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Central African Republic vs Kuwait statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 4.97M in Kuwait (ranked 127/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 6,880 sq mi for Kuwait (ranked 43rd vs. 153rd).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Kuwait
Population
5662456
5128257
Population rank 117/197 127/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$160B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 59/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$32,214
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 38/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$51,636
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$4.86B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
7.35%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$978
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 143/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$28,320
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
6,880 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
723 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
35.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
80.8 years
2025

Central African Republic and Kuwait: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Kuwait economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Kuwait
Year GDP
CAR Kuwait
1960 $112,155,598 -
1961 $123,134,583 -
1962 $124,482,774 $1,828,107,503
1963 $129,379,124 $1,900,895,857
1964 $142,025,079 $2,071,668,533
1965 $150,574,795 $2,097,199,161
1966 $157,930,018 $2,391,199,044
1967 $163,820,514 $2,441,599,023
1968 $191,767,442 $2,662,798,935
1969 $188,039,210 $2,769,198,892
1970 $189,106,529 $2,873,638,851
1971 $201,450,800 $3,880,392,195
1972 $230,317,883 $4,450,537,925
1973 $271,183,082 $5,408,804,607
1974 $281,398,706 $13,006,948,296
1975 $378,660,016 $12,022,811,621
1976 $451,152,461 $13,132,252,802
1977 $507,298,148 $14,137,406,741
1978 $610,578,632 $15,503,557,496
1979 $700,764,748 $24,749,063,922
1980 $797,048,199 $28,638,868,356
1981 $694,803,623 $25,058,020,338
1982 $748,312,391 $21,577,153,356
1983 $658,679,333 $20,871,081,080
1984 $637,820,670 $21,700,082,753
1985 $864,849,836 $21,445,970,614
1986 $1,122,265,013 $17,903,989,745
1987 $1,200,991,978 $22,368,704,134
1988 $1,264,899,288 $20,690,322,153
1989 $1,233,930,281 $24,313,855,653
1990 $1,440,711,459 $18,427,777,778
1991 $1,377,374,987 $11,009,993,703
1992 $1,411,917,553 $19,858,555,215
1993 $1,278,781,262 $23,941,391,391
1994 $851,174,357 $24,848,483,838
1995 $1,115,389,674 $27,186,980,647
1996 $1,007,791,127 $31,492,373,309
1997 $937,741,513 $30,350,190,704
1998 $967,338,390 $25,943,705,784
1999 $999,477,511 $30,122,365,849
2000 $916,777,283 $37,718,743,480
2001 $932,648,605 $34,889,559,870
2002 $996,068,145 $38,135,788,414
2003 $1,142,315,523 $47,874,582,232
2004 $1,272,360,517 $59,439,090,601
2005 $1,337,894,379 $80,798,630,137
2006 $1,461,859,762 $101,557,330,723
2007 $1,699,811,295 $114,634,043,362
2008 $1,993,407,888 $147,379,737,230
2009 $2,067,381,665 $105,968,691,905
2010 $2,142,591,540 $115,416,245,238
2011 $2,437,982,705 $154,039,231,299
2012 $2,510,126,512 $174,047,662,555
2013 $1,691,544,110 $174,168,116,687
2014 $1,894,813,389 $162,650,450,785
2015 $1,695,825,714 $114,585,555,831
2016 $1,825,018,145 $109,406,674,088
2017 $2,072,349,973 $120,687,539,676
2018 $2,220,979,146 $138,646,316,322
2019 $2,221,301,351 $140,856,394,870
2020 $2,326,720,900 $111,045,470,461
2021 $2,516,498,412 $148,350,671,614
2022 $2,382,618,615 $183,502,046,669
2023 $2,555,492,086 $165,384,407,267
2024 $2,751,544,520 $160,227,273,001

Central African Republic and Kuwait economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Kuwait
Year GDP per capita
CAR Kuwait
1960 $65.9 -
1961 $71 -
1962 $70.4 $4,748
1963 $71.8 $4,445
1964 $77.2 $4,379
1965 $80.2 $4,024
1966 $82.3 $4,176
1967 $83.6 $3,887
1968 $95.6 $3,872
1969 $91.7 $3,695
1970 $90.2 $3,552
1971 $94.1 $4,486
1972 $105.5 $4,836
1973 $121.8 $5,532
1974 $124 $12,527
1975 $163.6 $10,882
1976 $192.1 $11,141
1977 $213.8 $11,238
1978 $254.6 $11,567
1979 $289.1 $17,386
1980 $325 $19,032
1981 $280.3 $15,825
1982 $298.4 $12,979
1983 $259.6 $11,965
1984 $248.3 $11,919
1985 $333 $11,322
1986 $426 $9,077
1987 $450 $10,896
1988 $466 $9,692
1989 $443 $10,965
1990 $502 $10,938
1991 $465 $8,147
1992 $462 $12,146
1993 $405 $14,318
1994 $261.3 $14,930
1995 $333 $16,168
1996 $293.3 $18,201
1997 $265.5 $16,977
1998 $266.6 $14,067
1999 $268 $15,854
2000 $239.2 $19,296
2001 $238 $17,374
2002 $248.6 $18,513
2003 $278.4 $22,691
2004 $303 $27,552
2005 $312 $36,123
2006 $334 $42,947
2007 $381 $45,709
2008 $437 $55,585
2009 $456 $37,907
2010 $477 $39,212
2011 $534 $49,170
2012 $544 $52,155
2013 $364 $49,651
2014 $410 $44,369
2015 $366 $29,882
2016 $387 $27,324
2017 $432 $29,048
2018 $455 $32,068
2019 $449 $31,708
2020 $463 $25,236
2021 $492 $34,019
2022 $467 $39,982
2023 $496 $34,076
2024 $516 $32,214

