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Central African Republic vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 43rd vs. 173rd).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Kiribati
Population
5662456
138067
Population rank 117/197 180/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$308M
2024
GDP rank 171/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Central African Republic and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Kiribati
Year GDP
CAR Kiribati
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 -
1969 $188,039,210 -
1970 $189,106,529 $11,560,877
1971 $201,450,800 $12,356,134
1972 $230,317,883 $15,314,346
1973 $271,183,082 $25,645,040
1974 $281,398,706 $69,256,489
1975 $378,660,016 $44,547,454
1976 $451,152,461 $33,246,817
1977 $507,298,148 $31,335,459
1978 $610,578,632 $36,563,965
1979 $700,764,748 $34,466,197
1980 $797,048,199 $33,157,723
1981 $694,803,623 $35,267,489
1982 $748,312,391 $32,742,713
1983 $658,679,333 $31,000,546
1984 $637,820,670 $34,394,167
1985 $864,849,836 $26,126,615
1986 $1,122,265,013 $25,993,009
1987 $1,200,991,978 $29,554,413
1988 $1,264,899,288 $38,278,810
1989 $1,233,930,281 $37,645,319
1990 $1,440,711,459 $36,534,295
1991 $1,377,374,987 $41,247,792
1992 $1,411,917,553 $61,491,369
1993 $1,278,781,262 $58,953,596
1994 $851,174,357 $67,055,334
1995 $1,115,389,674 $68,596,395
1996 $1,007,791,127 $81,456,854
1997 $937,741,513 $80,205,807
1998 $967,338,390 $74,905,706
1999 $999,477,511 $77,323,978
2000 $916,777,283 $74,910,527
2001 $932,648,605 $64,935,850
2002 $996,068,145 $74,743,869
2003 $1,142,315,523 $96,105,619
2004 $1,272,360,517 $104,085,892
2005 $1,337,894,379 $113,895,437
2006 $1,461,859,762 $112,338,353
2007 $1,699,811,295 $138,054,946
2008 $1,993,407,888 $147,017,895
2009 $2,067,381,665 $140,177,384
2010 $2,142,591,540 $165,458,433
2011 $2,437,982,705 $195,970,140
2012 $2,510,126,512 $207,001,546
2013 $1,691,544,110 $201,730,861
2014 $1,894,813,389 $200,287,282
2015 $1,695,825,714 $191,559,399
2016 $1,825,018,145 $206,467,819
2017 $2,072,349,973 $222,875,736
2018 $2,220,979,146 $233,514,717
2019 $2,221,301,351 $216,985,388
2020 $2,326,720,900 $220,897,999
2021 $2,516,498,412 $285,259,894
2022 $2,382,618,615 $270,040,457
2023 $2,555,492,086 $288,610,732
2024 $2,751,544,520 $307,862,547

Central African Republic and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
CAR Kiribati
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 -
1969 $91.7 -
1970 $90.2 $201
1971 $94.1 $210.7
1972 $105.5 $256.2
1973 $121.8 $422
1974 $124 $1,131
1975 $163.6 $730
1976 $192.1 $548
1977 $213.8 $520
1978 $254.6 $611
1979 $289.1 $573
1980 $325 $542
1981 $280.3 $568
1982 $298.4 $519
1983 $259.6 $483
1984 $248.3 $527
1985 $333 $393
1986 $426 $382
1987 $450 $424
1988 $466 $536
1989 $443 $515
1990 $502 $488
1991 $465 $540
1992 $462 $792
1993 $405 $748
1994 $261.3 $838
1995 $333 $844
1996 $293.3 $986
1997 $265.5 $953
1998 $266.6 $874
1999 $268 $887
2000 $239.2 $845
2001 $238 $719
2002 $248.6 $810
2003 $278.4 $1,021
2004 $303 $1,083
2005 $312 $1,162
2006 $334 $1,123
2007 $381 $1,353
2008 $437 $1,411
2009 $456 $1,317
2010 $477 $1,522
2011 $534 $1,771
2012 $544 $1,844
2013 $364 $1,772
2014 $410 $1,737
2015 $366 $1,640
2016 $387 $1,743
2017 $432 $1,853
2018 $455 $1,913
2019 $449 $1,751
2020 $463 $1,752
2021 $492 $2,222
2022 $467 $2,070
2023 $496 $2,178
2024 $516 $2,289

