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Central African Republic vs Guyana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 831K in Guyana (ranked 161/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 81,522 sq mi for Guyana (ranked 43rd vs. 82nd).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Guyana
Population
5662456
839919
Population rank 117/197 162/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$24.8B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 119/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$29,884
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 42/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$79,906
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$6.03B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
27.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$7,252
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 67/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$13,265
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
81,522 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
2.41
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
26.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
70.4 years
2025

Central African Republic and Guyana: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Guyana economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Guyana
Year GDP
CAR Guyana
1960 $112,155,598 $170,216,241
1961 $123,134,583 $185,849,535
1962 $124,482,774 $194,949,513
1963 $129,379,124 $175,757,894
1964 $142,025,079 $194,774,513
1965 $150,574,795 $213,235,294
1966 $157,930,018 $228,705,882
1967 $163,820,514 $250,176,471
1968 $191,767,442 $229,750,000
1969 $188,039,210 $249,300,000
1970 $189,106,529 $267,800,000
1971 $201,450,800 $282,050,000
1972 $230,317,883 $285,380,952
1973 $271,183,082 $307,047,619
1974 $281,398,706 $433,954,545
1975 $378,660,016 $494,791,667
1976 $451,152,461 $454,440,000
1977 $507,298,148 $449,880,000
1978 $610,578,632 $507,080,000
1979 $700,764,748 $530,440,000
1980 $797,048,199 $603,200,000
1981 $694,803,623 $570,357,107
1982 $748,312,391 $482,000,000
1983 $658,679,333 $489,333,333
1984 $637,820,670 $437,631,605
1985 $864,849,836 $453,488,372
1986 $1,122,265,013 $504,651,140
1987 $1,200,991,978 $354,591,847
1988 $1,264,899,288 $413,799,990
1989 $1,233,930,281 $379,779,390
1990 $1,440,711,459 $396,582,263
1991 $1,377,374,987 $348,533,095
1992 $1,411,917,553 $373,573,141
1993 $1,278,781,262 $454,101,382
1994 $851,174,357 $540,874,934
1995 $1,115,389,674 $621,626,786
1996 $1,007,791,127 $705,406,001
1997 $937,741,513 $749,138,010
1998 $967,338,390 $717,530,683
1999 $999,477,511 $694,754,988
2000 $916,777,283 $712,667,897
2001 $932,648,605 $712,167,450
2002 $996,068,145 $726,131,435
2003 $1,142,315,523 $743,063,950
2004 $1,272,360,517 $787,814,379
2005 $1,337,894,379 $824,880,550
2006 $1,461,859,762 $2,379,817,991
2007 $1,699,811,295 $2,730,971,595
2008 $1,993,407,888 $3,025,187,433
2009 $2,067,381,665 $3,165,663,153
2010 $2,142,591,540 $3,432,912,517
2011 $2,437,982,705 $3,691,384,318
2012 $2,510,126,512 $4,063,088,536
2013 $1,691,544,110 $4,167,800,929
2014 $1,894,813,389 $4,127,660,152
2015 $1,695,825,714 $4,279,840,194
2016 $1,825,018,145 $4,482,697,337
2017 $2,072,349,973 $4,748,174,334
2018 $2,220,979,146 $4,787,636,998
2019 $2,221,301,351 $5,173,760,192
2020 $2,326,720,900 $5,471,256,595
2021 $2,516,498,412 $8,041,362,110
2022 $2,382,618,615 $14,718,388,489
2023 $2,555,492,086 $16,918,503,597
2024 $2,751,544,520 $24,835,899,826

Central African Republic and Guyana economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Guyana
Year GDP per capita
CAR Guyana
1960 $65.9 $299.1
1961 $71 $319
1962 $70.4 $327
1963 $71.8 $288.8
1964 $77.2 $313
1965 $80.2 $336
1966 $82.3 $353
1967 $83.6 $378
1968 $95.6 $340
1969 $91.7 $361
1970 $90.2 $381
1971 $94.1 $396
1972 $105.5 $395
1973 $121.8 $421
1974 $124 $588
1975 $163.6 $664
1976 $192.1 $604
1977 $213.8 $593
1978 $254.6 $663
1979 $289.1 $689
1980 $325 $779
1981 $280.3 $735
1982 $298.4 $621
1983 $259.6 $631
1984 $248.3 $565
1985 $333 $588
1986 $426 $657
1987 $450 $464
1988 $466 $545
1989 $443 $503
1990 $502 $529
1991 $465 $466
1992 $462 $498
1993 $405 $603
1994 $261.3 $716
1995 $333 $820
1996 $293.3 $928
1997 $265.5 $983
1998 $266.6 $940
1999 $268 $909
2000 $239.2 $932
2001 $238 $932
2002 $248.6 $951
2003 $278.4 $974
2004 $303 $1,033
2005 $312 $1,084
2006 $334 $3,136
2007 $381 $3,608
2008 $437 $4,009
2009 $456 $4,209
2010 $477 $4,582
2011 $534 $4,947
2012 $544 $5,444
2013 $364 $5,557
2014 $410 $5,473
2015 $366 $5,640
2016 $387 $5,871
2017 $432 $6,179
2018 $455 $6,048
2019 $449 $6,406
2020 $463 $6,776
2021 $492 $9,861
2022 $467 $17,913
2023 $496 $20,474
2024 $516 $29,884

