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Central African Republic vs Cuba statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 11M in Cuba (ranked 86/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 40,077 sq mi for Cuba (ranked 43rd vs. 103rd).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Cuba
Population
5662456
10937204
Population rank 117/197 89/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$107B
2020
GDP rank 171/197 69/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$9,605
2020
GDP per capita rank 194/197 87/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$12,300
2016
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$313
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 178/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$3,584
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
40,077 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
43.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
78.4 years
2025

Central African Republic and Cuba: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Cuba economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Cuba
Year GDP
CAR Cuba
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 $5,693,005,200
1971 $201,450,800 $6,914,658,400
1972 $230,317,883 $8,135,150,892
1973 $271,183,082 $9,987,709,650
1974 $281,398,706 $11,405,957,317
1975 $378,660,016 $13,027,415,244
1976 $451,152,461 $13,789,579,903
1977 $507,298,148 $14,206,158,675
1978 $610,578,632 $17,844,705,325
1979 $700,764,748 $19,584,443,288
1980 $797,048,199 $19,912,889,861
1981 $694,803,623 $20,150,254,096
1982 $748,312,391 $20,953,510,235
1983 $658,679,333 $22,204,940,512
1984 $637,820,670 $24,039,383,608
1985 $864,849,836 $22,920,490,774
1986 $1,122,265,013 $24,226,574,634
1987 $1,200,991,978 $25,213,935,012
1988 $1,264,899,288 $27,458,999,472
1989 $1,233,930,281 $27,023,468,666
1990 $1,440,711,459 $28,645,436,569
1991 $1,377,374,987 $24,316,556,026
1992 $1,411,917,553 $22,085,858,243
1993 $1,278,781,262 $22,367,254,865
1994 $851,174,357 $28,448,326,757
1995 $1,115,389,674 $30,429,803,651
1996 $1,007,791,127 $25,017,368,700
1997 $937,741,513 $25,365,908,100
1998 $967,338,390 $25,736,331,200
1999 $999,477,511 $28,364,615,200
2000 $916,777,283 $30,565,400,000
2001 $932,648,605 $31,682,400,000
2002 $996,068,145 $33,590,500,000
2003 $1,142,315,523 $35,901,200,000
2004 $1,272,360,517 $38,203,000,000
2005 $1,337,894,379 $42,643,836,100
2006 $1,461,859,762 $48,835,925,926
2007 $1,699,811,295 $54,262,870,370
2008 $1,993,407,888 $56,302,129,630
2009 $2,067,381,665 $57,481,481,481
2010 $2,142,591,540 $59,562,962,963
2011 $2,437,982,705 $68,990,000,000
2012 $2,510,126,512 $73,141,000,000
2013 $1,691,544,110 $77,148,000,000
2014 $1,894,813,389 $80,656,100,000
2015 $1,695,825,714 $87,132,800,000
2016 $1,825,018,145 $91,370,407,864
2017 $2,072,349,973 $96,850,649,692
2018 $2,220,979,146 $100,050,036,096
2019 $2,221,301,351 $103,427,600,000
2020 $2,326,720,900 $107,351,800,000
2021 $2,516,498,412 -
2022 $2,382,618,615 -
2023 $2,555,492,086 -
2024 $2,751,544,520 -

Central African Republic and Cuba economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Cuba
Year GDP per capita
CAR Cuba
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 $645
1971 $94.1 $770
1972 $105.5 $892
1973 $121.8 $1,079
1974 $124 $1,217
1975 $163.6 $1,374
1976 $192.1 $1,441
1977 $213.8 $1,472
1978 $254.6 $1,837
1979 $289.1 $2,006
1980 $325 $2,031
1981 $280.3 $2,046
1982 $298.4 $2,114
1983 $259.6 $2,222
1984 $248.3 $2,386
1985 $333 $2,257
1986 $426 $2,365
1987 $450 $2,440
1988 $466 $2,632
1989 $443 $2,566
1990 $502 $2,694
1991 $465 $2,269
1992 $462 $2,048
1993 $405 $2,063
1994 $261.3 $2,613
1995 $333 $2,785
1996 $293.3 $2,282
1997 $265.5 $2,306
1998 $266.6 $2,332
1999 $268 $2,562
2000 $239.2 $2,751
2001 $238 $2,843
2002 $248.6 $3,005
2003 $278.4 $3,203
2004 $303 $3,399
2005 $312 $3,786
2006 $334 $4,330
2007 $381 $4,807
2008 $437 $4,986
2009 $456 $5,089
2010 $477 $5,272
2011 $534 $6,104
2012 $544 $6,471
2013 $364 $6,828
2014 $410 $7,147
2015 $366 $7,728
2016 $387 $8,111
2017 $432 $8,611
2018 $455 $8,911
2019 $449 $9,232
2020 $463 $9,605
2021 $492 -
2022 $467 -
2023 $496 -
2024 $516 -

