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Central African Republic vs Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 14.8M in Guinea (ranked 75/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 94,873 sq mi for Guinea (ranked 43rd vs. 77th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Guinea
Population
5662456
15374667
Population rank 117/197 75/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$25.3B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 117/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$1,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 161/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$4,579
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$12.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
39.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$821
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 147/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$23,703
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
94,873 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
4.22
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
19.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
61.1 years
2025

Central African Republic and Guinea: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Guinea economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Guinea
Year GDP
CAR Guinea
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 $3,220,224,608
1971 $201,450,800 $3,594,302,908
1972 $230,317,883 $4,203,069,035
1973 $271,183,082 $5,152,080,388
1974 $281,398,706 $5,691,417,541
1975 $378,660,016 $6,102,769,605
1976 $451,152,461 $6,762,781,871
1977 $507,298,148 $6,914,381,291
1978 $610,578,632 $8,087,305,999
1979 $700,764,748 $8,877,094,497
1980 $797,048,199 $9,746,524,915
1981 $694,803,623 $9,646,440,667
1982 $748,312,391 $11,926,032,493
1983 $658,679,333 $15,129,893,722
1984 $637,820,670 $18,421,497,251
1985 $864,849,836 $22,787,644,566
1986 $1,122,265,013 $2,909,130,355
1987 $1,200,991,978 $2,976,714,019
1988 $1,264,899,288 $3,476,480,303
1989 $1,233,930,281 $3,546,079,263
1990 $1,440,711,459 $3,888,320,666
1991 $1,377,374,987 $4,396,178,694
1992 $1,411,917,553 $4,789,220,417
1993 $1,278,781,262 $4,781,166,117
1994 $851,174,357 $4,932,800,407
1995 $1,115,389,674 $5,385,704,166
1996 $1,007,791,127 $5,641,243,100
1997 $937,741,513 $5,516,916,163
1998 $967,338,390 $5,232,118,046
1999 $999,477,511 $5,046,806,783
2000 $916,777,283 $4,367,458,867
2001 $932,648,605 $4,125,527,603
2002 $996,068,145 $4,301,608,753
2003 $1,142,315,523 $5,025,167,975
2004 $1,272,360,517 $5,300,767,961
2005 $1,337,894,379 $4,282,468,637
2006 $1,461,859,762 $4,220,019,845
2007 $1,699,811,295 $6,281,918,226
2008 $1,993,407,888 $6,964,179,983
2009 $2,067,381,665 $6,716,905,340
2010 $2,142,591,540 $6,853,467,146
2011 $2,437,982,705 $6,785,137,203
2012 $2,510,126,512 $7,638,044,557
2013 $1,691,544,110 $8,376,613,539
2014 $1,894,813,389 $8,778,473,373
2015 $1,695,825,714 $8,794,201,743
2016 $1,825,018,145 $8,595,955,222
2017 $2,072,349,973 $10,324,668,271
2018 $2,220,979,146 $11,857,030,367
2019 $2,221,301,351 $13,442,861,496
2020 $2,326,720,900 $14,088,693,743
2021 $2,516,498,412 $17,069,115,738
2022 $2,382,618,615 $19,910,452,542
2023 $2,555,492,086 $22,407,615,556
2024 $2,751,544,520 $25,334,307,879

Central African Republic and Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Guinea
Year GDP per capita
CAR Guinea
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 $753
1971 $94.1 $825
1972 $105.5 $948
1973 $121.8 $1,143
1974 $124 $1,243
1975 $163.6 $1,311
1976 $192.1 $1,431
1977 $213.8 $1,440
1978 $254.6 $1,658
1979 $289.1 $1,790
1980 $325 $1,931
1981 $280.3 $1,876
1982 $298.4 $2,273
1983 $259.6 $2,823
1984 $248.3 $3,362
1985 $333 $4,062
1986 $426 $506
1987 $450 $505
1988 $466 $574
1989 $443 $570
1990 $502 $604
1991 $465 $656
1992 $462 $693
1993 $405 $671
1994 $261.3 $672
1995 $333 $713
1996 $293.3 $726
1997 $265.5 $696
1998 $266.6 $647
1999 $268 $611
2000 $239.2 $518
2001 $238 $483
2002 $248.6 $496
2003 $278.4 $566
2004 $303 $585
2005 $312 $463
2006 $334 $447
2007 $381 $650
2008 $437 $704
2009 $456 $662
2010 $477 $659
2011 $534 $637
2012 $544 $699
2013 $364 $748
2014 $410 $765
2015 $366 $747
2016 $387 $712
2017 $432 $834
2018 $455 $933
2019 $449 $1,031
2020 $463 $1,054
2021 $492 $1,245
2022 $467 $1,417
2023 $496 $1,555
2024 $516 $1,717