Central African Republic vs. Guyana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Guyana
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Guyana
1950 35.4 49.2
1951 35.8 50.2
1952 36.2 51.3
1953 36.6 52.4
1954 37 53.3
1955 37.4 54.1
1956 37.8 55.2
1957 38.3 56.1
1958 38.7 56.4
1959 39.1 57
1960 39.6 57.5
1961 40.1 57.9
1962 40.6 58.3
1963 41.1 58.6
1964 41.6 59
1965 42.2 59.1
1966 42.8 59.3
1967 43.4 59.5
1968 44 59.7
1969 44.6 59.8
1970 45.2 60
1971 45.8 60.1
1972 46.3 60.1
1973 46.9 60.2
1974 47.4 60.3
1975 47.9 60.4
1976 48.4 60.4
1977 48.8 60.6
1978 49.2 60.6
1979 49.5 60.7
1980 49.8 60.8
1981 50 60.9
1982 50.2 61
1983 50.3 61.2
1984 50.4 61.3
1985 50.5 61.4
1986 50.4 61.5
1987 50.4 61.7
1988 50.2 61.8
1989 50.1 62.1
1990 49.9 62.3
1991 49.6 62.5
1992 49.2 62.8
1993 48.9 63
1994 48.5 63
1995 48.1 62.7
1996 47.7 62.7
1997 47.3 62.9
1998 47.1 63.4
1999 46.9 63.8
2000 46.6 64.1
2001 46.7 64.4
2002 46.8 64.2
2003 47.3 64.1
2004 47.7 64.2
2005 48.2 64.4
2006 48.7 64.8
2007 49.3 65.5
2008 49.9 65.7
2009 14.7 66
2010 46.9 66.2
2011 50.1 66.5
2012 51.3 66.4
2013 49.5 66.7
2014 40.3 67.3
2015 51.9 67.7
2016 51 68.1
2017 45.2 68.5
2018 52.3 68.8
2019 31.5 69.1
2020 50.6 67.8
2021 40.3 64.3
2022 18.8 69.9
2023 57.4 70.2
2024 57.7 70.3
2025 57.9 70.4

Central African Republic and Guyana population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Guyana
Year Population
CAR Guyana
1960 1,702,346 569,143
1961 1,734,580 582,568
1962 1,768,115 595,461
1963 1,803,063 608,537
1964 1,839,583 621,764
1965 1,877,854 635,128
1966 1,918,082 648,646
1967 1,960,444 662,311
1968 2,005,100 676,160
1969 2,051,515 690,223
1970 2,097,505 702,705
1971 2,141,450 712,662
1972 2,183,769 721,617
1973 2,226,008 730,138
1974 2,269,338 738,057
1975 2,313,916 745,393
1976 2,348,566 752,253
1977 2,372,930 758,654
1978 2,397,961 764,586
1979 2,423,794 770,062
1980 2,450,535 774,367
1981 2,478,402 776,453
1982 2,507,375 776,712
1983 2,537,399 775,891
1984 2,568,610 774,111
1985 2,600,932 771,477
1986 2,634,258 768,098
1987 2,669,155 764,120
1988 2,713,965 759,663
1989 2,783,970 754,865
1990 2,871,910 749,894
1991 2,963,191 747,861
1992 3,058,831 749,911
1993 3,157,839 752,965
1994 3,257,954 755,822
1995 3,348,052 758,388
1996 3,435,965 760,526
1997 3,531,700 762,245
1998 3,628,827 763,586
1999 3,729,450 764,483
2000 3,833,416 764,832
2001 3,919,487 764,477
2002 4,006,077 763,652
2003 4,103,086 763,101
2004 4,192,826 762,418
2005 4,288,810 760,914
2006 4,377,579 758,966
2007 4,462,770 756,861
2008 4,558,984 754,606
2009 4,529,047 752,094
2010 4,492,995 749,256
2011 4,565,021 746,153
2012 4,610,848 746,288
2013 4,642,419 750,021
2014 4,623,182 754,229
2015 4,629,320 758,781
2016 4,713,663 763,548
2017 4,793,511 768,479
2018 4,878,657 791,556
2019 4,944,703 807,665
2020 5,026,628 807,481
2021 5,112,100 815,482
2022 5,098,039 821,637
2023 5,152,421 826,353
2024 5,330,690 831,087