Central African Republic vs. Cuba life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Cuba
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Cuba
1950 35.4 59
1951 35.8 59.4
1952 36.2 59.8
1953 36.6 60.2
1954 37 60.7
1955 37.4 61.2
1956 37.8 61.5
1957 38.3 61.9
1958 38.7 62.3
1959 39.1 62.8
1960 39.6 63.3
1961 40.1 63.7
1962 40.6 64.4
1963 41.1 64.3
1964 41.6 65.3
1965 42.2 65.6
1966 42.8 66.1
1967 43.4 66.5
1968 44 66.9
1969 44.6 67.4
1970 45.2 67.9
1971 45.8 68.4
1972 46.3 68.9
1973 46.9 69.3
1974 47.4 69.9
1975 47.9 70.4
1976 48.4 70.9
1977 48.8 71.4
1978 49.2 71.9
1979 49.5 72.3
1980 49.8 72.6
1981 50 73
1982 50.2 73.4
1983 50.3 73.6
1984 50.4 73.6
1985 50.5 73.5
1986 50.4 73.6
1987 50.4 73.6
1988 50.2 73.7
1989 50.1 73.7
1990 49.9 73.8
1991 49.6 73.8
1992 49.2 73.8
1993 48.9 73.9
1994 48.5 74.1
1995 48.1 74.3
1996 47.7 74.7
1997 47.3 75.1
1998 47.1 75.4
1999 46.9 75.7
2000 46.6 75.9
2001 46.7 76.4
2002 46.8 76.8
2003 47.3 77.4
2004 47.7 77.3
2005 48.2 77.5
2006 48.7 77.4
2007 49.3 77.6
2008 49.9 77.6
2009 14.7 77.6
2010 46.9 77.9
2011 50.1 78.1
2012 51.3 78.2
2013 49.5 78
2014 40.3 77.8
2015 51.9 77.7
2016 51 77.6
2017 45.2 77.3
2018 52.3 77.4
2019 31.5 77.4
2020 50.6 77.4
2021 40.3 73.2
2022 18.8 77.6
2023 57.4 78.1
2024 57.7 78.3
2025 57.9 78.4

Central African Republic and Cuba population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Cuba
Year Population
CAR Cuba
1960 1,702,346 7,238,081
1961 1,734,580 7,387,117
1962 1,768,115 7,541,098
1963 1,803,063 7,701,660
1964 1,839,583 7,866,020
1965 1,877,854 8,030,797
1966 1,918,082 8,193,450
1967 1,960,444 8,352,625
1968 2,005,100 8,509,522
1969 2,051,515 8,666,640
1970 2,097,505 8,824,382
1971 2,141,450 8,979,085
1972 2,183,769 9,123,891
1973 2,226,008 9,255,328
1974 2,269,338 9,374,183
1975 2,313,916 9,479,726
1976 2,348,566 9,571,242
1977 2,372,930 9,648,440
1978 2,397,961 9,711,980
1979 2,423,794 9,763,355
1980 2,450,535 9,804,796
1981 2,478,402 9,849,320
1982 2,507,375 9,912,681
1983 2,537,399 9,991,026
1984 2,568,610 10,073,299
1985 2,600,932 10,157,228
1986 2,634,258 10,244,247
1987 2,669,155 10,335,342
1988 2,713,965 10,432,585
1989 2,783,970 10,533,243
1990 2,871,910 10,631,799
1991 2,963,191 10,717,640
1992 3,058,831 10,785,801
1993 3,157,839 10,841,031
1994 3,257,954 10,886,021
1995 3,348,052 10,925,362
1996 3,435,965 10,962,010
1997 3,531,700 10,997,934
1998 3,628,827 11,034,712
1999 3,729,450 11,072,230
2000 3,833,416 11,109,109
2001 3,919,487 11,144,132
2002 4,006,077 11,177,418
2003 4,103,086 11,209,383
2004 4,192,826 11,238,756
2005 4,288,810 11,262,554
2006 4,377,579 11,278,550
2007 4,462,770 11,287,272
2008 4,558,984 11,291,762
2009 4,529,047 11,294,719
2010 4,492,995 11,297,409
2011 4,565,021 11,301,571
2012 4,610,848 11,303,175
2013 4,642,419 11,298,167
2014 4,623,182 11,285,775
2015 4,629,320 11,275,065
2016 4,713,663 11,265,612
2017 4,793,511 11,247,829
2018 4,878,657 11,227,118
2019 4,944,703 11,202,846
2020 5,026,628 11,176,354
2021 5,112,100 11,122,168
2022 5,098,039 11,059,820
2023 5,152,421 11,019,931
2024 5,330,690 10,979,783