Central African Republic vs. Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Guinea
1950 35.4 35.6
1951 35.8 35.6
1952 36.2 35.7
1953 36.6 35.8
1954 37 35.9
1955 37.4 36
1956 37.8 36.1
1957 38.3 36.2
1958 38.7 36.4
1959 39.1 36.5
1960 39.6 36.6
1961 40.1 36.8
1962 40.6 37
1963 41.1 37.2
1964 41.6 37.4
1965 42.2 37.7
1966 42.8 38
1967 43.4 38.2
1968 44 38.5
1969 44.6 38.8
1970 45.2 39.1
1971 45.8 39.4
1972 46.3 39.7
1973 46.9 39.9
1974 47.4 40.2
1975 47.9 40.6
1976 48.4 41
1977 48.8 41.4
1978 49.2 41.9
1979 49.5 42.3
1980 49.8 42.8
1981 50 43.3
1982 50.2 43.9
1983 50.3 44.2
1984 50.4 44.9
1985 50.5 45.3
1986 50.4 45.7
1987 50.4 46.1
1988 50.2 46.5
1989 50.1 46.9
1990 49.9 47.3
1991 49.6 47.8
1992 49.2 48.3
1993 48.9 48.8
1994 48.5 49.2
1995 48.1 49.8
1996 47.7 50.5
1997 47.3 51.1
1998 47.1 51.6
1999 46.9 52
2000 46.6 52.4
2001 46.7 52.7
2002 46.8 53.2
2003 47.3 53.6
2004 47.7 54
2005 48.2 54.4
2006 48.7 54.9
2007 49.3 55.2
2008 49.9 55.7
2009 14.7 56.1
2010 46.9 56.4
2011 50.1 56.8
2012 51.3 57.1
2013 49.5 57.5
2014 40.3 57.6
2015 51.9 57.9
2016 51 58.5
2017 45.2 58.7
2018 52.3 59
2019 31.5 59.4
2020 50.6 59.3
2021 40.3 59.4
2022 18.8 60.4
2023 57.4 60.7
2024 57.7 60.9
2025 57.9 61.1

Central African Republic and Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Guinea
Year Population
CAR Guinea
1960 1,702,346 3,556,749
1961 1,734,580 3,619,551
1962 1,768,115 3,684,273
1963 1,803,063 3,750,954
1964 1,839,583 3,819,722
1965 1,877,854 3,890,716
1966 1,918,082 3,964,155
1967 1,960,444 4,040,153
1968 2,005,100 4,118,550
1969 2,051,515 4,198,300
1970 2,097,505 4,277,535
1971 2,141,450 4,355,200
1972 2,183,769 4,431,292
1973 2,226,008 4,506,324
1974 2,269,338 4,580,510
1975 2,313,916 4,653,876
1976 2,348,566 4,727,022
1977 2,372,930 4,801,128
1978 2,397,961 4,877,854
1979 2,423,794 4,959,283
1980 2,450,535 5,047,419
1981 2,478,402 5,143,288
1982 2,507,375 5,247,672
1983 2,537,399 5,359,814
1984 2,568,610 5,480,096
1985 2,600,932 5,610,373
1986 2,634,258 5,750,668
1987 2,669,155 5,900,198
1988 2,713,965 6,056,574
1989 2,783,970 6,215,811
1990 2,871,910 6,434,374
1991 2,963,191 6,697,166
1992 3,058,831 6,914,366
1993 3,157,839 7,128,177
1994 3,257,954 7,345,107
1995 3,348,052 7,553,249
1996 3,435,965 7,770,035
1997 3,531,700 7,931,370
1998 3,628,827 8,081,990
1999 3,729,450 8,265,123
2000 3,833,416 8,428,832
2001 3,919,487 8,539,960
2002 4,006,077 8,674,066
2003 4,103,086 8,870,781
2004 4,192,826 9,062,726
2005 4,288,810 9,245,844
2006 4,377,579 9,441,171
2007 4,462,770 9,662,281
2008 4,558,984 9,898,870
2009 4,529,047 10,143,534
2010 4,492,995 10,396,086
2011 4,565,021 10,656,810
2012 4,610,848 10,921,581
2013 4,642,419 11,191,873
2014 4,623,182 11,472,924
2015 4,629,320 11,767,070
2016 4,713,663 12,073,030
2017 4,793,511 12,385,659
2018 4,878,657 12,704,774
2019 4,944,703 13,034,346
2020 5,026,628 13,371,183
2021 5,112,100 13,710,513
2022 5,098,039 14,055,137
2023 5,152,421 14,405,468
2024 5,330,690 14,754,785

