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Central African Republic vs Hungary statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 9.56M in Hungary (ranked 97/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 35,236 sq mi for Hungary (ranked 43rd vs. 109th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Hungary ranks 55/197 ($223B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Hungary ranks 54/197 ($23,311).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Hungary
Population
5662456
9518980
Population rank 117/197 98/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$223B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 55/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$23,311
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 54/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$47,636
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$164B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
73.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$17,123
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 35/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$15,444
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
35,236 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
271.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
44.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
77.3 years
2025

Central African Republic and Hungary: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Hungary economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Hungary
Year GDP
CAR Hungary
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 $4,886,222,555
1969 $188,039,210 $5,429,812,387
1970 $189,106,529 $5,780,929,203
1971 $201,450,800 $6,291,568,221
1972 $230,317,883 $7,379,313,742
1973 $271,183,082 $9,138,292,402
1974 $281,398,706 $10,016,338,179
1975 $378,660,016 $11,420,392,515
1976 $451,152,461 $13,235,612,079
1977 $507,298,148 $14,783,674,055
1978 $610,578,632 $17,286,744,154
1979 $700,764,748 $19,959,731,325
1980 $797,048,199 $23,116,977,148
1981 $694,803,623 $23,705,883,892
1982 $748,312,391 $24,141,667,188
1983 $658,679,333 $21,910,365,258
1984 $637,820,670 $21,242,726,264
1985 $864,849,836 $21,510,643,750
1986 $1,122,265,013 $24,778,163,812
1987 $1,200,991,978 $27,232,016,527
1988 $1,264,899,288 $29,799,838,597
1989 $1,233,930,281 $30,422,508,938
1990 $1,440,711,459 $34,478,360,679
1991 $1,377,374,987 $34,867,307,353
1992 $1,411,917,553 $38,857,339,125
1993 $1,278,781,262 $40,256,233,360
1994 $851,174,357 $43,307,949,890
1995 $1,115,389,674 $46,577,614,589
1996 $1,007,791,127 $46,833,767,124
1997 $937,741,513 $47,398,564,799
1998 $967,338,390 $48,784,412,624
1999 $999,477,511 $49,160,204,397
2000 $916,777,283 $47,275,954,429
2001 $932,648,605 $53,800,068,066
2002 $996,068,145 $67,636,468,625
2003 $1,142,315,523 $85,190,469,121
2004 $1,272,360,517 $104,015,363,080
2005 $1,337,894,379 $113,098,237,571
2006 $1,461,859,762 $115,604,111,412
2007 $1,699,811,295 $140,123,326,896
2008 $1,993,407,888 $158,228,265,916
2009 $2,067,381,665 $130,807,441,076
2010 $2,142,591,540 $131,898,737,241
2011 $2,437,982,705 $141,712,804,954
2012 $2,510,126,512 $128,470,269,690
2013 $1,691,544,110 $135,646,053,779
2014 $1,894,813,389 $141,128,696,412
2015 $1,695,825,714 $125,244,126,623
2016 $1,825,018,145 $128,983,560,865
2017 $2,072,349,973 $143,335,098,992
2018 $2,220,979,146 $161,184,691,014
2019 $2,221,301,351 $164,936,682,034
2020 $2,326,720,900 $158,468,487,754
2021 $2,516,498,412 $183,282,685,440
2022 $2,382,618,615 $177,536,698,165
2023 $2,555,492,086 $214,022,571,311
2024 $2,751,544,520 $222,904,723,252

Central African Republic and Hungary economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Hungary
Year GDP per capita
CAR Hungary
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 $476
1969 $91.7 $527
1970 $90.2 $559
1971 $94.1 $607
1972 $105.5 $710
1973 $121.8 $876
1974 $124 $956
1975 $163.6 $1,083
1976 $192.1 $1,249
1977 $213.8 $1,388
1978 $254.6 $1,618
1979 $289.1 $1,865
1980 $325 $2,158
1981 $280.3 $2,213
1982 $298.4 $2,255
1983 $259.6 $2,050
1984 $248.3 $1,991
1985 $333 $2,020
1986 $426 $2,331
1987 $450 $2,566
1988 $466 $2,812
1989 $443 $2,902
1990 $502 $3,324
1991 $465 $3,361
1992 $462 $3,747
1993 $405 $3,887
1994 $261.3 $4,187
1995 $333 $4,509
1996 $293.3 $4,542
1997 $265.5 $4,606
1998 $266.6 $4,752
1999 $268 $4,802
2000 $239.2 $4,630
2001 $238 $5,281
2002 $248.6 $6,658
2003 $278.4 $8,410
2004 $303 $10,291
2005 $312 $11,212
2006 $334 $11,478
2007 $381 $13,935
2008 $437 $15,763
2009 $456 $13,051
2010 $477 $13,190
2011 $534 $14,211
2012 $544 $12,950
2013 $364 $13,739
2014 $410 $14,353
2015 $366 $12,783
2016 $387 $13,216
2017 $432 $14,736
2018 $455 $16,605
2019 $449 $17,013
2020 $463 $16,387
2021 $492 $19,031
2022 $467 $18,484
2023 $496 $22,312
2024 $516 $23,311

