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Central African Republic vs Haiti statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 11.8M in Haiti (ranked 83/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 10,641 sq mi for Haiti (ranked 43rd vs. 142nd).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Haiti ranks 118/197 ($25.2B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Haiti ranks 154/197 ($2,143).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Haiti
Population
5662456
12011655
Population rank 117/197 82/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$25.2B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 118/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$2,143
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 154/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$3,183
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$3.77B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
11.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$320
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 177/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$2,081
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
10,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
1,106 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
2.66
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
24.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
65.3 years
2025

Central African Republic and Haiti: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Haiti economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Haiti
Year GDP
CAR Haiti
1960 $112,155,598 $273,187,200
1961 $123,134,583 $271,066,000
1962 $124,482,774 $281,896,800
1963 $129,379,124 $294,883,400
1964 $142,025,079 $325,281,200
1965 $150,574,795 $353,251,800
1966 $157,930,018 $368,948,600
1967 $163,820,514 $369,124,200
1968 $191,767,442 $367,968,800
1969 $188,039,210 $391,820,400
1970 $189,106,529 $331,200,000
1971 $201,450,800 $362,800,000
1972 $230,317,883 $371,998,958
1973 $271,183,082 $466,798,973
1974 $281,398,706 $565,399,322
1975 $378,660,016 $681,400,000
1976 $451,152,461 $879,000,000
1977 $507,298,148 $947,000,000
1978 $610,578,632 $974,200,000
1979 $700,764,748 $1,080,600,000
1980 $797,048,199 $1,383,800,000
1981 $694,803,623 $1,479,400,000
1982 $748,312,391 $1,474,200,000
1983 $658,679,333 $1,623,600,000
1984 $637,820,670 $1,816,200,000
1985 $864,849,836 $2,009,400,000
1986 $1,122,265,013 $2,318,000,000
1987 $1,200,991,978 $2,047,200,000
1988 $1,264,899,288 $2,613,926,800
1989 $1,233,930,281 $2,736,243,800
1990 $1,440,711,459 $3,096,289,800
1991 $1,377,374,987 $3,473,562,628
1992 $1,411,917,553 $2,257,129,792
1993 $1,278,781,262 $1,878,253,767
1994 $851,174,357 $2,167,569,046
1995 $1,115,389,674 $2,813,313,279
1996 $1,007,791,127 $2,907,517,604
1997 $937,741,513 $3,338,949,152
1998 $967,338,390 $3,723,903,724
1999 $999,477,511 $4,153,725,884
2000 $916,777,283 $6,813,566,099
2001 $932,648,605 $6,331,970,324
2002 $996,068,145 $6,205,847,214
2003 $1,142,315,523 $5,071,947,798
2004 $1,272,360,517 $6,087,360,684
2005 $1,337,894,379 $7,030,149,730
2006 $1,461,859,762 $7,638,739,123
2007 $1,699,811,295 $9,228,637,768
2008 $1,993,407,888 $10,432,962,635
2009 $2,067,381,665 $11,597,002,835
2010 $2,142,591,540 $11,859,312,725
2011 $2,437,982,705 $13,008,746,039
2012 $2,510,126,512 $13,708,925,477
2013 $1,691,544,110 $14,902,488,604
2014 $1,894,813,389 $15,146,883,498
2015 $1,695,825,714 $14,849,629,309
2016 $1,825,018,145 $14,069,277,526
2017 $2,072,349,973 $15,093,357,161
2018 $2,220,979,146 $16,403,864,618
2019 $2,221,301,351 $15,016,090,930
2020 $2,326,720,900 $14,508,222,518
2021 $2,516,498,412 $20,877,414,953
2022 $2,382,618,615 $20,253,551,921
2023 $2,555,492,086 $19,850,585,722
2024 $2,751,544,520 $25,224,154,991

Central African Republic and Haiti economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Haiti
Year GDP per capita
CAR Haiti
1960 $65.9 $70.8
1961 $71 $69
1962 $70.4 $70.4
1963 $71.8 $72.4
1964 $77.2 $78.5
1965 $80.2 $83.6
1966 $82.3 $85.7
1967 $83.6 $84.2
1968 $95.6 $82.4
1969 $91.7 $86.1
1970 $90.2 $71.5
1971 $94.1 $76.8
1972 $105.5 $77.3
1973 $121.8 $95.1
1974 $124 $113
1975 $163.6 $133.6
1976 $192.1 $169.1
1977 $213.8 $178.7
1978 $254.6 $180.3
1979 $289.1 $196.2
1980 $325 $246.5
1981 $280.3 $258.5
1982 $298.4 $252.6
1983 $259.6 $272.8
1984 $248.3 $299.2
1985 $333 $325
1986 $426 $367
1987 $450 $318
1988 $466 $397
1989 $443 $407
1990 $502 $452
1991 $465 $497
1992 $462 $316
1993 $405 $258.1
1994 $261.3 $292.1
1995 $333 $372
1996 $293.3 $377
1997 $265.5 $425
1998 $266.6 $465
1999 $268 $510
2000 $239.2 $821
2001 $238 $749
2002 $248.6 $721
2003 $278.4 $579
2004 $303 $683
2005 $312 $776
2006 $334 $829
2007 $381 $985
2008 $437 $1,095
2009 $456 $1,197
2010 $477 $1,210
2011 $534 $1,312
2012 $544 $1,361
2013 $364 $1,458
2014 $410 $1,460
2015 $366 $1,411
2016 $387 $1,318
2017 $432 $1,395
2018 $455 $1,496
2019 $449 $1,352
2020 $463 $1,290
2021 $492 $1,835
2022 $467 $1,761
2023 $496 $1,706
2024 $516 $2,143

