Central African Republic vs Gabon statistics compared

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 2.54M in Gabon (ranked 142/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 99,487 sq mi for Gabon (ranked 43rd vs. 75th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219).

Central African Republic and Gabon: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Gabon economies compared

GDP

Central African Republic

Gabon

Table

Year	GDP
	CAR	Gabon
1960	$112,155,598	$141,468,978
1961	$123,134,583	$167,637,907
1962	$124,482,774	$182,796,536
1963	$129,379,124	$154,480,244
1964	$142,025,079	$215,679,855
1965	$150,574,795	$226,474,286
1966	$157,930,018	$245,849,781
1967	$163,820,514	$271,543,680
1968	$191,767,442	$294,468,564
1969	$188,039,210	$318,124,701
1970	$189,106,529	$323,802,476
1971	$201,450,800	$381,687,073
1972	$230,317,883	$430,508,359
1973	$271,183,082	$722,780,701
1974	$281,398,706	$1,544,216,002
1975	$378,660,016	$2,157,592,940
1976	$451,152,461	$3,009,409,974
1977	$507,298,148	$2,809,349,069
1978	$610,578,632	$2,389,479,272
1979	$700,764,748	$3,030,251,120
1980	$797,048,199	$4,279,637,942
1981	$694,803,623	$3,862,269,121
1982	$748,312,391	$3,618,007,841
1983	$658,679,333	$3,391,275,732
1984	$637,820,670	$3,561,451,561
1985	$864,849,836	$3,339,914,757
1986	$1,122,265,013	$3,403,638,189
1987	$1,200,991,978	$3,281,797,043
1988	$1,264,899,288	$3,834,503,376
1989	$1,233,930,281	$4,186,411,464
1990	$1,440,711,459	$5,952,293,765
1991	$1,377,374,987	$5,402,919,785
1992	$1,411,917,553	$5,592,390,827
1993	$1,278,781,262	$4,378,645,081
1994	$851,174,357	$4,190,819,344
1995	$1,115,389,674	$4,958,845,648
1996	$1,007,791,127	$5,694,040,003
1997	$937,741,513	$5,326,817,115
1998	$967,338,390	$4,483,417,310
1999	$999,477,511	$4,662,992,036
2000	$916,777,283	$5,080,483,629
2001	$932,648,605	$5,023,265,413
2002	$996,068,145	$5,335,451,100
2003	$1,142,315,523	$6,511,903,365
2004	$1,272,360,517	$7,770,219,008
2005	$1,337,894,379	$9,582,783,991
2006	$1,461,859,762	$10,327,598,306
2007	$1,699,811,295	$12,455,409,587
2008	$1,993,407,888	$15,571,348,344
2009	$2,067,381,665	$12,113,699,068
2010	$2,142,591,540	$14,372,593,020
2011	$2,437,982,705	$18,210,307,744
2012	$2,510,126,512	$17,170,464,016
2013	$1,691,544,110	$17,595,744,798
2014	$1,894,813,389	$18,203,966,896
2015	$1,695,825,714	$14,383,107,763
2016	$1,825,018,145	$14,023,890,265
2017	$2,072,349,973	$14,929,487,485
2018	$2,220,979,146	$16,867,326,402
2019	$2,221,301,351	$16,874,405,465
2020	$2,326,720,900	$15,342,236,164
2021	$2,516,498,412	$19,444,935,097
2022	$2,382,618,615	$20,440,655,695
2023	$2,555,492,086	$20,055,720,403
2024	$2,751,544,520	$20,867,044,936

Central African Republic and Gabon economies compared

GDP per capita

Central African Republic

Gabon

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	CAR	Gabon
1960	$65.9	$276.1
1961	$71	$323
1962	$70.4	$348
1963	$71.8	$290.7
1964	$77.2	$400
1965	$80.2	$415
1966	$82.3	$443
1967	$83.6	$482
1968	$95.6	$515
1969	$91.7	$545
1970	$90.2	$543
1971	$94.1	$627
1972	$105.5	$693
1973	$121.8	$1,140
1974	$124	$2,384
1975	$163.6	$3,258
1976	$192.1	$4,441
1977	$213.8	$4,048
1978	$254.6	$3,360
1979	$289.1	$4,155
1980	$325	$5,718
1981	$280.3	$5,026
1982	$298.4	$4,584
1983	$259.6	$4,182
1984	$248.3	$4,273
1985	$333	$3,898
1986	$426	$3,865
1987	$450	$3,624
1988	$466	$4,119
1989	$443	$4,374
1990	$502	$6,051
1991	$465	$5,345
1992	$462	$5,386
1993	$405	$4,106
1994	$261.3	$3,828
1995	$333	$4,415
1996	$293.3	$4,943
1997	$265.5	$4,509
1998	$266.6	$3,700
1999	$268	$3,751
2000	$239.2	$3,983
2001	$238	$3,836
2002	$248.6	$3,966
2003	$278.4	$4,711
2004	$303	$5,466
2005	$312	$6,548
2006	$334	$6,847
2007	$381	$8,004
2008	$437	$9,689
2009	$456	$7,291
2010	$477	$8,357
2011	$534	$10,219
2012	$544	$9,297
2013	$364	$9,198
2014	$410	$9,201
2015	$366	$7,047
2016	$387	$6,677
2017	$432	$6,922
2018	$455	$7,624
2019	$449	$7,441
2020	$463	$6,606
2021	$492	$8,181
2022	$467	$8,409
2023	$496	$8,071
2024	$516	$8,219