Central African Republic vs. Hungary life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Hungary
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Hungary
1950 35.4 62.1
1951 35.8 62.5
1952 36.2 63.9
1953 36.6 63.9
1954 37 65.4
1955 37.4 66.9
1956 37.8 66
1957 38.3 66.3
1958 38.7 67.4
1959 39.1 67.3
1960 39.6 68.1
1961 40.1 69
1962 40.6 67.9
1963 41.1 68.9
1964 41.6 69.5
1965 42.2 69.1
1966 42.8 69.9
1967 43.4 69.5
1968 44 69.3
1969 44.6 69.4
1970 45.2 69.2
1971 45.8 69.1
1972 46.3 69.7
1973 46.9 69.6
1974 47.4 69.3
1975 47.9 69.4
1976 48.4 69.7
1977 48.8 69.9
1978 49.2 69.5
1979 49.5 69.7
1980 49.8 69.1
1981 50 69.2
1982 50.2 69.4
1983 50.3 68.9
1984 50.4 69
1985 50.5 68.9
1986 50.4 69.1
1987 50.4 69.6
1988 50.2 69.9
1989 50.1 69.4
1990 49.9 69.4
1991 49.6 69.4
1992 49.2 69.2
1993 48.9 69.2
1994 48.5 69.6
1995 48.1 70
1996 47.7 70.6
1997 47.3 71
1998 47.1 70.9
1999 46.9 71
2000 46.6 71.8
2001 46.7 72.4
2002 46.8 72.5
2003 47.3 72.5
2004 47.7 72.9
2005 48.2 72.9
2006 48.7 73.3
2007 49.3 73.4
2008 49.9 74
2009 14.7 74.2
2010 46.9 74.5
2011 50.1 74.9
2012 51.3 75.2
2013 49.5 75.7
2014 40.3 75.8
2015 51.9 75.7
2016 51 76.2
2017 45.2 76
2018 52.3 76.2
2019 31.5 76.5
2020 50.6 75.7
2021 40.3 74.2
2022 18.8 76.2
2023 57.4 77
2024 57.7 77.2
2025 57.9 77.3

Central African Republic and Hungary population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Hungary
Year Population
CAR Hungary
1960 1,702,346 9,983,512
1961 1,734,580 10,027,958
1962 1,768,115 10,060,825
1963 1,803,063 10,087,947
1964 1,839,583 10,119,835
1965 1,877,854 10,147,935
1966 1,918,082 10,178,653
1967 1,960,444 10,216,604
1968 2,005,100 10,255,815
1969 2,051,515 10,298,723
1970 2,097,505 10,337,910
1971 2,141,450 10,367,537
1972 2,183,769 10,398,489
1973 2,226,008 10,432,055
1974 2,269,338 10,478,720
1975 2,313,916 10,540,525
1976 2,348,566 10,598,677
1977 2,372,930 10,648,031
1978 2,397,961 10,684,822
1979 2,423,794 10,704,152
1980 2,450,535 10,711,122
1981 2,478,402 10,711,848
1982 2,507,375 10,705,535
1983 2,537,399 10,689,463
1984 2,568,610 10,668,095
1985 2,600,932 10,648,713
1986 2,634,258 10,630,564
1987 2,669,155 10,612,741
1988 2,713,965 10,596,487
1989 2,783,970 10,481,719
1990 2,871,910 10,373,988
1991 2,963,191 10,373,400
1992 3,058,831 10,369,341
1993 3,157,839 10,357,523
1994 3,257,954 10,343,355
1995 3,348,052 10,328,965
1996 3,435,965 10,311,238
1997 3,531,700 10,290,486
1998 3,628,827 10,266,570
1999 3,729,450 10,237,530
2000 3,833,416 10,210,971
2001 3,919,487 10,187,576
2002 4,006,077 10,158,608
2003 4,103,086 10,129,552
2004 4,192,826 10,107,146
2005 4,288,810 10,087,065
2006 4,377,579 10,071,370
2007 4,462,770 10,055,780
2008 4,558,984 10,038,188
2009 4,529,047 10,022,650
2010 4,492,995 10,000,023
2011 4,565,021 9,971,727
2012 4,610,848 9,920,362
2013 4,642,419 9,872,734
2014 4,623,182 9,833,038
2015 4,629,320 9,797,755
2016 4,713,663 9,759,755
2017 4,793,511 9,726,756
2018 4,878,657 9,706,964
2019 4,944,703 9,694,824
2020 5,026,628 9,670,419
2021 5,112,100 9,630,932
2022 5,098,039 9,605,074
2023 5,152,421 9,592,186
2024 5,330,690 9,562,314

