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Central African Republic vs Cyprus statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 1.36M in Cyprus (ranked 155/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 3,568 sq mi for Cyprus (ranked 43rd vs. 163rd).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Cyprus ranks 104/197 ($36.3B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Cyprus ranks 45/197 ($26,749).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Cyprus
Population
5662456
1380052
Population rank 117/197 153/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$36.3B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 104/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$26,749
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 45/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$61,240
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$23.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
60.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$17,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 34/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$24,086
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
3,568 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
381 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
82 years
2025

Central African Republic and Cyprus: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Cyprus economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Cyprus
Year GDP
CAR Cyprus
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 $489,912,574
1976 $451,152,461 $576,090,074
1977 $507,298,148 $734,876,021
1978 $610,578,632 $964,024,364
1979 $700,764,748 $1,288,699,776
1980 $797,048,199 $2,154,311,277
1981 $694,803,623 $2,087,496,374
1982 $748,312,391 $2,159,242,417
1983 $658,679,333 $2,160,364,071
1984 $637,820,670 $2,278,248,953
1985 $864,849,836 $2,430,411,900
1986 $1,122,265,013 $3,090,734,463
1987 $1,200,991,978 $3,704,813,886
1988 $1,264,899,288 $4,278,792,597
1989 $1,233,930,281 $4,563,482,604
1990 $1,440,711,459 $5,591,130,218
1991 $1,377,374,987 $5,770,197,348
1992 $1,411,917,553 $6,912,150,456
1993 $1,278,781,262 $6,590,291,048
1994 $851,174,357 $7,425,703,929
1995 $1,115,389,674 $9,933,137,128
1996 $1,007,791,127 $10,011,914,680
1997 $937,741,513 $9,547,816,420
1998 $967,338,390 $10,248,618,778
1999 $999,477,511 $10,497,907,228
2000 $916,777,283 $9,985,847,314
2001 $932,648,605 $10,397,898,907
2002 $996,068,145 $11,420,228,846
2003 $1,142,315,523 $14,547,329,558
2004 $1,272,360,517 $17,320,551,250
2005 $1,337,894,379 $18,433,412,511
2006 $1,461,859,762 $20,072,754,987
2007 $1,699,811,295 $23,968,727,074
2008 $1,993,407,888 $27,844,646,258
2009 $2,067,381,665 $26,048,179,949
2010 $2,142,591,540 $25,799,940,078
2011 $2,437,982,705 $27,641,547,910
2012 $2,510,126,512 $25,047,436,975
2013 $1,691,544,110 $23,959,712,861
2014 $1,894,813,389 $23,225,918,260
2015 $1,695,825,714 $19,909,278,417
2016 $1,825,018,145 $21,046,462,281
2017 $2,072,349,973 $22,946,570,629
2018 $2,220,979,146 $25,754,001,368
2019 $2,221,301,351 $26,196,667,100
2020 $2,326,720,900 $25,555,093,854
2021 $2,516,498,412 $30,372,642,502
2022 $2,382,618,615 $30,935,566,077
2023 $2,555,492,086 $33,886,930,712
2024 $2,751,544,520 $36,333,022,329

Central African Republic and Cyprus economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Cyprus
Year GDP per capita
CAR Cyprus
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 $743
1976 $192.1 $870
1977 $213.8 $1,102
1978 $254.6 $1,434
1979 $289.1 $1,902
1980 $325 $3,154
1981 $280.3 $3,030
1982 $298.4 $3,100
1983 $259.6 $3,055
1984 $248.3 $3,167
1985 $333 $3,324
1986 $426 $4,159
1987 $450 $4,908
1988 $466 $5,584
1989 $443 $5,870
1990 $502 $7,092
1991 $465 $7,222
1992 $462 $8,530
1993 $405 $7,978
1994 $261.3 $8,791
1995 $333 $11,514
1996 $293.3 $11,373
1997 $265.5 $10,637
1998 $266.6 $11,206
1999 $268 $11,273
2000 $239.2 $10,537
2001 $238 $10,785
2002 $248.6 $11,636
2003 $278.4 $14,553
2004 $303 $17,016
2005 $312 $17,790
2006 $334 $19,037
2007 $381 $22,344
2008 $437 $25,522
2009 $456 $23,480
2010 $477 $22,876
2011 $534 $24,110
2012 $544 $21,493
2013 $364 $20,238
2014 $410 $19,326
2015 $366 $16,326
2016 $387 $17,013
2017 $432 $18,295
2018 $455 $20,267
2019 $449 $20,360
2020 $463 $19,624
2021 $492 $23,057
2022 $467 $23,236
2023 $496 $25,195
2024 $516 $26,749

