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Central African Republic vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 405K in Iceland (ranked 172/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 43rd vs. 104th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Iceland
Population
5662456
412970
Population rank 117/197 172/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$33.5B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$82,704
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 10/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$78,259
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$19.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$48,859
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$54,155
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
38,931 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Central African Republic and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Iceland
Year GDP
CAR Iceland
1960 $112,155,598 $252,169,712
1961 $123,134,583 $257,703,245
1962 $124,482,774 $289,200,704
1963 $129,379,124 $345,175,036
1964 $142,025,079 $440,797,869
1965 $150,574,795 $531,569,564
1966 $157,930,018 $638,349,755
1967 $163,820,514 $630,567,116
1968 $191,767,442 $481,532,848
1969 $188,039,210 $420,945,148
1970 $189,106,529 $526,704,545
1971 $201,450,800 $670,251,136
1972 $230,317,883 $839,652,164
1973 $271,183,082 $1,154,440,253
1974 $281,398,706 $1,515,190,595
1975 $378,660,016 $1,406,875,081
1976 $451,152,461 $1,669,488,390
1977 $507,298,148 $2,208,509,076
1978 $610,578,632 $2,511,826,196
1979 $700,764,748 $2,853,435,054
1980 $797,048,199 $3,381,419,251
1981 $694,803,623 $3,492,997,010
1982 $748,312,391 $3,206,626,645
1983 $658,679,333 $2,765,950,336
1984 $637,820,670 $2,864,441,387
1985 $864,849,836 $2,984,052,357
1986 $1,122,265,013 $3,989,622,739
1987 $1,200,991,978 $5,520,318,405
1988 $1,264,899,288 $6,106,635,816
1989 $1,233,930,281 $5,672,569,449
1990 $1,440,711,459 $6,468,736,356
1991 $1,377,374,987 $6,909,730,288
1992 $1,411,917,553 $7,080,981,738
1993 $1,278,781,262 $6,218,581,532
1994 $851,174,357 $6,389,460,343
1995 $1,115,389,674 $7,123,633,418
1996 $1,007,791,127 $7,426,082,271
1997 $937,741,513 $7,569,672,925
1998 $967,338,390 $8,503,746,468
1999 $999,477,511 $8,982,047,589
2000 $916,777,283 $9,025,660,362
2001 $932,648,605 $8,234,846,805
2002 $996,068,145 $9,318,395,055
2003 $1,142,315,523 $11,429,333,038
2004 $1,272,360,517 $13,825,302,536
2005 $1,337,894,379 $16,852,963,067
2006 $1,461,859,762 $17,465,318,552
2007 $1,699,811,295 $21,652,505,597
2008 $1,993,407,888 $18,074,622,987
2009 $2,067,381,665 $13,154,414,219
2010 $2,142,591,540 $13,751,161,918
2011 $2,437,982,705 $15,221,622,926
2012 $2,510,126,512 $14,751,508,134
2013 $1,691,544,110 $16,125,060,515
2014 $1,894,813,389 $17,867,662,178
2015 $1,695,825,714 $17,517,210,519
2016 $1,825,018,145 $20,793,168,031
2017 $2,072,349,973 $24,728,285,177
2018 $2,220,979,146 $26,260,850,582
2019 $2,221,301,351 $24,681,343,649
2020 $2,326,720,900 $21,629,953,194
2021 $2,516,498,412 $25,770,339,317
2022 $2,382,618,615 $28,696,453,180
2023 $2,555,492,086 $31,452,223,862
2024 $2,751,544,520 $33,462,807,983

Central African Republic and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
CAR Iceland
1960 $65.9 $1,436
1961 $71 $1,439
1962 $70.4 $1,586
1963 $71.8 $1,859
1964 $77.2 $2,332
1965 $80.2 $2,764
1966 $82.3 $3,264
1967 $83.6 $3,173
1968 $95.6 $2,390
1969 $91.7 $2,070
1970 $90.2 $2,576
1971 $94.1 $3,252
1972 $105.5 $4,015
1973 $121.8 $5,437
1974 $124 $7,041
1975 $163.6 $6,454
1976 $192.1 $7,583
1977 $213.8 $9,957
1978 $254.6 $11,237
1979 $289.1 $12,641
1980 $325 $14,822
1981 $280.3 $15,137
1982 $298.4 $13,712
1983 $259.6 $11,672
1984 $248.3 $11,960
1985 $333 $12,361
1986 $426 $16,406
1987 $450 $22,453
1988 $466 $24,452
1989 $443 $22,434
1990 $502 $25,385
1991 $465 $26,803
1992 $462 $27,124
1993 $405 $23,580
1994 $261.3 $24,019
1995 $333 $26,634
1996 $293.3 $27,615
1997 $265.5 $27,919
1998 $266.6 $31,030
1999 $268 $32,382
2000 $239.2 $32,096
2001 $238 $28,897
2002 $248.6 $32,409
2003 $278.4 $39,477
2004 $303 $47,335
2005 $312 $56,795
2006 $334 $57,493
2007 $381 $69,496
2008 $437 $56,943
2009 $456 $41,301
2010 $477 $43,237
2011 $534 $47,715
2012 $544 $45,996
2013 $364 $49,805
2014 $410 $54,577
2015 $366 $52,952
2016 $387 $61,988
2017 $432 $72,010
2018 $455 $74,452
2019 $449 $68,452
2020 $463 $59,024
2021 $492 $69,178
2022 $467 $75,121
2023 $496 $79,960
2024 $516 $82,704