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Cuba

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Cuba
Year Fertility rate
CAR Cuba
1960 5.95 4.13
1961 5.96 4.26
1962 5.97 4.42
1963 5.99 4.56
1964 6.01 4.53
1965 6.03 4.5
1966 6.06 4.4
1967 6.08 4.29
1968 6.1 4.19
1969 6.06 4.12
1970 6.03 3.98
1971 5.99 3.8
1972 5.96 3.61
1973 5.93 3.4
1974 5.9 3.16
1975 5.88 2.82
1976 5.94 2.51
1977 5.99 2.21
1978 6.04 1.88
1979 6.09 1.77
1980 6.13 1.64
1981 6.17 1.59
1982 6.16 1.78
1983 6.15 1.8
1984 6.14 1.77
1985 6.12 1.77
1986 6.11 1.78
1987 6.12 1.8
1988 6.1 1.85
1989 6.07 1.83
1990 6.05 1.81
1991 6.03 1.66
1992 5.96 1.56
1993 5.93 1.49
1994 5.92 1.47
1995 5.94 1.48
1996 5.96 1.46
1997 5.92 1.59
1998 5.89 1.62
1999 5.88 1.64
2000 5.85 1.61
2001 5.81 1.6
2002 5.79 1.65
2003 5.8 1.63
2004 5.78 1.55
2005 5.81 1.49
2006 5.84 1.4
2007 5.87 1.44
2008 5.9 1.58
2009 5.94 1.68
2010 5.96 1.67
2011 6.01 1.73
2012 6.05 1.67
2013 6.08 1.68
2014 6.1 1.66
2015 6.13 1.69
2016 6.13 1.6
2017 6.13 1.59
2018 6.11 1.61
2019 6.09 1.54
2020 6.06 1.49
2021 6.05 1.43
2022 6.02 1.41
2023 6.01 1.44

Central African Republic and Cuba demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Cuba
Year Median age, years
CAR Cuba
1960 20.3 22.5
1961 20.1 22.5
1962 19.9 22.4
1963 19.7 22.3
1964 19.6 22.2
1965 19.4 22.1
1966 19.3 22
1967 19.2 21.9
1968 19 21.9
1969 18.9 21.8
1970 18.9 21.8
1971 18.8 21.9
1972 18.7 21.9
1973 18.6 22.1
1974 18.6 22.2
1975 18.5 22.5
1976 18.5 22.7
1977 18.5 23
1978 18.5 23.4
1979 18.5 23.7
1980 18.5 24.1
1981 18.4 24.5
1982 18.4 24.8
1983 18.3 25.1
1984 18.3 25.5
1985 18.3 25.9
1986 18.2 26.3
1987 18.1 26.7
1988 18 27.1
1989 17.9 27.5
1990 17.8 27.9
1991 17.6 28.3
1992 17.5 28.7
1993 17.5 29.2
1994 17.4 29.7
1995 17.3 30.3
1996 17.2 30.9
1997 17.1 31.4
1998 17.1 32
1999 17.1 32.5
2000 17.1 33.1
2001 17.1 33.6
2002 17.1 34.2
2003 17.2 34.7
2004 17.2 35.2
2005 17.2 35.7
2006 17.1 36.2
2007 17.1 36.8
2008 17 37.3
2009 16.9 37.7
2010 16.7 38.2
2011 16.6 38.6
2012 16.3 39.1
2013 16 39.7
2014 15.6 40.2
2015 15.4 40.6
2016 15.4 40.9
2017 15.4 41.3
2018 15.4 41.6
2019 15.4 41.9
2020 15.4 42.1
2021 15.4 42.3
2022 15.3 42.5
2023 15.3 42.8
2024 15.4 43.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Cuba
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$101B
2019
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
49%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
8.44%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
2.88%
2018
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
76,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
1.7%
2018
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
70%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
27.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
25.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$144M
1960
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
n/a
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
1,086,000
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
n/a

Energy

CAR Cuba
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
816 kg
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
22.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
88.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
20.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.34%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
62.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,102 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
5.19%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0.77%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Cuba
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-22,356
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
47.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
4.42
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
99.7%
2021
English speaking
3%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
71.3%
2023

Health

CAR Cuba
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$1,199
2020
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$107
2020
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
78.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
9.43
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
35
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
8.3
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
22.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
17.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
5.38 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Cuba
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
3,650 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
24,714 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
12,517 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
n/a

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