Central African Republic vs Kenya statistics compared

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 56.4M in Kenya (ranked 26/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 224,278 sq mi for Kenya (ranked 43rd vs. 45th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206).

Central African Republic and Kenya: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Kenya economies compared

GDP

Central African Republic

Kenya

Table

Year	GDP
	CAR	Kenya
1960	$112,155,598	$791,265,459
1961	$123,134,583	$792,959,473
1962	$124,482,774	$868,111,401
1963	$129,379,124	$926,589,349
1964	$142,025,079	$998,759,334
1965	$150,574,795	$997,919,321
1966	$157,930,018	$1,164,519,674
1967	$163,820,514	$1,232,559,507
1968	$191,767,442	$1,353,295,459
1969	$188,039,210	$1,458,379,417
1970	$189,106,529	$1,603,447,359
1971	$201,450,800	$1,778,391,289
1972	$230,317,883	$2,107,279,157
1973	$271,183,082	$2,509,001,324
1974	$281,398,706	$2,969,958,812
1975	$378,660,016	$3,259,345,083
1976	$451,152,461	$3,474,542,392
1977	$507,298,148	$4,494,378,764
1978	$610,578,632	$5,303,735,111
1979	$700,764,748	$6,234,391,113
1980	$797,048,199	$7,265,315,820
1981	$694,803,623	$6,854,491,706
1982	$748,312,391	$6,431,579,357
1983	$658,679,333	$5,979,198,314
1984	$637,820,670	$6,191,437,070
1985	$864,849,836	$6,135,034,214
1986	$1,122,265,013	$7,239,126,568
1987	$1,200,991,978	$7,970,820,369
1988	$1,264,899,288	$8,355,380,879
1989	$1,233,930,281	$8,283,114,514
1990	$1,440,711,459	$8,572,359,038
1991	$1,377,374,987	$8,151,488,783
1992	$1,411,917,553	$8,209,120,763
1993	$1,278,781,262	$5,751,786,643
1994	$851,174,357	$7,148,148,564
1995	$1,115,389,674	$9,046,320,255
1996	$1,007,791,127	$12,045,865,396
1997	$937,741,513	$13,115,764,358
1998	$967,338,390	$14,093,998,844
1999	$999,477,511	$12,896,010,459
2000	$916,777,283	$12,705,350,098
2001	$932,648,605	$12,986,007,426
2002	$996,068,145	$13,147,736,899
2003	$1,142,315,523	$14,904,517,650
2004	$1,272,360,517	$16,095,337,094
2005	$1,337,894,379	$18,737,895,513
2006	$1,461,859,762	$25,825,512,284
2007	$1,699,811,295	$31,958,195,182
2008	$1,993,407,888	$35,895,153,328
2009	$2,067,381,665	$42,347,217,913
2010	$2,142,591,540	$45,405,615,064
2011	$2,437,982,705	$46,869,473,151
2012	$2,510,126,512	$56,396,704,672
2013	$1,691,544,110	$61,671,440,408
2014	$1,894,813,389	$68,285,796,514
2015	$1,695,825,714	$70,120,446,897
2016	$1,825,018,145	$74,815,144,164
2017	$2,072,349,973	$82,036,510,877
2018	$2,220,979,146	$92,202,979,985
2019	$2,221,301,351	$100,378,436,207
2020	$2,326,720,900	$100,657,505,751
2021	$2,516,498,412	$109,703,658,905
2022	$2,382,618,615	$114,448,978,153
2023	$2,555,492,086	$108,038,588,971
2024	$2,751,544,520	$124,498,691,699

Central African Republic and Kenya economies compared

GDP per capita

Central African Republic

Kenya

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	CAR	Kenya
1960	$65.9	$102.8
1961	$71	$99.3
1962	$70.4	$104.6
1963	$71.8	$107.4
1964	$77.2	$111.3
1965	$80.2	$106.9
1966	$82.3	$119.8
1967	$83.6	$121.9
1968	$95.6	$128.7
1969	$91.7	$133.3
1970	$90.2	$141
1971	$94.1	$150.9
1972	$105.5	$172.6
1973	$121.8	$198.6
1974	$124	$227.2
1975	$163.6	$241.2
1976	$192.1	$248.9
1977	$213.8	$311
1978	$254.6	$355
1979	$289.1	$403
1980	$325	$454
1981	$280.3	$413
1982	$298.4	$374
1983	$259.6	$335
1984	$248.3	$334
1985	$333	$320
1986	$426	$364
1987	$450	$387
1988	$466	$391
1989	$443	$374
1990	$502	$374
1991	$465	$345
1992	$462	$337
1993	$405	$229
1994	$261.3	$276.4
1995	$333	$340
1996	$293.3	$441
1997	$265.5	$467
1998	$266.6	$488
1999	$268	$434
2000	$239.2	$415
2001	$238	$411
2002	$248.6	$403
2003	$278.4	$443
2004	$303	$464
2005	$312	$523
2006	$334	$700
2007	$381	$840
2008	$437	$916
2009	$456	$1,048
2010	$477	$1,092
2011	$534	$1,096
2012	$544	$1,285
2013	$364	$1,371
2014	$410	$1,483
2015	$366	$1,489
2016	$387	$1,554
2017	$432	$1,667
2018	$455	$1,836
2019	$449	$1,960
2020	$463	$1,928
2021	$492	$2,061
2022	$467	$2,110
2023	$496	$1,952
2024	$516	$2,206