Central African Republic vs. Kuwait life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Kuwait
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Kuwait
1950 35.4 49.7
1951 35.8 50.6
1952 36.2 51.4
1953 36.6 52.3
1954 37 53.1
1955 37.4 54
1956 37.8 54.9
1957 38.3 55.9
1958 38.7 56.9
1959 39.1 57.9
1960 39.6 58.9
1961 40.1 60
1962 40.6 61
1963 41.1 62
1964 41.6 63
1965 42.2 63.9
1966 42.8 64.9
1967 43.4 65.8
1968 44 66.6
1969 44.6 67.3
1970 45.2 68
1971 45.8 68.5
1972 46.3 68.9
1973 46.9 69.2
1974 47.4 69.4
1975 47.9 69.7
1976 48.4 69.9
1977 48.8 70.2
1978 49.2 70.5
1979 49.5 70.8
1980 49.8 71.1
1981 50 71.5
1982 50.2 71.9
1983 50.3 72.4
1984 50.4 72.9
1985 50.5 73.3
1986 50.4 73.8
1987 50.4 74.2
1988 50.2 74.6
1989 50.1 75
1990 49.9 72.9
1991 49.6 73.3
1992 49.2 75.7
1993 48.9 75.8
1994 48.5 75.7
1995 48.1 75.7
1996 47.7 75.6
1997 47.3 75.6
1998 47.1 75.6
1999 46.9 75.7
2000 46.6 75.9
2001 46.7 76
2002 46.8 76.2
2003 47.3 76.3
2004 47.7 76.4
2005 48.2 76.5
2006 48.7 76.6
2007 49.3 76.7
2008 49.9 76.9
2009 14.7 77.2
2010 46.9 77.5
2011 50.1 77.9
2012 51.3 78.2
2013 49.5 78.6
2014 40.3 78.9
2015 51.9 79.2
2016 51 79.5
2017 45.2 79.7
2018 52.3 79.9
2019 31.5 80
2020 50.6 78.2
2021 40.3 77.6
2022 18.8 78.8
2023 57.4 80.4
2024 57.7 80.6
2025 57.9 80.8

Central African Republic and Kuwait population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Kuwait
Year Population
CAR Kuwait
1960 1,702,346 311,060
1961 1,734,580 345,945
1962 1,768,115 384,995
1963 1,803,063 427,694
1964 1,839,583 473,115
1965 1,877,854 521,174
1966 1,918,082 572,590
1967 1,960,444 628,089
1968 2,005,100 687,716
1969 2,051,515 749,452
1970 2,097,505 809,114
1971 2,141,450 865,076
1972 2,183,769 920,352
1973 2,226,008 977,654
1974 2,269,338 1,038,346
1975 2,313,916 1,104,863
1976 2,348,566 1,178,711
1977 2,372,930 1,258,023
1978 2,397,961 1,340,319
1979 2,423,794 1,423,514
1980 2,450,535 1,504,782
1981 2,478,402 1,583,426
1982 2,507,375 1,662,480
1983 2,537,399 1,744,295
1984 2,568,610 1,820,688
1985 2,600,932 1,894,242
1986 2,634,258 1,972,520
1987 2,669,155 2,052,994
1988 2,713,965 2,134,707
1989 2,783,970 2,217,468
1990 2,871,910 1,684,819
1991 2,963,191 1,351,399
1992 3,058,831 1,634,961
1993 3,157,839 1,672,151
1994 3,257,954 1,664,361
1995 3,348,052 1,681,513
1996 3,435,965 1,730,246
1997 3,531,700 1,787,683
1998 3,628,827 1,844,302
1999 3,729,450 1,900,030
2000 3,833,416 1,954,709
2001 3,919,487 2,008,121
2002 4,006,077 2,059,974
2003 4,103,086 2,109,881
2004 4,192,826 2,157,320
2005 4,288,810 2,236,788
2006 4,377,579 2,364,733
2007 4,462,770 2,507,887
2008 4,558,984 2,651,421
2009 4,529,047 2,795,484
2010 4,492,995 2,943,372
2011 4,565,021 3,132,814
2012 4,610,848 3,337,109
2013 4,642,419 3,507,844
2014 4,623,182 3,665,876
2015 4,629,320 3,834,574
2016 4,713,663 4,004,096
2017 4,793,511 4,154,812
2018 4,878,657 4,323,515
2019 4,944,703 4,442,316
2020 5,026,628 4,400,267
2021 5,112,100 4,360,865
2022 5,098,039 4,589,643
2023 5,152,421 4,853,420
2024 5,330,690 4,973,861