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Guyana

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Guyana
Year Fertility rate
CAR Guyana
1960 5.95 6.33
1961 5.96 6.34
1962 5.97 6.33
1963 5.99 6.31
1964 6.01 6.23
1965 6.03 6.14
1966 6.06 6.02
1967 6.08 5.89
1968 6.1 5.75
1969 6.06 5.58
1970 6.03 5.41
1971 5.99 5.26
1972 5.96 5.08
1973 5.93 4.87
1974 5.9 4.64
1975 5.88 4.45
1976 5.94 4.28
1977 5.99 4.12
1978 6.04 3.97
1979 6.09 3.86
1980 6.13 3.77
1981 6.17 3.72
1982 6.16 3.68
1983 6.15 3.64
1984 6.14 3.54
1985 6.12 3.47
1986 6.11 3.38
1987 6.12 3.31
1988 6.1 3.23
1989 6.07 3.19
1990 6.05 3.18
1991 6.03 3.18
1992 5.96 3.19
1993 5.93 3.2
1994 5.92 3.23
1995 5.94 3.24
1996 5.96 3.23
1997 5.92 3.22
1998 5.89 3.18
1999 5.88 3.13
2000 5.85 3.06
2001 5.81 2.96
2002 5.79 2.84
2003 5.8 2.75
2004 5.78 2.68
2005 5.81 2.65
2006 5.84 2.66
2007 5.87 2.68
2008 5.9 2.7
2009 5.94 2.69
2010 5.96 2.68
2011 6.01 2.69
2012 6.05 2.7
2013 6.08 2.71
2014 6.1 2.7
2015 6.13 2.67
2016 6.13 2.63
2017 6.13 2.59
2018 6.11 2.55
2019 6.09 2.52
2020 6.06 2.49
2021 6.05 2.46
2022 6.02 2.44
2023 6.01 2.41

Central African Republic and Guyana demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Guyana
Year Median age, years
CAR Guyana
1960 20.3 16.7
1961 20.1 16.6
1962 19.9 16.4
1963 19.7 16.3
1964 19.6 16.2
1965 19.4 16.1
1966 19.3 16.1
1967 19.2 16.2
1968 19 16.2
1969 18.9 16.4
1970 18.9 16.5
1971 18.8 16.6
1972 18.7 16.7
1973 18.6 16.8
1974 18.6 17
1975 18.5 17.2
1976 18.5 17.4
1977 18.5 17.6
1978 18.5 17.8
1979 18.5 18
1980 18.5 18.2
1981 18.4 18.4
1982 18.4 18.7
1983 18.3 19
1984 18.3 19.3
1985 18.3 19.6
1986 18.2 19.9
1987 18.1 20.2
1988 18 20.5
1989 17.9 20.7
1990 17.8 20.9
1991 17.6 21.1
1992 17.5 21.3
1993 17.5 21.4
1994 17.4 21.5
1995 17.3 21.7
1996 17.2 21.8
1997 17.1 21.9
1998 17.1 22
1999 17.1 22.1
2000 17.1 22.2
2001 17.1 22.4
2002 17.1 22.5
2003 17.2 22.7
2004 17.2 22.9
2005 17.2 23.2
2006 17.1 23.4
2007 17.1 23.6
2008 17 23.8
2009 16.9 24
2010 16.7 24.2
2011 16.6 24.4
2012 16.3 24.5
2013 16 24.6
2014 15.6 24.6
2015 15.4 24.7
2016 15.4 24.9
2017 15.4 25
2018 15.4 25.4
2019 15.4 25.7
2020 15.4 25.9
2021 15.4 26.1
2022 15.3 26.4
2023 15.3 26.7
2024 15.4 26.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Guyana
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$16.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
24.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
4.45%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
0.59%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-4.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
13.2%
2019
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
15.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
74.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
58.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
34.4%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
1.1%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
86,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
4.21%
2003
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
n/a

Energy

CAR Guyana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
661 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
3.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
12.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
7.11%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0.0008%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
98.9%
2023

Society

CAR Guyana
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-5,407
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
27.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
49.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
16.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
22.3
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
98
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
90%
2022
English speaking
3%
2025
90.5%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
81.7%
2023

Health

CAR Guyana
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$532
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$122.6
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
70.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
3.25%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
1.41
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
25.7
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
29%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
46
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
11.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
5.04 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Guyana
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.14%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
98,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
2,780 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
70,995 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
2,482 mi
2019

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