Central African Republic vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Iceland
1950 35.4 71
1951 35.8 71
1952 36.2 72.4
1953 36.6 72.3
1954 37 73.3
1955 37.4 73.3
1956 37.8 72.9
1957 38.3 73.4
1958 38.7 73.3
1959 39.1 72.6
1960 39.6 74
1961 40.1 73.4
1962 40.6 73.6
1963 41.1 72.9
1964 41.6 73.5
1965 42.2 73.8
1966 42.8 73.1
1967 43.4 73.7
1968 44 73.9
1969 44.6 73.7
1970 45.2 73.8
1971 45.8 73.5
1972 46.3 74.4
1973 46.9 74.3
1974 47.4 74.1
1975 47.9 75.3
1976 48.4 76.6
1977 48.8 76.1
1978 49.2 76.4
1979 49.5 76.5
1980 49.8 76.6
1981 50 76.2
1982 50.2 76.8
1983 50.3 76.4
1984 50.4 77.3
1985 50.5 77.4
1986 50.4 77.9
1987 50.4 77.1
1988 50.2 76.9
1989 50.1 77.9
1990 49.9 77.7
1991 49.6 77.8
1992 49.2 78.6
1993 48.9 78.8
1994 48.5 79
1995 48.1 77.5
1996 47.7 78.6
1997 47.3 78.7
1998 47.1 79.4
1999 46.9 79.2
2000 46.6 79.5
2001 46.7 80.4
2002 46.8 80.3
2003 47.3 80.8
2004 47.7 80.7
2005 48.2 81.2
2006 48.7 80.9
2007 49.3 81.1
2008 49.9 81.2
2009 14.7 81.4
2010 46.9 81.6
2011 50.1 82
2012 51.3 82.3
2013 49.5 81.7
2014 40.3 82.4
2015 51.9 82.2
2016 51 81.8
2017 45.2 82.2
2018 52.3 82.5
2019 31.5 82.8
2020 50.6 82.7
2021 40.3 82.8
2022 18.8 81.6
2023 57.4 82.7
2024 57.7 83
2025 57.9 83.2

Central African Republic and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Iceland
Year Population
CAR Iceland
1960 1,702,346 175,574
1961 1,734,580 179,029
1962 1,768,115 182,378
1963 1,803,063 185,653
1964 1,839,583 188,983
1965 1,877,854 192,286
1966 1,918,082 195,570
1967 1,960,444 198,751
1968 2,005,100 201,488
1969 2,051,515 203,369
1970 2,097,505 204,438
1971 2,141,450 206,098
1972 2,183,769 209,137
1973 2,226,008 212,317
1974 2,269,338 215,209
1975 2,313,916 217,979
1976 2,348,566 220,154
1977 2,372,930 221,799
1978 2,397,961 223,537
1979 2,423,794 225,735
1980 2,450,535 228,138
1981 2,478,402 230,755
1982 2,507,375 233,860
1983 2,537,399 236,977
1984 2,568,610 239,511
1985 2,600,932 241,405
1986 2,634,258 243,180
1987 2,669,155 245,859
1988 2,713,965 249,740
1989 2,783,970 252,852
1990 2,871,910 254,826
1991 2,963,191 257,797
1992 3,058,831 261,057
1993 3,157,839 263,725
1994 3,257,954 266,021
1995 3,348,052 267,468
1996 3,435,965 268,916
1997 3,531,700 271,128
1998 3,628,827 274,047
1999 3,729,450 277,381
2000 3,833,416 281,205
2001 3,919,487 284,968
2002 4,006,077 287,523
2003 4,103,086 289,521
2004 4,192,826 292,074
2005 4,288,810 296,734
2006 4,377,579 303,782
2007 4,462,770 311,566
2008 4,558,984 317,414
2009 4,529,047 318,499
2010 4,492,995 318,041
2011 4,565,021 319,014
2012 4,610,848 320,716
2013 4,642,419 323,764
2014 4,623,182 327,386
2015 4,629,320 330,815
2016 4,713,663 335,439
2017 4,793,511 343,400
2018 4,878,657 352,721
2019 4,944,703 360,563
2020 5,026,628 366,463
2021 5,112,100 372,520
2022 5,098,039 382,003
2023 5,152,421 393,349
2024 5,330,690 404,610