Central African Republic vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Kiribati
1950 35.4 45.7
1951 35.8 45.8
1952 36.2 45.9
1953 36.6 46
1954 37 46.1
1955 37.4 46.3
1956 37.8 46.5
1957 38.3 46.8
1958 38.7 47.1
1959 39.1 47.5
1960 39.6 48
1961 40.1 48.5
1962 40.6 49
1963 41.1 49.7
1964 41.6 50.4
1965 42.2 51
1966 42.8 51.7
1967 43.4 52.5
1968 44 53.1
1969 44.6 53.8
1970 45.2 54.4
1971 45.8 54.9
1972 46.3 55.3
1973 46.9 55.8
1974 47.4 56.1
1975 47.9 56.4
1976 48.4 56.6
1977 48.8 56.1
1978 49.2 56.9
1979 49.5 57.1
1980 49.8 57.3
1981 50 57.5
1982 50.2 57.8
1983 50.3 58.1
1984 50.4 58.4
1985 50.5 58.7
1986 50.4 59.1
1987 50.4 59.6
1988 50.2 60.1
1989 50.1 60.5
1990 49.9 61
1991 49.6 61.5
1992 49.2 62
1993 48.9 62.4
1994 48.5 62.8
1995 48.1 63.1
1996 47.7 63.5
1997 47.3 63.8
1998 47.1 64.1
1999 46.9 64.4
2000 46.6 64.7
2001 46.7 64.9
2002 46.8 65.1
2003 47.3 65.3
2004 47.7 65.4
2005 48.2 65.5
2006 48.7 65.6
2007 49.3 65.7
2008 49.9 65.7
2009 14.7 65.8
2010 46.9 65.9
2011 50.1 65.9
2012 51.3 65.9
2013 49.5 65.9
2014 40.3 65.9
2015 51.9 65.8
2016 51 65.8
2017 45.2 65.8
2018 52.3 65.8
2019 31.5 65.9
2020 50.6 65.2
2021 40.3 64.1
2022 18.8 66.3
2023 57.4 66.5
2024 57.7 66.6
2025 57.9 66.7

Central African Republic and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Kiribati
Year Population
CAR Kiribati
1960 1,702,346 47,157
1961 1,734,580 48,323
1962 1,768,115 49,538
1963 1,803,063 50,791
1964 1,839,583 52,088
1965 1,877,854 53,439
1966 1,918,082 54,425
1967 1,960,444 54,996
1968 2,005,100 55,529
1969 2,051,515 56,360
1970 2,097,505 57,510
1971 2,141,450 58,652
1972 2,183,769 59,778
1973 2,226,008 60,824
1974 2,269,338 61,219
1975 2,313,916 60,987
1976 2,348,566 60,661
1977 2,372,930 60,267
1978 2,397,961 59,864
1979 2,423,794 60,172
1980 2,450,535 61,148
1981 2,478,402 62,121
1982 2,507,375 63,134
1983 2,537,399 64,169
1984 2,568,610 65,228
1985 2,600,932 66,496
1986 2,634,258 68,059
1987 2,669,155 69,733
1988 2,713,965 71,427
1989 2,783,970 73,147
1990 2,871,910 74,855
1991 2,963,191 76,367
1992 3,058,831 77,641
1993 3,157,839 78,841
1994 3,257,954 80,021
1995 3,348,052 81,234
1996 3,435,965 82,623
1997 3,531,700 84,147
1998 3,628,827 85,657
1999 3,729,450 87,126
2000 3,833,416 88,613
2001 3,919,487 90,335
2002 4,006,077 92,264
2003 4,103,086 94,175
2004 4,192,826 96,085
2005 4,288,810 98,035
2006 4,377,579 100,017
2007 4,462,770 102,068
2008 4,558,984 104,222
2009 4,529,047 106,467
2010 4,492,995 108,704
2011 4,565,021 110,647
2012 4,610,848 112,284
2013 4,642,419 113,838
2014 4,623,182 115,326
2015 4,629,320 116,815
2016 4,713,663 118,478
2017 4,793,511 120,275
2018 4,878,657 122,084
2019 4,944,703 123,921
2020 5,026,628 126,099
2021 5,112,100 128,377
2022 5,098,039 130,469
2023 5,152,421 132,530
2024 5,330,690 134,518

