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Central African Republic vs Dominica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 66.2K in Dominica (ranked 188/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 289.6 sq mi for Dominica (ranked 43rd vs. 175th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Dominica
Population
5662456
65870
Population rank 117/197 188/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$689M
2024
GDP rank 171/197 190/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$10,405
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 84/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$21,301
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$719M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
100.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$10,858
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 53/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$6,142
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
289.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
1.48
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
37 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Central African Republic and Dominica: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Dominica economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Dominica
Year GDP
CAR Dominica
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 -
1976 $451,152,461 -
1977 $507,298,148 $45,872,947
1978 $610,578,632 $57,130,216
1979 $700,764,748 $55,017,759
1980 $797,048,199 $72,804,653
1981 $694,803,623 $82,107,391
1982 $748,312,391 $89,527,577
1983 $658,679,333 $98,665,191
1984 $637,820,670 $109,157,071
1985 $864,849,836 $119,491,933
1986 $1,122,265,013 $135,161,959
1987 $1,200,991,978 $151,868,754
1988 $1,264,899,288 $171,106,184
1989 $1,233,930,281 $185,137,243
1990 $1,440,711,459 $201,429,630
1991 $1,377,374,987 $219,762,963
1992 $1,411,917,553 $234,059,259
1993 $1,278,781,262 $245,525,926
1994 $851,174,357 $264,374,074
1995 $1,115,389,674 $274,522,222
1996 $1,007,791,127 $292,285,185
1997 $937,741,513 $302,988,889
1998 $967,338,390 $322,411,111
1999 $999,477,511 $331,759,259
2000 $916,777,283 $333,470,370
2001 $932,648,605 $377,462,963
2002 $996,068,145 $375,200,000
2003 $1,142,315,523 $373,318,519
2004 $1,272,360,517 $396,711,111
2005 $1,337,894,379 $391,455,556
2006 $1,461,859,762 $416,674,074
2007 $1,699,811,295 $444,685,185
2008 $1,993,407,888 $480,003,704
2009 $2,067,381,665 $515,618,519
2010 $2,142,591,540 $519,859,259
2011 $2,437,982,705 $532,081,481
2012 $2,510,126,512 $520,355,556
2013 $1,691,544,110 $545,325,926
2014 $1,894,813,389 $572,255,556
2015 $1,695,825,714 $583,177,778
2016 $1,825,018,145 $612,711,111
2017 $2,072,349,973 $563,355,556
2018 $2,220,979,146 $628,244,444
2019 $2,221,301,351 $644,259,259
2020 $2,326,720,900 $528,944,444
2021 $2,516,498,412 $562,911,111
2022 $2,382,618,615 $623,062,963
2023 $2,555,492,086 $659,311,111
2024 $2,751,544,520 $688,881,481

Central African Republic and Dominica economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Dominica
Year GDP per capita
CAR Dominica
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 -
1976 $192.1 -
1977 $213.8 $634
1978 $254.6 $786
1979 $289.1 $754
1980 $325 $996
1981 $280.3 $1,125
1982 $298.4 $1,232
1983 $259.6 $1,363
1984 $248.3 $1,515
1985 $333 $1,666
1986 $426 $1,893
1987 $450 $2,138
1988 $466 $2,423
1989 $443 $2,639
1990 $502 $2,893
1991 $465 $3,171
1992 $462 $3,376
1993 $405 $3,536
1994 $261.3 $3,805
1995 $333 $3,952
1996 $293.3 $4,211
1997 $265.5 $4,372
1998 $266.6 $4,664
1999 $268 $4,817
2000 $239.2 $4,867
2001 $238 $5,528
2002 $248.6 $5,488
2003 $278.4 $5,447
2004 $303 $5,779
2005 $312 $5,695
2006 $334 $6,056
2007 $381 $6,459
2008 $437 $6,971
2009 $456 $7,487
2010 $477 $7,550
2011 $534 $7,705
2012 $544 $7,529
2013 $364 $7,822
2014 $410 $8,132
2015 $366 $8,283
2016 $387 $8,803
2017 $432 $8,225
2018 $455 $9,215
2019 $449 $9,491
2020 $463 $7,828
2021 $492 $8,376
2022 $467 $9,324
2023 $496 $9,913
2024 $516 $10,405