Central African Republic vs. Gabon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Central African Republic

Gabon

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	CAR	Gabon
1950	35.4	39.3
1951	35.8	40
1952	36.2	40.7
1953	36.6	41.5
1954	37	42.2
1955	37.4	42.9
1956	37.8	43.7
1957	38.3	44.4
1958	38.7	45.1
1959	39.1	45.8
1960	39.6	46.4
1961	40.1	47.1
1962	40.6	47.8
1963	41.1	48.4
1964	41.6	49
1965	42.2	49.7
1966	42.8	50.3
1967	43.4	50.9
1968	44	51.5
1969	44.6	52.1
1970	45.2	52.7
1971	45.8	53.3
1972	46.3	53.8
1973	46.9	54.4
1974	47.4	54.9
1975	47.9	55.5
1976	48.4	56
1977	48.8	56.5
1978	49.2	57
1979	49.5	57.4
1980	49.8	57.9
1981	50	58.3
1982	50.2	58.6
1983	50.3	59
1984	50.4	59.3
1985	50.5	59.7
1986	50.4	60
1987	50.4	60.2
1988	50.2	60.4
1989	50.1	60.6
1990	49.9	60.7
1991	49.6	60.9
1992	49.2	61
1993	48.9	61.1
1994	48.5	61.2
1995	48.1	61.3
1996	47.7	61.3
1997	47.3	61.4
1998	47.1	61.5
1999	46.9	61.7
2000	46.6	61.8
2001	46.7	62
2002	46.8	62.2
2003	47.3	62.5
2004	47.7	62.7
2005	48.2	63
2006	48.7	63.3
2007	49.3	63.6
2008	49.9	64
2009	14.7	64.4
2010	46.9	64.7
2011	50.1	65.1
2012	51.3	65.4
2013	49.5	65.8
2014	40.3	66.1
2015	51.9	66.3
2016	51	66.6
2017	45.2	66.8
2018	52.3	67
2019	31.5	67.3
2020	50.6	67.1
2021	40.3	67.1
2022	18.8	67.7
2023	57.4	68.3
2024	57.7	68.5
2025	57.9	68.7

Central African Republic and Gabon population clocks and comparison

Population

Central African Republic

Gabon

Table

Year	Population
	CAR	Gabon
1960	1,702,346	512,316
1961	1,734,580	518,266
1962	1,768,115	524,649
1963	1,803,063	531,452
1964	1,839,583	538,657
1965	1,877,854	546,308
1966	1,918,082	554,463
1967	1,960,444	563,108
1968	2,005,100	572,257
1969	2,051,515	583,276
1970	2,097,505	595,846
1971	2,141,450	608,348
1972	2,183,769	620,960
1973	2,226,008	633,995
1974	2,269,338	647,691
1975	2,313,916	662,197
1976	2,348,566	677,628
1977	2,372,930	693,984
1978	2,397,961	711,245
1979	2,423,794	729,375
1980	2,450,535	748,389
1981	2,478,402	768,385
1982	2,507,375	789,286
1983	2,537,399	811,005
1984	2,568,610	833,501
1985	2,600,932	856,726
1986	2,634,258	880,705
1987	2,669,155	905,479
1988	2,713,965	931,020
1989	2,783,970	957,138
1990	2,871,910	983,734
1991	2,963,191	1,010,818
1992	3,058,831	1,038,380
1993	3,157,839	1,066,405
1994	3,257,954	1,094,720
1995	3,348,052	1,123,213
1996	3,435,965	1,152,015
1997	3,531,700	1,181,439
1998	3,628,827	1,211,736
1999	3,729,450	1,243,016
2000	3,833,416	1,275,572
2001	3,919,487	1,309,589
2002	4,006,077	1,345,135
2003	4,103,086	1,382,350
2004	4,192,826	1,421,609
2005	4,288,810	1,463,495
2006	4,377,579	1,508,337
2007	4,462,770	1,556,237
2008	4,558,984	1,607,175
2009	4,529,047	1,661,556
2010	4,492,995	1,719,879
2011	4,565,021	1,781,985
2012	4,610,848	1,846,889
2013	4,642,419	1,913,059
2014	4,623,182	1,978,399
2015	4,629,320	2,040,989
2016	4,713,663	2,100,306
2017	4,793,511	2,156,900
2018	4,878,657	2,212,318
2019	4,944,703	2,267,706
2020	5,026,628	2,322,539
2021	5,112,100	2,376,722
2022	5,098,039	2,430,747
2023	5,152,421	2,484,789
2024	5,330,690	2,538,952

