79	4.7
2003	5.8	4.7
2004	5.78	4.69
2005	5.81	4.67
2006	5.84	4.65
2007	5.87	4.65
2008	5.9	4.73
2009	5.94	4.81
2010	5.96	4.85
2011	6.01	4.83
2012	6.05	4.79
2013	6.08	4.73
2014	6.1	4.67
2015	6.13	4.61
2016	6.13	4.55
2017	6.13	4.5
2018	6.11	4.44
2019	6.09	4.38
2020	6.06	4.33
2021	6.05	4.28
2022	6.02	4.22
2023	6.01	4.16

Central African Republic and Congo demographics compared

Median age

Central African Republic

Congo

Table

Year	Median age, years
	CAR	Congo
1960	20.3	18.8
1961	20.1	18.7
1962	19.9	18.6
1963	19.7	18.4
1964	19.6	18.3
1965	19.4	18.2
1966	19.3	18.1
1967	19.2	17.9
1968	19	17.8
1969	18.9	17.7
1970	18.9	17.6
1971	18.8	17.5
1972	18.7	17.4
1973	18.6	17.4
1974	18.6	17.3
1975	18.5	17.2
1976	18.5	17.1
1977	18.5	17
1978	18.5	17
1979	18.5	17
1980	18.5	17
1981	18.4	17
1982	18.4	17.1
1983	18.3	17.2
1984	18.3	17.2
1985	18.3	17.3
1986	18.2	17.4
1987	18.1	17.4
1988	18	17.5
1989	17.9	17.6
1990	17.8	17.7
1991	17.6	17.7
1992	17.5	17.8
1993	17.5	17.9
1994	17.4	18
1995	17.3	18.1
1996	17.2	18.1
1997	17.1	18.1
1998	17.1	18.1
1999	17.1	18.2
2000	17.1	18.5
2001	17.1	18.8
2002	17.1	18.8
2003	17.2	18.9
2004	17.2	19
2005	17.2	19.2
2006	17.1	19.3
2007	17.1	19.5
2008	17	19.5
2009	16.9	19.7
2010	16.7	19.8
2011	16.6	19.7
2012	16.3	19.6
2013	16	19.5
2014	15.6	19.4
2015	15.4	19.3
2016	15.4	19.2
2017	15.4	19.2
2018	15.4	19.1
2019	15.4	19.1
2020	15.4	19.2
2021	15.4	19.2
2022	15.3	19.3
2023	15.3	19.4
2024	15.4	19.5

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