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
CAR Kiribati
1960 5.95 6.44
1961 5.96 6.48
1962 5.97 6.42
1963 5.99 6.35
1964 6.01 6.29
1965 6.03 6.26
1966 6.06 6.23
1967 6.08 6.11
1968 6.1 5.98
1969 6.06 5.85
1970 6.03 5.71
1971 5.99 5.55
1972 5.96 5.37
1973 5.93 5.2
1974 5.9 5.09
1975 5.88 5.02
1976 5.94 4.96
1977 5.99 4.96
1978 6.04 4.97
1979 6.09 4.97
1980 6.13 4.96
1981 6.17 4.96
1982 6.16 4.95
1983 6.15 4.91
1984 6.14 4.91
1985 6.12 4.91
1986 6.11 4.87
1987 6.12 4.81
1988 6.1 4.73
1989 6.07 4.69
1990 6.05 4.67
1991 6.03 4.64
1992 5.96 4.57
1993 5.93 4.49
1994 5.92 4.44
1995 5.94 4.42
1996 5.96 4.43
1997 5.92 4.37
1998 5.89 4.29
1999 5.88 4.18
2000 5.85 4.07
2001 5.81 3.96
2002 5.79 3.81
2003 5.8 3.7
2004 5.78 3.73
2005 5.81 3.76
2006 5.84 3.82
2007 5.87 3.87
2008 5.9 3.9
2009 5.94 3.91
2010 5.96 3.9
2011 6.01 3.88
2012 6.05 3.77
2013 6.08 3.64
2014 6.1 3.52
2015 6.13 3.44
2016 6.13 3.38
2017 6.13 3.34
2018 6.11 3.32
2019 6.09 3.29
2020 6.06 3.25
2021 6.05 3.22
2022 6.02 3.18
2023 6.01 3.15

Central African Republic and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
CAR Kiribati
1960 20.3 18.8
1961 20.1 18.5
1962 19.9 18.3
1963 19.7 18.2
1964 19.6 18.1
1965 19.4 18
1966 19.3 17.9
1967 19.2 17.7
1968 19 17.6
1969 18.9 17.5
1970 18.9 17.5
1971 18.8 17.6
1972 18.7 17.6
1973 18.6 17.7
1974 18.6 17.8
1975 18.5 18
1976 18.5 18.1
1977 18.5 18.2
1978 18.5 18.3
1979 18.5 18.4
1980 18.5 18.7
1981 18.4 18.9
1982 18.4 19
1983 18.3 19.2
1984 18.3 19.4
1985 18.3 19.6
1986 18.2 19.8
1987 18.1 19.9
1988 18 20.1
1989 17.9 20.2
1990 17.8 20.2
1991 17.6 20.2
1992 17.5 20.1
1993 17.5 20
1994 17.4 19.8
1995 17.3 19.7
1996 17.2 19.6
1997 17.1 19.6
1998 17.1 19.6
1999 17.1 19.6
2000 17.1 19.7
2001 17.1 19.8
2002 17.1 19.9
2003 17.2 20.1
2004 17.2 20.3
2005 17.2 20.5
2006 17.1 20.7
2007 17.1 20.9
2008 17 21
2009 16.9 21.2
2010 16.7 21.3
2011 16.6 21.5
2012 16.3 21.7
2013 16 21.9
2014 15.6 22.1
2015 15.4 22.3
2016 15.4 22.5
2017 15.4 22.7
2018 15.4 22.9
2019 15.4 23
2020 15.4 23.2
2021 15.4 23.3
2022 15.3 23.5
2023 15.3 23.6
2024 15.4 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
16.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
17.6%
2017
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
n/a

Energy

CAR Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
41.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

CAR Kiribati
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-471
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
40
2025
Higher education index
3
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
98.6%
2020
English speaking
3%
2025
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
88%
2023

Health

CAR Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
80
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
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Kiribati
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
416 mi
2017

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