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Central African Republic vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 43rd vs. 121st).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Latvia
Population
5662456
1844219
Population rank 117/197 149/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Central African Republic and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Latvia
Year GDP
CAR Latvia
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 -
1971 $201,450,800 -
1972 $230,317,883 -
1973 $271,183,082 -
1974 $281,398,706 -
1975 $378,660,016 -
1976 $451,152,461 -
1977 $507,298,148 -
1978 $610,578,632 -
1979 $700,764,748 -
1980 $797,048,199 -
1981 $694,803,623 -
1982 $748,312,391 -
1983 $658,679,333 -
1984 $637,820,670 -
1985 $864,849,836 -
1986 $1,122,265,013 -
1987 $1,200,991,978 -
1988 $1,264,899,288 -
1989 $1,233,930,281 -
1990 $1,440,711,459 -
1991 $1,377,374,987 -
1992 $1,411,917,553 -
1993 $1,278,781,262 -
1994 $851,174,357 -
1995 $1,115,389,674 $5,608,208,785
1996 $1,007,791,127 $5,799,465,288
1997 $937,741,513 $6,349,481,007
1998 $967,338,390 $6,974,112,951
1999 $999,477,511 $7,324,192,890
2000 $916,777,283 $7,761,252,607
2001 $932,648,605 $8,190,888,740
2002 $996,068,145 $9,249,030,241
2003 $1,142,315,523 $11,244,337,720
2004 $1,272,360,517 $13,827,070,379
2005 $1,337,894,379 $16,306,935,905
2006 $1,461,859,762 $20,434,922,247
2007 $1,699,811,295 $29,420,499,248
2008 $1,993,407,888 $34,135,200,994
2009 $2,067,381,665 $25,691,530,442
2010 $2,142,591,540 $23,468,324,572
2011 $2,437,982,705 $26,575,547,901
2012 $2,510,126,512 $27,116,149,949
2013 $1,691,544,110 $29,152,128,168
2014 $1,894,813,389 $30,277,203,767
2015 $1,695,825,714 $26,344,565,877
2016 $1,825,018,145 $27,117,105,060
2017 $2,072,349,973 $29,391,059,767
2018 $2,220,979,146 $33,247,935,477
2019 $2,221,301,351 $33,099,503,951
2020 $2,326,720,900 $33,379,927,435
2021 $2,516,498,412 $38,183,326,785
2022 $2,382,618,615 $38,014,713,596
2023 $2,555,492,086 $42,572,151,720
2024 $2,751,544,520 $43,520,773,851

Central African Republic and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
CAR Latvia
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 -
1971 $94.1 -
1972 $105.5 -
1973 $121.8 -
1974 $124 -
1975 $163.6 -
1976 $192.1 -
1977 $213.8 -
1978 $254.6 -
1979 $289.1 -
1980 $325 -
1981 $280.3 -
1982 $298.4 -
1983 $259.6 -
1984 $248.3 -
1985 $333 -
1986 $426 -
1987 $450 -
1988 $466 -
1989 $443 -
1990 $502 -
1991 $465 -
1992 $462 -
1993 $405 -
1994 $261.3 -
1995 $333 $2,257
1996 $293.3 $2,360
1997 $265.5 $2,610
1998 $266.6 $2,894
1999 $268 $3,064
2000 $239.2 $3,278
2001 $238 $3,505
2002 $248.6 $4,004
2003 $278.4 $4,915
2004 $303 $6,110
2005 $312 $7,284
2006 $334 $9,212
2007 $381 $13,371
2008 $437 $15,678
2009 $456 $11,996
2010 $477 $11,188
2011 $534 $12,903
2012 $544 $13,329
2013 $364 $14,484
2014 $410 $15,186
2015 $366 $13,322
2016 $387 $13,839
2017 $432 $15,132
2018 $455 $17,252
2019 $449 $17,295
2020 $463 $17,564
2021 $492 $20,262
2022 $467 $20,227
2023 $496 $22,676
2024 $516 $23,368