Central African Republic vs. Kenya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Central African Republic

Kenya

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	CAR	Kenya
1950	35.4	36.9
1951	35.8	38
1952	36.2	38.6
1953	36.6	39.8
1954	37	41
1955	37.4	42.3
1956	37.8	43.5
1957	38.3	45.3
1958	38.7	46.5
1959	39.1	47.5
1960	39.6	48.5
1961	40.1	49.3
1962	40.6	50.1
1963	41.1	50.8
1964	41.6	51.3
1965	42.2	51.9
1966	42.8	52.4
1967	43.4	52.8
1968	44	53.3
1969	44.6	53.7
1970	45.2	54.1
1971	45.8	54.5
1972	46.3	55
1973	46.9	55.5
1974	47.4	56
1975	47.9	56.6
1976	48.4	57.2
1977	48.8	57.7
1978	49.2	58.2
1979	49.5	58.7
1980	49.8	59.2
1981	50	59.6
1982	50.2	59.9
1983	50.3	60.3
1984	50.4	60.6
1985	50.5	60.9
1986	50.4	60.8
1987	50.4	60.7
1988	50.2	60.3
1989	50.1	60
1990	49.9	58.3
1991	49.6	57.8
1992	49.2	57.1
1993	48.9	56.7
1994	48.5	56.1
1995	48.1	55.9
1996	47.7	55.6
1997	47.3	55.5
1998	47.1	55.6
1999	46.9	55.9
2000	46.6	56.1
2001	46.7	56.5
2002	46.8	56.8
2003	47.3	57.4
2004	47.7	57.9
2005	48.2	58.5
2006	48.7	59.1
2007	49.3	59.4
2008	49.9	60
2009	14.7	60.5
2010	46.9	60.9
2011	50.1	61.3
2012	51.3	61.5
2013	49.5	61.7
2014	40.3	62
2015	51.9	62.3
2016	51	62.5
2017	45.2	62.7
2018	52.3	62.8
2019	31.5	62.9
2020	50.6	61.6
2021	40.3	61.2
2022	18.8	63.5
2023	57.4	63.6
2024	57.7	63.8
2025	57.9	64

Central African Republic and Kenya population clocks and comparison

Population

Central African Republic

Kenya

Table

Year	Population
	CAR	Kenya
1960	1,702,346	7,695,307
1961	1,734,580	7,987,770
1962	1,768,115	8,299,308
1963	1,803,063	8,627,971
1964	1,839,583	8,973,535
1965	1,877,854	9,338,078
1966	1,918,082	9,717,816
1967	1,960,444	10,111,057
1968	2,005,100	10,518,823
1969	2,051,515	10,939,695
1970	2,097,505	11,368,791
1971	2,141,450	11,788,904
1972	2,183,769	12,206,060
1973	2,226,008	12,634,835
1974	2,269,338	13,070,078
1975	2,313,916	13,511,671
1976	2,348,566	13,957,623
1977	2,372,930	14,428,819
1978	2,397,961	14,934,126
1979	2,423,794	15,460,666
1980	2,450,535	16,018,459
1981	2,478,402	16,601,507
1982	2,507,375	17,206,175
1983	2,537,399	17,846,374
1984	2,568,610	18,514,906
1985	2,600,932	19,201,768
1986	2,634,258	19,901,646
1987	2,669,155	20,616,096
1988	2,713,965	21,356,219
1989	2,783,970	22,118,434
1990	2,871,910	22,892,651
1991	2,963,191	23,646,514
1992	3,058,831	24,382,460
1993	3,157,839	25,117,188
1994	3,257,954	25,857,130
1995	3,348,052	26,601,751
1996	3,435,965	27,344,211
1997	3,531,700	28,101,768
1998	3,628,827	28,888,057
1999	3,729,450	29,733,408
2000	3,833,416	30,642,890
2001	3,919,487	31,619,170
2002	4,006,077	32,629,808
2003	4,103,086	33,652,223
2004	4,192,826	34,713,455
2005	4,288,810	35,796,484
2006	4,377,579	36,904,008
2007	4,462,770	38,036,349
2008	4,558,984	39,206,351
2009	4,529,047	40,408,891
2010	4,492,995	41,598,567
2011	4,565,021	42,758,461
2012	4,610,848	43,888,303
2013	4,642,419	44,986,791
2014	4,623,182	46,051,440
2015	4,629,320	47,088,526
2016	4,713,663	48,139,687
2017	4,793,511	49,197,766
2018	4,878,657	50,207,107
2019	4,944,703	51,202,827
2020	5,026,628	52,217,334
2021	5,112,100	53,219,166
2022	5,098,039	54,252,461
2023	5,152,421	55,339,003
2024	5,330,690	56,432,944