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Iceland

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
CAR Iceland
1960 5.95 4.29
1961 5.96 3.88
1962 5.97 3.98
1963 5.99 3.99
1964 6.01 3.88
1965 6.03 3.73
1966 6.06 3.59
1967 6.08 3.28
1968 6.1 3.06
1969 6.06 2.99
1970 6.03 2.81
1971 5.99 2.92
1972 5.96 3.09
1973 5.93 2.94
1974 5.9 2.66
1975 5.88 2.65
1976 5.94 2.52
1977 5.99 2.31
1978 6.04 2.35
1979 6.09 2.49
1980 6.13 2.48
1981 6.17 2.33
1982 6.16 2.27
1983 6.15 2.24
1984 6.14 2.08
1985 6.12 1.93
1986 6.11 1.92
1987 6.12 2.06
1988 6.1 2.26
1989 6.07 2.19
1990 6.05 2.3
1991 6.03 2.18
1992 5.96 2.21
1993 5.93 2.22
1994 5.92 2.14
1995 5.94 2.08
1996 5.96 2.12
1997 5.92 2.04
1998 5.89 2.05
1999 5.88 1.99
2000 5.85 2.08
2001 5.81 1.95
2002 5.79 1.93
2003 5.8 1.99
2004 5.78 2.04
2005 5.81 2.05
2006 5.84 2.08
2007 5.87 2.09
2008 5.9 2.15
2009 5.94 2.23
2010 5.96 2.2
2011 6.01 2.02
2012 6.05 2.04
2013 6.08 1.93
2014 6.1 1.93
2015 6.13 1.8
2016 6.13 1.74
2017 6.13 1.71
2018 6.11 1.71
2019 6.09 1.74
2020 6.06 1.72
2021 6.05 1.82
2022 6.02 1.59
2023 6.01 1.59

Central African Republic and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Iceland
Year Median age, years
CAR Iceland
1960 20.3 25.4
1961 20.1 25.2
1962 19.9 24.9
1963 19.7 24.7
1964 19.6 24.4
1965 19.4 24.2
1966 19.3 24.1
1967 19.2 24.1
1968 19 24.2
1969 18.9 24.3
1970 18.9 24.5
1971 18.8 24.7
1972 18.7 24.8
1973 18.6 24.9
1974 18.6 25.1
1975 18.5 25.4
1976 18.5 25.7
1977 18.5 26
1978 18.5 26.4
1979 18.5 26.7
1980 18.5 26.9
1981 18.4 27.2
1982 18.4 27.5
1983 18.3 27.7
1984 18.3 28
1985 18.3 28.4
1986 18.2 28.8
1987 18.1 29.1
1988 18 29.3
1989 17.9 29.6
1990 17.8 30
1991 17.6 30.2
1992 17.5 30.5
1993 17.5 30.8
1994 17.4 31.1
1995 17.3 31.5
1996 17.2 31.8
1997 17.1 32.1
1998 17.1 32.4
1999 17.1 32.6
2000 17.1 32.8
2001 17.1 33
2002 17.1 33.4
2003 17.2 33.7
2004 17.2 34
2005 17.2 34.2
2006 17.1 34.5
2007 17.1 34.6
2008 17 34.5
2009 16.9 34.6
2010 16.7 34.9
2011 16.6 35.1
2012 16.3 35.4
2013 16 35.5
2014 15.6 35.7
2015 15.4 36
2016 15.4 36.2
2017 15.4 36.3
2018 15.4 36.4
2019 15.4 36.5
2020 15.4 36.6
2021 15.4 36.7
2022 15.3 36.7
2023 15.3 36.9
2024 15.4 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
44.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-1.64%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
65.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
19.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
11.9%
2008
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
99.9%
2024

Energy

CAR Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
15,379 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
3.09 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
7.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
10.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
49,956 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Iceland
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
94.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
99%
2003
English speaking
3%
2025
98%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
99.8%
2023

Health

CAR Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
98
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Iceland
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
96,218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
6,324 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
205.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
8,014 mi
2012

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