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Gabon

Fertility rate

Central African Republic

Gabon

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	CAR	Gabon
1960	5.95	4.42
1961	5.96	4.5
1962	5.97	4.59
1963	5.99	4.65
1964	6.01	4.71
1965	6.03	4.79
1966	6.06	4.86
1967	6.08	4.92
1968	6.1	4.98
1969	6.06	5.05
1970	6.03	5.1
1971	5.99	5.16
1972	5.96	5.24
1973	5.93	5.29
1974	5.9	5.33
1975	5.88	5.39
1976	5.94	5.46
1977	5.99	5.52
1978	6.04	5.57
1979	6.09	5.61
1980	6.13	5.66
1981	6.17	5.73
1982	6.16	5.74
1983	6.15	5.76
1984	6.14	5.73
1985	6.12	5.71
1986	6.11	5.69
1987	6.12	5.67
1988	6.1	5.62
1989	6.07	5.55
1990	6.05	5.46
1991	6.03	5.37
1992	5.96	5.29
1993	5.93	5.19
1994	5.92	5.04
1995	5.94	4.88
1996	5.96	4.74
1997	5.92	4.66
1998	5.89	4.58
1999	5.88	4.5
2000	5.85	4.47
2001	5.81	4.42
2002	5.79	4.36
2003	5.8	4.3
2004	5.78	4.25
2005	5.81	4.21
2006	5.84	4.17
2007	5.87	4.14
2008	5.9	4.12
2009	5.94	4.14
2010	5.96	4.15
2011	6.01	4.15
2012	6.05	4.09
2013	6.08	4.02
2014	6.1	3.95
2015	6.13	3.92
2016	6.13	3.92
2017	6.13	3.91
2018	6.11	3.91
2019	6.09	3.88
2020	6.06	3.83
2021	6.05	3.78
2022	6.02	3.71
2023	6.01	3.65

Central African Republic and Gabon demographics compared

Median age

Central African Republic

Gabon

Table

Year	Median age, years
	CAR	Gabon
1960	20.3	27.2
1961	20.1	27
1962	19.9	26.8
1963	19.7	26.5
1964	19.6	26.2
1965	19.4	25.9
1966	19.3	25.6
1967	19.2	25.2
1968	19	24.8
1969	18.9	24.5
1970	18.9	24.2
1971	18.8	23.9
1972	18.7	23.5
1973	18.6	23.2
1974	18.6	22.9
1975	18.5	22.5
1976	18.5	22.2
1977	18.5	21.9
1978	18.5	21.6
1979	18.5	21.3
1980	18.5	21
1981	18.4	20.7
1982	18.4	20.4
1983	18.3	20.1
1984	18.3	19.9
1985	18.3	19.7
1986	18.2	19.5
1987	18.1	19.3
1988	18	19.2
1989	17.9	19
1990	17.8	18.9
1991	17.6	18.9
1992	17.5	18.8
1993	17.5	18.8
1994	17.4	18.8
1995	17.3	18.8
1996	17.2	18.9
1997	17.1	18.9
1998	17.1	19
1999	17.1	19.1
2000	17.1	19.3
2001	17.1	19.4
2002	17.1	19.6
2003	17.2	19.7
2004	17.2	19.9
2005	17.2	20.1
2006	17.1	20.3
2007	17.1	20.6
2008	17	20.8
2009	16.9	21
2010	16.7	21.2
2011	16.6	21.4
2012	16.3	21.7
2013	16	21.9
2014	15.6	22.1
2015	15.4	22.2
2016	15.4	22.3
2017	15.4	22.4
2018	15.4	22.4
2019	15.4	22.5
2020	15.4	22.5
2021	15.4	22.5
2022	15.3	22.5
2023	15.3	22.6
2024	15.4	22.6

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