Central African Republic vs. Dominica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Dominica
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Dominica
1950 35.4 44.5
1951 35.8 46.3
1952 36.2 48.2
1953 36.6 50
1954 37 51.7
1955 37.4 53.4
1956 37.8 55
1957 38.3 56.5
1958 38.7 57.9
1959 39.1 59.1
1960 39.6 60.1
1961 40.1 61
1962 40.6 61.9
1963 41.1 62.6
1964 41.6 63.3
1965 42.2 63.9
1966 42.8 64.5
1967 43.4 64.9
1968 44 65.3
1969 44.6 65.7
1970 45.2 66.2
1971 45.8 66.8
1972 46.3 67.5
1973 46.9 68.1
1974 47.4 68.6
1975 47.9 69.1
1976 48.4 69.4
1977 48.8 69.7
1978 49.2 70.1
1979 49.5 69.2
1980 49.8 71
1981 50 71.5
1982 50.2 71.7
1983 50.3 72
1984 50.4 71.9
1985 50.5 71.9
1986 50.4 71.7
1987 50.4 71.4
1988 50.2 71
1989 50.1 70.7
1990 49.9 70.5
1991 49.6 70.4
1992 49.2 70.5
1993 48.9 70.6
1994 48.5 70.8
1995 48.1 70.8
1996 47.7 71
1997 47.3 71.2
1998 47.1 71.4
1999 46.9 71.5
2000 46.6 71.7
2001 46.7 71.9
2002 46.8 71.9
2003 47.3 71.9
2004 47.7 72
2005 48.2 72
2006 48.7 72
2007 49.3 71.9
2008 49.9 71.9
2009 14.7 71.8
2010 46.9 71.7
2011 50.1 71.5
2012 51.3 71.4
2013 49.5 71.2
2014 40.3 71.2
2015 51.9 70
2016 51 71.2
2017 45.2 68.6
2018 52.3 71.4
2019 31.5 71.3
2020 50.6 71.3
2021 40.3 69.8
2022 18.8 71.1
2023 57.4 71.1
2024 57.7 71.3
2025 57.9 71.5

Central African Republic and Dominica population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Dominica
Year Population
CAR Dominica
1960 1,702,346 59,372
1961 1,734,580 60,209
1962 1,768,115 60,948
1963 1,803,063 61,739
1964 1,839,583 62,587
1965 1,877,854 63,505
1966 1,918,082 64,507
1967 1,960,444 65,585
1968 2,005,100 66,732
1969 2,051,515 67,934
1970 2,097,505 68,908
1971 2,141,450 69,532
1972 2,183,769 70,060
1973 2,226,008 70,585
1974 2,269,338 71,091
1975 2,313,916 71,570
1976 2,348,566 72,017
1977 2,372,930 72,406
1978 2,397,961 72,724
1979 2,423,794 72,959
1980 2,450,535 73,083
1981 2,478,402 72,986
1982 2,507,375 72,688
1983 2,537,399 72,365
1984 2,568,610 72,056
1985 2,600,932 71,744
1986 2,634,258 71,406
1987 2,669,155 71,023
1988 2,713,965 70,608
1989 2,783,970 70,153
1990 2,871,910 69,627
1991 2,963,191 69,296
1992 3,058,831 69,325
1993 3,157,839 69,433
1994 3,257,954 69,477
1995 3,348,052 69,469
1996 3,435,965 69,410
1997 3,531,700 69,299
1998 3,628,827 69,124
1999 3,729,450 68,870
2000 3,833,416 68,511
2001 3,919,487 68,288
2002 4,006,077 68,367
2003 4,103,086 68,531
2004 4,192,826 68,649
2005 4,288,810 68,734
2006 4,377,579 68,806
2007 4,462,770 68,847
2008 4,558,984 68,854
2009 4,529,047 68,864
2010 4,492,995 68,859
2011 4,565,021 69,053
2012 4,610,848 69,118
2013 4,642,419 69,715
2014 4,623,182 70,373
2015 4,629,320 70,410
2016 4,713,663 69,606
2017 4,793,511 68,496
2018 4,878,657 68,174
2019 4,944,703 67,880
2020 5,026,628 67,573
2021 5,112,100 67,202
2022 5,098,039 66,826
2023 5,152,421 66,510
2024 5,330,690 66,205