Central African Republic vs. Haiti life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Haiti
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Haiti
1950 35.4 37.2
1951 35.8 38.1
1952 36.2 38.8
1953 36.6 39.5
1954 37 40.1
1955 37.4 41
1956 37.8 41.6
1957 38.3 42.1
1958 38.7 42.6
1959 39.1 43
1960 39.6 43.4
1961 40.1 43.8
1962 40.6 44.2
1963 41.1 42.7
1964 41.6 44.9
1965 42.2 45.4
1966 42.8 45.6
1967 43.4 46.1
1968 44 46.5
1969 44.6 46.9
1970 45.2 47.3
1971 45.8 47.6
1972 46.3 47.9
1973 46.9 48.2
1974 47.4 48.5
1975 47.9 48.7
1976 48.4 49
1977 48.8 49.2
1978 49.2 49.5
1979 49.5 49.7
1980 49.8 50
1981 50 50.3
1982 50.2 50.6
1983 50.3 50.9
1984 50.4 51.3
1985 50.5 51.6
1986 50.4 51.9
1987 50.4 52.2
1988 50.2 52.6
1989 50.1 52.9
1990 49.9 53.2
1991 49.6 53.5
1992 49.2 54
1993 48.9 54.5
1994 48.5 54.7
1995 48.1 55.6
1996 47.7 56.1
1997 47.3 56.7
1998 47.1 57.1
1999 46.9 57.7
2000 46.6 58.2
2001 46.7 58.6
2002 46.8 59
2003 47.3 59.4
2004 47.7 58.5
2005 48.2 60.3
2006 48.7 60.7
2007 49.3 61.1
2008 49.9 61.3
2009 14.7 61.7
2010 46.9 45.6
2011 50.1 61.6
2012 51.3 62.3
2013 49.5 62.6
2014 40.3 63
2015 51.9 63.2
2016 51 63.3
2017 45.2 63.8
2018 52.3 64.1
2019 31.5 64.3
2020 50.6 63.8
2021 40.3 62.6
2022 18.8 63.9
2023 57.4 64.9
2024 57.7 65.1
2025 57.9 65.3

Central African Republic and Haiti population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Haiti
Year Population
CAR Haiti
1960 1,702,346 3,858,443
1961 1,734,580 3,929,030
1962 1,768,115 4,001,575
1963 1,803,063 4,073,068
1964 1,839,583 4,146,244
1965 1,877,854 4,223,820
1966 1,918,082 4,302,639
1967 1,960,444 4,382,999
1968 2,005,100 4,465,328
1969 2,051,515 4,549,334
1970 2,097,505 4,635,124
1971 2,141,450 4,723,244
1972 2,183,769 4,813,868
1973 2,226,008 4,906,743
1974 2,269,338 5,001,796
1975 2,313,916 5,099,086
1976 2,348,566 5,198,357
1977 2,372,930 5,299,476
1978 2,397,961 5,402,580
1979 2,423,794 5,507,590
1980 2,450,535 5,614,493
1981 2,478,402 5,723,725
1982 2,507,375 5,835,937
1983 2,537,399 5,951,096
1984 2,568,610 6,069,230
1985 2,600,932 6,190,862
1986 2,634,258 6,316,122
1987 2,669,155 6,445,123
1988 2,713,965 6,578,145
1989 2,783,970 6,714,730
1990 2,871,910 6,854,441
1991 2,963,191 6,995,450
1992 3,058,831 7,136,571
1993 3,157,839 7,278,181
1994 3,257,954 7,419,771
1995 3,348,052 7,562,546
1996 3,435,965 7,707,557
1997 3,531,700 7,854,298
1998 3,628,827 8,002,143
1999 3,729,450 8,151,296
2000 3,833,416 8,303,151
2001 3,919,487 8,455,918
2002 4,006,077 8,607,641
2003 4,103,086 8,759,912
2004 4,192,826 8,910,263
2005 4,288,810 9,061,273
2006 4,377,579 9,216,562
2007 4,462,770 9,373,296
2008 4,558,984 9,530,774
2009 4,529,047 9,689,581
2010 4,492,995 9,803,294
2011 4,565,021 9,914,904
2012 4,610,848 10,069,771
2013 4,642,419 10,222,362
2014 4,623,182 10,373,235
2015 4,629,320 10,523,242
2016 4,713,663 10,671,457
2017 4,793,511 10,817,754
2018 4,878,657 10,962,362
2019 4,944,703 11,105,163
2020 5,026,628 11,243,848
2021 5,112,100 11,374,586
2022 5,098,039 11,503,606
2023 5,152,421 11,637,398
2024 5,330,690 11,772,557