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Hungary

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Hungary
Year Fertility rate
CAR Hungary
1960 5.95 2.02
1961 5.96 1.94
1962 5.97 1.79
1963 5.99 1.82
1964 6.01 1.82
1965 6.03 1.82
1966 6.06 1.89
1967 6.08 2.01
1968 6.1 2.06
1969 6.06 2.04
1970 6.03 1.98
1971 5.99 1.93
1972 5.96 1.93
1973 5.93 1.93
1974 5.9 2.27
1975 5.88 2.35
1976 5.94 2.23
1977 5.99 2.15
1978 6.04 2.06
1979 6.09 2.01
1980 6.13 1.91
1981 6.17 1.88
1982 6.16 1.8
1983 6.15 1.75
1984 6.14 1.75
1985 6.12 1.85
1986 6.11 1.84
1987 6.12 1.82
1988 6.1 1.81
1989 6.07 1.82
1990 6.05 1.87
1991 6.03 1.87
1992 5.96 1.77
1993 5.93 1.68
1994 5.92 1.64
1995 5.94 1.57
1996 5.96 1.46
1997 5.92 1.37
1998 5.89 1.32
1999 5.88 1.28
2000 5.85 1.32
2001 5.81 1.31
2002 5.79 1.3
2003 5.8 1.27
2004 5.78 1.28
2005 5.81 1.31
2006 5.84 1.34
2007 5.87 1.32
2008 5.9 1.35
2009 5.94 1.32
2010 5.96 1.25
2011 6.01 1.23
2012 6.05 1.34
2013 6.08 1.35
2014 6.1 1.44
2015 6.13 1.45
2016 6.13 1.53
2017 6.13 1.54
2018 6.11 1.55
2019 6.09 1.55
2020 6.06 1.59
2021 6.05 1.61
2022 6.02 1.56
2023 6.01 1.51

Central African Republic and Hungary demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Hungary
Year Median age, years
CAR Hungary
1960 20.3 32.1
1961 20.1 32.4
1962 19.9 32.6
1963 19.7 32.9
1964 19.6 33.2
1965 19.4 33.4
1966 19.3 33.7
1967 19.2 33.8
1968 19 34
1969 18.9 34.1
1970 18.9 34.1
1971 18.8 34.2
1972 18.7 34.3
1973 18.6 34.3
1974 18.6 34.3
1975 18.5 34.3
1976 18.5 34.2
1977 18.5 34.2
1978 18.5 34.2
1979 18.5 34.3
1980 18.5 34.3
1981 18.4 34.4
1982 18.4 34.5
1983 18.3 34.7
1984 18.3 34.9
1985 18.3 35.1
1986 18.2 35.3
1987 18.1 35.5
1988 18 35.8
1989 17.9 36.1
1990 17.8 36.5
1991 17.6 36.7
1992 17.5 36.9
1993 17.5 37
1994 17.4 37.2
1995 17.3 37.5
1996 17.2 37.7
1997 17.1 37.9
1998 17.1 38.1
1999 17.1 38.3
2000 17.1 38.4
2001 17.1 38.6
2002 17.1 38.7
2003 17.2 38.8
2004 17.2 38.9
2005 17.2 39
2006 17.1 39.1
2007 17.1 39.2
2008 17 39.4
2009 16.9 39.6
2010 16.7 39.9
2011 16.6 40.4
2012 16.3 40.9
2013 16 41.2
2014 15.6 41.5
2015 15.4 41.9
2016 15.4 42.3
2017 15.4 42.6
2018 15.4 42.8
2019 15.4 43
2020 15.4 43.3
2021 15.4 43.6
2022 15.3 43.9
2023 15.3 44.2
2024 15.4 44.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Hungary
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$198B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
46.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
3.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
2.13%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-4.59%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
4.47%
2024
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
59.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
23.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
61.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
24.4%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.8%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
24,692
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.32%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
4
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
68
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$41.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$46.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$5.24B
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
31,641,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
3.4%
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
87%
2024

Energy

CAR Hungary
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,515 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$18
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
43.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
4.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
64.2%
2023
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
15.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
21.1%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
62.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,605 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
19.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0.62%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
44.8%
2023
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Hungary
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.12%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
+16,223
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
73.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
69.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
80
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
0.77
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
7.7
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
99.1%
2021
English speaking
3%
2025
25.3%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
93.8%
2024

Health

CAR Hungary
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$1,407
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$401
2023
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
77.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
3.3
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
3.8
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
32.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
8.3%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
59
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
32.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
9.93 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Hungary
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
3,685 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
19,626 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
7,910 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
130,979 mi
2018

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