Central African Republic vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Latvia
1950 35.4 64.6
1951 35.8 65.2
1952 36.2 65.7
1953 36.6 66.2
1954 37 66.7
1955 37.4 67.1
1956 37.8 67.6
1957 38.3 68.3
1958 38.7 68.9
1959 39.1 69.5
1960 39.6 70.3
1961 40.1 70.5
1962 40.6 69.9
1963 41.1 70.3
1964 41.6 71.5
1965 42.2 71.2
1966 42.8 71.2
1967 43.4 70.9
1968 44 70.5
1969 44.6 70.2
1970 45.2 70.2
1971 45.8 70.6
1972 46.3 70.3
1973 46.9 70.2
1974 47.4 70.1
1975 47.9 69.3
1976 48.4 69.4
1977 48.8 69.4
1978 49.2 69.3
1979 49.5 68.8
1980 49.8 69.1
1981 50 69.1
1982 50.2 69.6
1983 50.3 69.4
1984 50.4 69.4
1985 50.5 69.6
1986 50.4 71
1987 50.4 71
1988 50.2 70.9
1989 50.1 70.4
1990 49.9 69.5
1991 49.6 69.2
1992 49.2 68.5
1993 48.9 66.6
1994 48.5 65.2
1995 48.1 66
1996 47.7 68.6
1997 47.3 69.2
1998 47.1 68.9
1999 46.9 69.6
2000 46.6 70.2
2001 46.7 69.9
2002 46.8 70.2
2003 47.3 70.6
2004 47.7 70.9
2005 48.2 70.6
2006 48.7 70.6
2007 49.3 70.8
2008 49.9 72
2009 14.7 72.7
2010 46.9 73
2011 50.1 73.7
2012 51.3 73.9
2013 49.5 74.2
2014 40.3 74.3
2015 51.9 74.7
2016 51 74.8
2017 45.2 74.8
2018 52.3 75
2019 31.5 75.6
2020 50.6 75.5
2021 40.3 73.2
2022 18.8 74.9
2023 57.4 76.2
2024 57.7 76.3
2025 57.9 76.5

Central African Republic and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Latvia
Year Population
CAR Latvia
1960 1,702,346 2,120,979
1961 1,734,580 2,152,681
1962 1,768,115 2,181,586
1963 1,803,063 2,210,919
1964 1,839,583 2,240,623
1965 1,877,854 2,265,919
1966 1,918,082 2,283,217
1967 1,960,444 2,301,220
1968 2,005,100 2,323,619
1969 2,051,515 2,343,173
1970 2,097,505 2,359,164
1971 2,141,450 2,376,389
1972 2,183,769 2,395,674
1973 2,226,008 2,415,819
1974 2,269,338 2,437,186
1975 2,313,916 2,456,130
1976 2,348,566 2,470,989
1977 2,372,930 2,485,073
1978 2,397,961 2,497,921
1979 2,423,794 2,505,953
1980 2,450,535 2,511,701
1981 2,478,402 2,519,421
1982 2,507,375 2,531,080
1983 2,537,399 2,546,011
1984 2,568,610 2,562,047
1985 2,600,932 2,578,873
1986 2,634,258 2,599,892
1987 2,669,155 2,626,583
1988 2,713,965 2,653,434
1989 2,783,970 2,666,955
1990 2,871,910 2,663,151
1991 2,963,191 2,650,581
1992 3,058,831 2,614,338
1993 3,157,839 2,563,290
1994 3,257,954 2,520,742
1995 3,348,052 2,485,056
1996 3,435,965 2,457,222
1997 3,531,700 2,432,851
1998 3,628,827 2,410,019
1999 3,729,450 2,390,482
2000 3,833,416 2,367,550
2001 3,919,487 2,337,170
2002 4,006,077 2,310,173
2003 4,103,086 2,287,955
2004 4,192,826 2,263,122
2005 4,288,810 2,238,799
2006 4,377,579 2,218,357
2007 4,462,770 2,200,325
2008 4,558,984 2,177,322
2009 4,529,047 2,141,669
2010 4,492,995 2,097,555
2011 4,565,021 2,059,709
2012 4,610,848 2,034,319
2013 4,642,419 2,012,647
2014 4,623,182 1,993,782
2015 4,629,320 1,977,527
2016 4,713,663 1,959,537
2017 4,793,511 1,942,248
2018 4,878,657 1,927,174
2019 4,944,703 1,913,822
2020 5,026,628 1,900,449
2021 5,112,100 1,884,490
2022 5,098,039 1,879,383
2023 5,152,421 1,877,445
2024 5,330,690 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Latvia