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Haiti

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Haiti
Year Fertility rate
CAR Haiti
1960 5.95 6.18
1961 5.96 6.18
1962 5.97 6.18
1963 5.99 6.17
1964 6.01 6.16
1965 6.03 6.13
1966 6.06 6.09
1967 6.08 6.05
1968 6.1 6.01
1969 6.06 5.96
1970 6.03 5.91
1971 5.99 5.88
1972 5.96 5.85
1973 5.93 5.81
1974 5.9 5.78
1975 5.88 5.75
1976 5.94 5.71
1977 5.99 5.67
1978 6.04 5.64
1979 6.09 5.59
1980 6.13 5.56
1981 6.17 5.53
1982 6.16 5.53
1983 6.15 5.51
1984 6.14 5.51
1985 6.12 5.5
1986 6.11 5.48
1987 6.12 5.47
1988 6.1 5.47
1989 6.07 5.44
1990 6.05 5.41
1991 6.03 5.32
1992 5.96 5.21
1993 5.93 5.1
1994 5.92 4.99
1995 5.94 4.88
1996 5.96 4.78
1997 5.92 4.67
1998 5.89 4.56
1999 5.88 4.45
2000 5.85 4.39
2001 5.81 4.25
2002 5.79 4.13
2003 5.8 4.05
2004 5.78 3.94
2005 5.81 3.84
2006 5.84 3.76
2007 5.87 3.69
2008 5.9 3.62
2009 5.94 3.57
2010 5.96 3.5
2011 6.01 3.43
2012 6.05 3.32
2013 6.08 3.22
2014 6.1 3.16
2015 6.13 3.11
2016 6.13 3.05
2017 6.13 2.99
2018 6.11 2.92
2019 6.09 2.86
2020 6.06 2.8
2021 6.05 2.75
2022 6.02 2.7
2023 6.01 2.66

Central African Republic and Haiti demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Haiti
Year Median age, years
CAR Haiti
1960 20.3 19.5
1961 20.1 19.5
1962 19.9 19.5
1963 19.7 19.5
1964 19.6 19.5
1965 19.4 19.5
1966 19.3 19.4
1967 19.2 19.4
1968 19 19.4
1969 18.9 19.4
1970 18.9 19.4
1971 18.8 19.4
1972 18.7 19.3
1973 18.6 19.3
1974 18.6 19.3
1975 18.5 19.3
1976 18.5 19.3
1977 18.5 19.3
1978 18.5 19.3
1979 18.5 19.2
1980 18.5 19.2
1981 18.4 19.2
1982 18.4 19.2
1983 18.3 19.1
1984 18.3 19.1
1985 18.3 19.1
1986 18.2 19
1987 18.1 19
1988 18 19
1989 17.9 18.9
1990 17.8 18.9
1991 17.6 18.9
1992 17.5 18.9
1993 17.5 18.9
1994 17.4 18.9
1995 17.3 19
1996 17.2 19
1997 17.1 19.1
1998 17.1 19.2
1999 17.1 19.3
2000 17.1 19.4
2001 17.1 19.5
2002 17.1 19.7
2003 17.2 19.8
2004 17.2 20
2005 17.2 20.2
2006 17.1 20.4
2007 17.1 20.6
2008 17 20.9
2009 16.9 21.1
2010 16.7 21.3
2011 16.6 21.6
2012 16.3 21.8
2013 16 22
2014 15.6 22.3
2015 15.4 22.5
2016 15.4 22.8
2017 15.4 23
2018 15.4 23.3
2019 15.4 23.5
2020 15.4 23.8
2021 15.4 24
2022 15.3 24.3
2023 15.3 24.5
2024 15.4 24.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Haiti
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$20.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
6.09%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
0.96%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
0.05%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-0.12%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
14.1%
2012
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
48.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
33.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
46.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
31.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.1%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$2.72B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$3.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
938,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
34.8%
2018
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
32.6%
2017

Energy

CAR Haiti
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
378 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.65
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
3.54 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
0.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
21.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
76.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.37%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
74.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
19.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
18.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
51.3%
2023

Society

CAR Haiti
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.14%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-31,747
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
60.5%
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
15.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
16
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
41.2
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
18.8
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
68%
2017
English speaking
3%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
39.3%
2019

Health

CAR Haiti
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$52.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$25.2
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
65.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
31%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
0.24
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
328
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
8.5%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
94
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
8.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
3.11 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Haiti
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
6,931 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
1,305 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
2,651 mi
2009

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