Central African Republic vs. Cyprus life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Cyprus
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Cyprus
1950 35.4 55.8
1951 35.8 56.8
1952 36.2 57.7
1953 36.6 58.4
1954 37 59.3
1955 37.4 59.7
1956 37.8 60.4
1957 38.3 61
1958 38.7 61.6
1959 39.1 62.3
1960 39.6 63.3
1961 40.1 64.1
1962 40.6 64.7
1963 41.1 61.8
1964 41.6 62.2
1965 42.2 66.1
1966 42.8 66.5
1967 43.4 66.9
1968 44 67.3
1969 44.6 67.6
1970 45.2 68.1
1971 45.8 68.4
1972 46.3 68.6
1973 46.9 69
1974 47.4 54.6
1975 47.9 70.3
1976 48.4 70.8
1977 48.8 71.3
1978 49.2 71.7
1979 49.5 72.2
1980 49.8 72.8
1981 50 73.1
1982 50.2 73.5
1983 50.3 73.7
1984 50.4 74
1985 50.5 74.6
1986 50.4 74.9
1987 50.4 75.3
1988 50.2 75.4
1989 50.1 75.8
1990 49.9 76
1991 49.6 76.2
1992 49.2 76.3
1993 48.9 76.3
1994 48.5 76.4
1995 48.1 76.6
1996 47.7 76.9
1997 47.3 77.1
1998 47.1 77.2
1999 46.9 77.6
2000 46.6 77.9
2001 46.7 78.2
2002 46.8 78.8
2003 47.3 78.9
2004 47.7 79
2005 48.2 79.2
2006 48.7 79.5
2007 49.3 79.8
2008 49.9 79.9
2009 14.7 80.4
2010 46.9 80.6
2011 50.1 80.9
2012 51.3 81.1
2013 49.5 81.3
2014 40.3 81.3
2015 51.9 81.5
2016 51 81.5
2017 45.2 81.5
2018 52.3 81.6
2019 31.5 81.5
2020 50.6 81.2
2021 40.3 80.6
2022 18.8 80.4
2023 57.4 81.6
2024 57.7 81.8
2025 57.9 82

Central African Republic and Cyprus population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Cyprus
Year Population
CAR Cyprus
1960 1,702,346 586,490
1961 1,734,580 595,514
1962 1,768,115 601,466
1963 1,803,063 607,252
1964 1,839,583 612,521
1965 1,877,854 617,736
1966 1,918,082 623,390
1967 1,960,444 629,251
1968 2,005,100 635,157
1969 2,051,515 641,189
1970 2,097,505 647,446
1971 2,141,450 654,050
1972 2,183,769 661,063
1973 2,226,008 665,937
1974 2,269,338 663,254
1975 2,313,916 659,405
1976 2,348,566 662,032
1977 2,372,930 667,101
1978 2,397,961 672,249
1979 2,423,794 677,549
1980 2,450,535 683,076
1981 2,478,402 688,893
1982 2,507,375 696,497
1983 2,537,399 707,225
1984 2,568,610 719,334
1985 2,600,932 731,277
1986 2,634,258 743,105
1987 2,669,155 754,785
1988 2,713,965 766,235
1989 2,783,970 777,420
1990 2,871,910 788,351
1991 2,963,191 798,944
1992 3,058,831 810,341
1993 3,157,839 826,034
1994 3,257,954 844,667
1995 3,348,052 862,695
1996 3,435,965 880,290
1997 3,531,700 897,568
1998 3,628,827 914,548
1999 3,729,450 931,234
2000 3,833,416 947,667
2001 3,919,487 964,127
2002 4,006,077 981,440
2003 4,103,086 999,590
2004 4,192,826 1,017,875
2005 4,288,810 1,036,151
2006 4,377,579 1,054,418
2007 4,462,770 1,072,714
2008 4,558,984 1,091,026
2009 4,529,047 1,109,371
2010 4,492,995 1,127,816
2011 4,565,021 1,146,493
2012 4,610,848 1,165,397
2013 4,642,419 1,183,895
2014 4,623,182 1,201,801
2015 4,629,320 1,219,502
2016 4,713,663 1,237,112
2017 4,793,511 1,254,275
2018 4,878,657 1,270,737
2019 4,944,703 1,286,671
2020 5,026,628 1,302,247
2021 5,112,100 1,317,309
2022 5,098,039 1,331,370
2023 5,152,421 1,344,976
2024 5,330,690 1,358,282