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
CAR Latvia
1960 5.95 1.94
1961 5.96 1.94
1962 5.97 1.91
1963 5.99 1.85
1964 6.01 1.79
1965 6.03 1.74
1966 6.06 1.76
1967 6.08 1.8
1968 6.1 1.83
1969 6.06 1.88
1970 6.03 1.96
1971 5.99 2
1972 5.96 2
1973 5.93 1.98
1974 5.9 1.97
1975 5.88 1.96
1976 5.94 1.93
1977 5.99 1.89
1978 6.04 1.87
1979 6.09 1.87
1980 6.13 1.86
1981 6.17 1.88
1982 6.16 1.97
1983 6.15 2.07
1984 6.14 2.09
1985 6.12 2.08
1986 6.11 2.12
1987 6.12 2.15
1988 6.1 2.11
1989 6.07 2.05
1990 6.05 2.02
1991 6.03 1.86
1992 5.96 1.73
1993 5.93 1.51
1994 5.92 1.39
1995 5.94 1.25
1996 5.96 1.16
1997 5.92 1.11
1998 5.89 1.09
1999 5.88 1.16
2000 5.85 1.25
2001 5.81 1.22
2002 5.79 1.26
2003 5.8 1.32
2004 5.78 1.29
2005 5.81 1.39
2006 5.84 1.46
2007 5.87 1.54
2008 5.9 1.58
2009 5.94 1.46
2010 5.96 1.36
2011 6.01 1.33
2012 6.05 1.44
2013 6.08 1.52
2014 6.1 1.65
2015 6.13 1.7
2016 6.13 1.74
2017 6.13 1.69
2018 6.11 1.6
2019 6.09 1.61
2020 6.06 1.55
2021 6.05 1.57
2022 6.02 1.47
2023 6.01 1.36

Central African Republic and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Latvia
Year Median age, years
CAR Latvia
1960 20.3 32.3
1961 20.1 32.4
1962 19.9 32.6
1963 19.7 32.8
1964 19.6 33
1965 19.4 33.2
1966 19.3 33.5
1967 19.2 33.8
1968 19 34
1969 18.9 34.1
1970 18.9 34.2
1971 18.8 34.3
1972 18.7 34.5
1973 18.6 34.6
1974 18.6 34.7
1975 18.5 34.9
1976 18.5 35
1977 18.5 35.1
1978 18.5 35.1
1979 18.5 35.1
1980 18.5 34.9
1981 18.4 34.8
1982 18.4 34.7
1983 18.3 34.6
1984 18.3 34.7
1985 18.3 34.7
1986 18.2 34.7
1987 18.1 34.6
1988 18 34.6
1989 17.9 34.5
1990 17.8 34.6
1991 17.6 34.8
1992 17.5 35.2
1993 17.5 35.6
1994 17.4 36
1995 17.3 36.2
1996 17.2 36.6
1997 17.1 36.9
1998 17.1 37.3
1999 17.1 37.6
2000 17.1 37.9
2001 17.1 38.3
2002 17.1 38.6
2003 17.2 38.9
2004 17.2 39.2
2005 17.2 39.4
2006 17.1 39.7
2007 17.1 39.9
2008 17 40.1
2009 16.9 40.5
2010 16.7 41.1
2011 16.6 41.6
2012 16.3 42
2013 16 42.3
2014 15.6 42.5
2015 15.4 42.8
2016 15.4 43
2017 15.4 43.2
2018 15.4 43.4
2019 15.4 43.6
2020 15.4 43.8
2021 15.4 43.9
2022 15.3 44
2023 15.3 44.1
2024 15.4 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
56
2003
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
95%
2024

Energy

CAR Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Latvia
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
99.9%
2021
English speaking
3%
2025
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
92.7%
2024

Health

CAR Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Latvia
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
n/a

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