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Kenya

Fertility rate

Central African Republic

Kenya

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	CAR	Kenya
1960	5.95	7.65
1961	5.96	7.72
1962	5.97	7.77
1963	5.99	7.82
1964	6.01	7.87
1965	6.03	7.92
1966	6.06	7.96
1967	6.08	7.95
1968	6.1	7.95
1969	6.06	7.95
1970	6.03	7.94
1971	5.99	7.92
1972	5.96	7.89
1973	5.93	7.86
1974	5.9	7.82
1975	5.88	7.8
1976	5.94	7.77
1977	5.99	7.73
1978	6.04	7.67
1979	6.09	7.6
1980	6.13	7.53
1981	6.17	7.45
1982	6.16	7.35
1983	6.15	7.22
1984	6.14	7.08
1985	6.12	6.96
1986	6.11	6.84
1987	6.12	6.69
1988	6.1	6.52
1989	6.07	6.33
1990	6.05	6.14
1991	6.03	5.94
1992	5.96	5.74
1993	5.93	5.57
1994	5.92	5.44
1995	5.94	5.37
1996	5.96	5.31
1997	5.92	5.27
1998	5.89	5.24
1999	5.88	5.18
2000	5.85	5.14
2001	5.81	5.09
2002	5.79	5.03
2003	5.8	4.94
2004	5.78	4.86
2005	5.81	4.8
2006	5.84	4.75
2007	5.87	4.72
2008	5.9	4.66
2009	5.94	4.57
2010	5.96	4.45
2011	6.01	4.28
2012	6.05	4.12
2013	6.08	3.96
2014	6.1	3.84
2015	6.13	3.77
2016	6.13	3.69
2017	6.13	3.61
2018	6.11	3.54
2019	6.09	3.43
2020	6.06	3.36
2021	6.05	3.31
2022	6.02	3.26
2023	6.01	3.21

Central African Republic and Kenya demographics compared

Median age

Central African Republic

Kenya

Table

Year	Median age, years
	CAR	Kenya
1960	20.3	15.7
1961	20.1	15.5
1962	19.9	15.3
1963	19.7	15.2
1964	19.6	15.1
1965	19.4	14.9
1966	19.3	14.8
1967	19.2	14.6
1968	19	14.5
1969	18.9	14.5
1970	18.9	14.4
1971	18.8	14.4
1972	18.7	14.3
1973	18.6	14.3
1974	18.6	14.3
1975	18.5	14.3
1976	18.5	14.3
1977	18.5	14.3
1978	18.5	14.3
1979	18.5	14.4
1980	18.5	14.5
1981	18.4	14.5
1982	18.4	14.6
1983	18.3	14.7
1984	18.3	14.8
1985	18.3	14.9
1986	18.2	15
1987	18.1	15
1988	18	15.1
1989	17.9	15.2
1990	17.8	15.3
1991	17.6	15.5
1992	17.5	15.6
1993	17.5	15.7
1994	17.4	15.9
1995	17.3	16
1996	17.2	16.1
1997	17.1	16.2
1998	17.1	16.4
1999	17.1	16.5
2000	17.1	16.7
2001	17.1	16.8
2002	17.1	17
2003	17.2	17.1
2004	17.2	17.3
2005	17.2	17.4
2006	17.1	17.5
2007	17.1	17.6
2008	17	17.7
2009	16.9	17.8
2010	16.7	17.9
2011	16.6	18.1
2012	16.3	18.2
2013	16	18.4
2014	15.6	18.5
2015	15.4	18.7
2016	15.4	18.9
2017	15.4	19.1
2018	15.4	19.3
2019	15.4	19.6
2020	15.4	19.8
2021	15.4	20
2022	15.3	20.3
2023	15.3	20.6
2024	15.4	20.8

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