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Cyprus

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Cyprus
Year Fertility rate
CAR Cyprus
1960 5.95 3.39
1961 5.96 3.62
1962 5.97 3.51
1963 5.99 3.49
1964 6.01 3.41
1965 6.03 3.47
1966 6.06 3.4
1967 6.08 3.32
1968 6.1 3.27
1969 6.06 3.19
1970 6.03 3.07
1971 5.99 3.04
1972 5.96 2.99
1973 5.93 2.4
1974 5.9 2.28
1975 5.88 2.11
1976 5.94 2.33
1977 5.99 2.09
1978 6.04 2.08
1979 6.09 2.14
1980 6.13 2.3
1981 6.17 2.15
1982 6.16 2.49
1983 6.15 2.49
1984 6.14 2.51
1985 6.12 2.43
1986 6.11 2.45
1987 6.12 2.39
1988 6.1 2.47
1989 6.07 2.37
1990 6.05 2.4
1991 6.03 2.34
1992 5.96 2.46
1993 5.93 2.25
1994 5.92 2.16
1995 5.94 2.03
1996 5.96 1.95
1997 5.92 1.86
1998 5.89 1.76
1999 5.88 1.67
2000 5.85 1.64
2001 5.81 1.57
2002 5.79 1.5
2003 5.8 1.51
2004 5.78 1.51
2005 5.81 1.48
2006 5.84 1.51
2007 5.87 1.45
2008 5.9 1.48
2009 5.94 1.48
2010 5.96 1.43
2011 6.01 1.36
2012 6.05 1.38
2013 6.08 1.3
2014 6.1 1.31
2015 6.13 1.32
2016 6.13 1.36
2017 6.13 1.32
2018 6.11 1.32
2019 6.09 1.33
2020 6.06 1.36
2021 6.05 1.39
2022 6.02 1.39
2023 6.01 1.39

Central African Republic and Cyprus demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Cyprus
Year Median age, years
CAR Cyprus
1960 20.3 23.1
1961 20.1 23.1
1962 19.9 23.3
1963 19.7 23.5
1964 19.6 23.7
1965 19.4 23.9
1966 19.3 24
1967 19.2 24.2
1968 19 24.3
1969 18.9 24.5
1970 18.9 24.7
1971 18.8 24.9
1972 18.7 25.1
1973 18.6 25.3
1974 18.6 25.4
1975 18.5 25.5
1976 18.5 25.9
1977 18.5 26.3
1978 18.5 26.8
1979 18.5 27.2
1980 18.5 27.7
1981 18.4 28.2
1982 18.4 28.5
1983 18.3 28.7
1984 18.3 28.8
1985 18.3 28.9
1986 18.2 29.1
1987 18.1 29.2
1988 18 29.4
1989 17.9 29.6
1990 17.8 29.8
1991 17.6 30.1
1992 17.5 30.3
1993 17.5 30.4
1994 17.4 30.5
1995 17.3 30.6
1996 17.2 30.8
1997 17.1 31
1998 17.1 31.2
1999 17.1 31.4
2000 17.1 31.6
2001 17.1 31.8
2002 17.1 32
2003 17.2 32.2
2004 17.2 32.4
2005 17.2 32.6
2006 17.1 32.8
2007 17.1 33.1
2008 17 33.4
2009 16.9 33.6
2010 16.7 33.9
2011 16.6 34.2
2012 16.3 34.5
2013 16 34.8
2014 15.6 35.2
2015 15.4 35.6
2016 15.4 36
2017 15.4 36.4
2018 15.4 36.8
2019 15.4 37.2
2020 15.4 37.6
2021 15.4 38
2022 15.3 38.4
2023 15.3 38.8
2024 15.4 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Cyprus
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
40.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
4.74%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
1.82%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
+3.84%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
4.86%
2024
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
76.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
10.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
73.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
26.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3.6%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
93
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$2.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$661M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
4,117,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
3.25%
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
96.1%
2024

Energy

CAR Cyprus
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,673 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$23.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
7.18 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
5.34 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
86.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
15.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.44%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
117%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,842 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
15.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Cyprus
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
+8,138
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
67.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.67 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
80.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
56
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
71
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
0.82
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
5.8
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
99.4%
2021
English speaking
3%
2025
75.1%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
91.2%
2023

Health

CAR Cyprus
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$2,864
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$417
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
82 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
1.17%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
3.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
3.5
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
23.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
35.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
6.36 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Cyprus
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.006%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
2,627 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
498 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
666 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
12,366 mi
2016

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