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Kuwait

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Kuwait
Year Fertility rate
CAR Kuwait
1960 5.95 7.22
1961 5.96 7.25
1962 5.97 7.25
1963 5.99 7.28
1964 6.01 7.29
1965 6.03 7.31
1966 6.06 7.34
1967 6.08 7.33
1968 6.1 7.28
1969 6.06 7.18
1970 6.03 7.03
1971 5.99 6.84
1972 5.96 6.64
1973 5.93 6.43
1974 5.9 6.23
1975 5.88 6.06
1976 5.94 5.9
1977 5.99 5.71
1978 6.04 5.52
1979 6.09 5.33
1980 6.13 5.18
1981 6.17 5.02
1982 6.16 4.85
1983 6.15 4.66
1984 6.14 4.45
1985 6.12 4.22
1986 6.11 4
1987 6.12 3.83
1988 6.1 3.7
1989 6.07 3.59
1990 6.05 3.49
1991 6.03 3.4
1992 5.96 3.35
1993 5.93 3.31
1994 5.92 3.27
1995 5.94 3.25
1996 5.96 3.22
1997 5.92 3.14
1998 5.89 3.04
1999 5.88 2.95
2000 5.85 2.89
2001 5.81 2.84
2002 5.79 2.8
2003 5.8 2.77
2004 5.78 2.76
2005 5.81 2.73
2006 5.84 2.59
2007 5.87 2.41
2008 5.9 2.27
2009 5.94 2.15
2010 5.96 2.04
2011 6.01 1.96
2012 6.05 1.99
2013 6.08 1.97
2014 6.1 2.06
2015 6.13 2.03
2016 6.13 2.06
2017 6.13 2.16
2018 6.11 2.12
2019 6.09 2.08
2020 6.06 2.03
2021 6.05 2.15
2022 6.02 1.55
2023 6.01 1.52

Central African Republic and Kuwait demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Kuwait
Year Median age, years
CAR Kuwait
1960 20.3 22
1961 20.1 21.8
1962 19.9 21.5
1963 19.7 21
1964 19.6 20.7
1965 19.4 20.4
1966 19.3 20
1967 19.2 19.6
1968 19 19.2
1969 18.9 18.8
1970 18.9 18.5
1971 18.8 18.3
1972 18.7 18.3
1973 18.6 18.3
1974 18.6 18.4
1975 18.5 18.4
1976 18.5 18.7
1977 18.5 19.2
1978 18.5 19.6
1979 18.5 20.1
1980 18.5 20.5
1981 18.4 20.9
1982 18.4 21.3
1983 18.3 21.7
1984 18.3 22.1
1985 18.3 22.4
1986 18.2 22.7
1987 18.1 22.8
1988 18 23
1989 17.9 23.2
1990 17.8 23.4
1991 17.6 23.6
1992 17.5 23.8
1993 17.5 24.2
1994 17.4 25.1
1995 17.3 25.5
1996 17.2 25.5
1997 17.1 25.5
1998 17.1 25.5
1999 17.1 25.6
2000 17.1 25.9
2001 17.1 26.3
2002 17.1 26.8
2003 17.2 27.3
2004 17.2 27.9
2005 17.2 28.3
2006 17.1 28.5
2007 17.1 28.6
2008 17 28.8
2009 16.9 29.2
2010 16.7 29.6
2011 16.6 30.5
2012 16.3 31.5
2013 16 32.3
2014 15.6 33
2015 15.4 33.8
2016 15.4 34.7
2017 15.4 35.6
2018 15.4 36.4
2019 15.4 37.1
2020 15.4 37.7
2021 15.4 35.8
2022 15.3 34.4
2023 15.3 35.5
2024 15.4 35.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Kuwait
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$200B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
52.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
6.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
4.9%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
+23.6%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
2.16%
2016
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
57.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
59.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
138
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$141B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$50.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$20.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
2,161,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
74.5%
2024

Energy

CAR Kuwait
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
9,130 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$6.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
111.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
23 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-283.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
16,571 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
0.27%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Kuwait
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
+61,624
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
72.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
0.25
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
15.4
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
96.5%
2020
English speaking
3%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
99.7%
2023

Health

CAR Kuwait
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$1,700
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$196.3
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
80.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
2.29
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
8.8
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
44.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
25.6%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
19.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Kuwait
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
1,383 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
24.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
3,572 mi
2018

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