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Dominica

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Dominica
Year Fertility rate
CAR Dominica
1960 5.95 6.18
1961 5.96 6.16
1962 5.97 6.12
1963 5.99 6.08
1964 6.01 6.03
1965 6.03 5.95
1966 6.06 5.86
1967 6.08 5.74
1968 6.1 5.59
1969 6.06 5.41
1970 6.03 5.22
1971 5.99 4.99
1972 5.96 4.67
1973 5.93 4.28
1974 5.9 3.84
1975 5.88 3.46
1976 5.94 3.19
1977 5.99 3.02
1978 6.04 2.96
1979 6.09 2.96
1980 6.13 3.04
1981 6.17 3.11
1982 6.16 3.17
1983 6.15 3.18
1984 6.14 3.15
1985 6.12 3.12
1986 6.11 3.08
1987 6.12 3.06
1988 6.1 3.06
1989 6.07 3.06
1990 6.05 3.09
1991 6.03 3.15
1992 5.96 3.18
1993 5.93 3.2
1994 5.92 2.96
1995 5.94 2.71
1996 5.96 2.55
1997 5.92 2.41
1998 5.89 2.32
1999 5.88 2.46
2000 5.85 2.35
2001 5.81 2.4
2002 5.79 2.16
2003 5.8 2.08
2004 5.78 2.02
2005 5.81 2
2006 5.84 2.07
2007 5.87 2.02
2008 5.9 1.97
2009 5.94 1.92
2010 5.96 1.89
2011 6.01 1.86
2012 6.05 1.83
2013 6.08 1.78
2014 6.1 1.71
2015 6.13 1.65
2016 6.13 1.58
2017 6.13 1.54
2018 6.11 1.52
2019 6.09 1.5
2020 6.06 1.5
2021 6.05 1.48
2022 6.02 1.48
2023 6.01 1.48

Central African Republic and Dominica demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Dominica
Year Median age, years
CAR Dominica
1960 20.3 18
1961 20.1 17.8
1962 19.9 17.6
1963 19.7 17.4
1964 19.6 17.2
1965 19.4 16.9
1966 19.3 16.6
1967 19.2 16.3
1968 19 16
1969 18.9 15.7
1970 18.9 15.7
1971 18.8 15.9
1972 18.7 16.3
1973 18.6 16.6
1974 18.6 16.9
1975 18.5 17.2
1976 18.5 17.5
1977 18.5 17.8
1978 18.5 18.1
1979 18.5 18.4
1980 18.5 18.7
1981 18.4 19.1
1982 18.4 19.6
1983 18.3 20
1984 18.3 20.6
1985 18.3 21.1
1986 18.2 21.6
1987 18.1 22
1988 18 22.3
1989 17.9 22.6
1990 17.8 22.9
1991 17.6 23.2
1992 17.5 23.6
1993 17.5 24
1994 17.4 24.5
1995 17.3 25
1996 17.2 25.6
1997 17.1 26.1
1998 17.1 26.6
1999 17.1 27.1
2000 17.1 27.6
2001 17.1 28
2002 17.1 28.4
2003 17.2 28.8
2004 17.2 29.2
2005 17.2 29.6
2006 17.1 30
2007 17.1 30.3
2008 17 30.6
2009 16.9 31
2010 16.7 31.5
2011 16.6 31.6
2012 16.3 31.8
2013 16 31.4
2014 15.6 31.2
2015 15.4 31.6
2016 15.4 32.8
2017 15.4 34.1
2018 15.4 34.5
2019 15.4 35
2020 15.4 35.5
2021 15.4 35.9
2022 15.3 36.3
2023 15.3 36.6
2024 15.4 37

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Dominica
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$676M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
52.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
5.39%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
11%
2001
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
56.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
13.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
55.3
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
$156M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$38.6M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
140,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
75.1%
2018
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
n/a

Energy

CAR Dominica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
625 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
0.08 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
1.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
8.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
20.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
19.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Dominica
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.0008%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-200
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
72.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.91 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
45.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
60
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
30
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
26.1
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
10.9
2016
Visa free countries
61
2025
136
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
94%
2003
English speaking
3%
2025
94%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
83.8%
2023

Health

CAR Dominica
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$574
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$157.8
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
0.44%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
1.12
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
35.5
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
32.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
12.9%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
77
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
5.02 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Dominica
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
4,374 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
96.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
184.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
940 mi
2018

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