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Guinea

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Guinea
Year Fertility rate
CAR Guinea
1960 5.95 6.11
1961 5.96 6.13
1962 5.97 6.14
1963 5.99 6.15
1964 6.01 6.17
1965 6.03 6.18
1966 6.06 6.19
1967 6.08 6.2
1968 6.1 6.21
1969 6.06 6.23
1970 6.03 6.24
1971 5.99 6.26
1972 5.96 6.28
1973 5.93 6.31
1974 5.9 6.34
1975 5.88 6.37
1976 5.94 6.4
1977 5.99 6.43
1978 6.04 6.44
1979 6.09 6.45
1980 6.13 6.46
1981 6.17 6.46
1982 6.16 6.49
1983 6.15 6.49
1984 6.14 6.51
1985 6.12 6.53
1986 6.11 6.55
1987 6.12 6.57
1988 6.1 6.56
1989 6.07 6.55
1990 6.05 6.52
1991 6.03 6.48
1992 5.96 6.45
1993 5.93 6.41
1994 5.92 6.36
1995 5.94 6.29
1996 5.96 6.21
1997 5.92 6.12
1998 5.89 6.05
1999 5.88 5.99
2000 5.85 5.92
2001 5.81 5.83
2002 5.79 5.78
2003 5.8 5.74
2004 5.78 5.73
2005 5.81 5.73
2006 5.84 5.7
2007 5.87 5.66
2008 5.9 5.6
2009 5.94 5.53
2010 5.96 5.44
2011 6.01 5.34
2012 6.05 5.23
2013 6.08 5.15
2014 6.1 5.07
2015 6.13 5
2016 6.13 4.92
2017 6.13 4.79
2018 6.11 4.67
2019 6.09 4.58
2020 6.06 4.49
2021 6.05 4.4
2022 6.02 4.3
2023 6.01 4.22

Central African Republic and Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Guinea
Year Median age, years
CAR Guinea
1960 20.3 20.6
1961 20.1 20.5
1962 19.9 20.4
1963 19.7 20.4
1964 19.6 20.3
1965 19.4 20.2
1966 19.3 20.1
1967 19.2 20.1
1968 19 20
1969 18.9 20
1970 18.9 19.9
1971 18.8 19.8
1972 18.7 19.8
1973 18.6 19.7
1974 18.6 19.5
1975 18.5 19.4
1976 18.5 19.3
1977 18.5 19.2
1978 18.5 19
1979 18.5 18.9
1980 18.5 18.8
1981 18.4 18.7
1982 18.4 18.6
1983 18.3 18.5
1984 18.3 18.5
1985 18.3 18.4
1986 18.2 18.4
1987 18.1 18.4
1988 18 18.4
1989 17.9 18.3
1990 17.8 18.3
1991 17.6 18.3
1992 17.5 18.2
1993 17.5 18.2
1994 17.4 18.1
1995 17.3 18.1
1996 17.2 18
1997 17.1 17.9
1998 17.1 17.7
1999 17.1 17.6
2000 17.1 17.5
2001 17.1 17.3
2002 17.1 17.2
2003 17.2 17.2
2004 17.2 17.2
2005 17.2 17.2
2006 17.1 17.2
2007 17.1 17.2
2008 17 17.3
2009 16.9 17.3
2010 16.7 17.4
2011 16.6 17.5
2012 16.3 17.6
2013 16 17.7
2014 15.6 17.8
2015 15.4 18
2016 15.4 18.1
2017 15.4 18.2
2018 15.4 18.3
2019 15.4 18.5
2020 15.4 18.6
2021 15.4 18.8
2022 15.3 18.9
2023 15.3 19
2024 15.4 19.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
17.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
1.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
2.13%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
5.02%
2019
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
25.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
54.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
23.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3.5%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$1.89B
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$616M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
99,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports n/a
0.01%
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
36%
2024

Energy

CAR Guinea
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
3.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
0.26 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
66.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
88.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
87.4%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

CAR Guinea
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-12,024
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
38.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
29.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
28
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
1
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
8.82
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
29.7
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
63
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
45.3%
2021
English speaking
3%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
26.5%
2023

Health

CAR Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$55
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$30.5
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
61.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
20.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
494
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
95
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
9.74%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
15
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
0.52 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Guinea
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
6,430 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
69,475 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
23,433 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
n/a

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