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Central African Republic vs Liberia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 5.61M in Liberia (ranked 117/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 37,189 sq mi for Liberia (ranked 43rd vs. 106th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Liberia
Population
5662456
5829811
Population rank 117/197 116/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$4.75B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 163/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$846
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 185/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$1,885
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$2.68B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
56.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$478
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 167/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$1,418
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
37,189 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
3.95
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
19.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
62.5 years
2025

Central African Republic and Liberia: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Liberia economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Liberia
Year GDP
CAR Liberia
1960 $112,155,598 $190,495,600
1961 $123,134,583 $183,920,900
1962 $124,482,774 $191,861,800
1963 $129,379,124 $200,229,600
1964 $142,025,079 $218,929,100
1965 $150,574,795 $229,260,800
1966 $157,930,018 $244,459,500
1967 $163,820,514 $261,024,300
1968 $191,767,442 $276,820,700
1969 $188,039,210 $306,961,800
1970 $189,106,529 $323,099,700
1971 $201,450,800 $341,543,100
1972 $230,317,883 $368,098,000
1973 $271,183,082 $386,968,300
1974 $281,398,706 $486,955,000
1975 $378,660,016 $577,549,300
1976 $451,152,461 $596,675,700
1977 $507,298,148 $673,010,600
1978 $610,578,632 $717,240,400
1979 $700,764,748 $814,067,900
1980 $797,048,199 $854,711,500
1981 $694,803,623 $846,514,500
1982 $748,312,391 $863,933,200
1983 $658,679,333 $823,374,900
1984 $637,820,670 $848,478,300
1985 $864,849,836 $851,296,100
1986 $1,122,265,013 $840,964,400
1987 $1,200,991,978 $972,800,000
1988 $1,264,899,288 $1,038,300,000
1989 $1,233,930,281 $786,300,000
1990 $1,440,711,459 $384,400,000
1991 $1,377,374,987 $348,000,000
1992 $1,411,917,553 $223,500,000
1993 $1,278,781,262 $160,400,000
1994 $851,174,357 $132,200,000
1995 $1,115,389,674 $134,800,000
1996 $1,007,791,127 $159,400,000
1997 $937,741,513 $295,900,000
1998 $967,338,390 $359,600,000
1999 $999,477,511 $441,800,000
2000 $916,777,283 $874,000,000
2001 $932,648,605 $906,000,000
2002 $996,068,145 $927,000,000
2003 $1,142,315,523 $748,000,000
2004 $1,272,360,517 $897,000,000
2005 $1,337,894,379 $949,000,000
2006 $1,461,859,762 $1,119,000,000
2007 $1,699,811,295 $1,373,000,000
2008 $1,993,407,888 $1,726,000,000
2009 $2,067,381,665 $1,768,000,000
2010 $2,142,591,540 $1,998,000,000
2011 $2,437,982,705 $2,398,000,000
2012 $2,510,126,512 $2,791,614,000
2013 $1,691,544,110 $3,177,198,100
2014 $1,894,813,389 $3,225,652,000
2015 $1,695,825,714 $3,227,075,700
2016 $1,825,018,145 $3,398,419,600
2017 $2,072,349,973 $3,390,703,400
2018 $2,220,979,146 $3,422,754,800
2019 $2,221,301,351 $3,319,596,500
2020 $2,326,720,900 $3,176,126,300
2021 $2,516,498,412 $3,513,049,500
2022 $2,382,618,615 $4,001,047,000
2023 $2,555,492,086 $4,390,000,000
2024 $2,751,544,520 $4,750,000,000

Central African Republic and Liberia economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Liberia
Year GDP per capita
CAR Liberia
1960 $65.9 $167.2
1961 $71 $157.5
1962 $70.4 $160.3
1963 $71.8 $163.1
1964 $77.2 $173.9
1965 $80.2 $177.6
1966 $82.3 $184.6
1967 $83.6 $192.2
1968 $95.6 $198.6
1969 $91.7 $214.7
1970 $90.2 $220.3
1971 $94.1 $227.1
1972 $105.5 $238.6
1973 $121.8 $244.4
1974 $124 $299.4
1975 $163.6 $346
1976 $192.1 $347
1977 $213.8 $381
1978 $254.6 $394
1979 $289.1 $435
1980 $325 $443
1981 $280.3 $426
1982 $298.4 $422
1983 $259.6 $391
1984 $248.3 $390
1985 $333 $380
1986 $426 $364
1987 $450 $409
1988 $466 $424
1989 $443 $312
1990 $502 $172.9
1991 $465 $177.9
1992 $462 $107.8
1993 $405 $74.4
1994 $261.3 $61.5
1995 $333 $62.1
1996 $293.3 $71.4
1997 $265.5 $122.6
1998 $266.6 $134.7
1999 $268 $156.6
2000 $239.2 $298.5
2001 $238 $300
2002 $248.6 $299.5
2003 $278.4 $239.8
2004 $303 $284.1
2005 $312 $287.5
2006 $334 $321
2007 $381 $374
2008 $437 $452
2009 $456 $448
2010 $477 $492
2011 $534 $568
2012 $544 $638
2013 $364 $711
2014 $410 $707
2015 $366 $693
2016 $387 $715
2017 $432 $699
2018 $455 $692
2019 $449 $658
2020 $463 $617
2021 $492 $668
2022 $467 $745
2023 $496 $799
2024 $516 $846

Central African Republic vs. Liberia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Liberia
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Liberia
1950 35.4 38
1951 35.8 38
1952 36.2 38.1
1953 36.6 38.1
1954 37 38.1
1955 37.4 38.1
1956 37.8 38.1
1957 38.3 38.1
1958 38.7 38.1
1959 39.1 38.1
1960 39.6 38.1
1961 40.1 38.1
1962 40.6 38.2
1963 41.1 38.3
1964 41.6 38.5
1965 42.2 38.7
1966 42.8 39
1967 43.4 39.3
1968 44 39.6
1969 44.6 40
1970 45.2 40.4
1971 45.8 40.7
1972 46.3 41.2
1973 46.9 41.6
1974 47.4 42.1
1975 47.9 42.5
1976 48.4 42.9
1977 48.8 43.2
1978 49.2 43.6
1979 49.5 43.9
1980 49.8 44.1
1981 50 44.3
1982 50.2 44.4
1983 50.3 44.6
1984 50.4 44.7
1985 50.5 44
1986 50.4 44.5
1987 50.4 44.3
1988 50.2 44.1
1989 50.1 43.9
1990 49.9 37.6
1991 49.6 43.6
1992 49.2 43.6
1993 48.9 43
1994 48.5 42.6
1995 48.1 44.6
1996 47.7 44.9
1997 47.3 48.3
1998 47.1 49.4
1999 46.9 50.4
2000 46.6 51.9
2001 46.7 53.1
2002 46.8 54.1
2003 47.3 53
2004 47.7 55.9
2005 48.2 56.8
2006 48.7 57.5
2007 49.3 58.1
2008 49.9 58.7
2009 14.7 59.1
2010 46.9 59.4
2011 50.1 59.5
2012 51.3 59.8
2013 49.5 60
2014 40.3 59.2
2015 51.9 59.2
2016 51 60.5
2017 45.2 60.8
2018 52.3 61
2019 31.5 61.2
2020 50.6 61.3
2021 40.3 61.2
2022 18.8 61.9
2023 57.4 62.2
2024 57.7 62.3
2025 57.9 62.5

Central African Republic and Liberia population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Liberia
Year Population
CAR Liberia
1960 1,702,346 1,139,522
1961 1,734,580 1,167,717
1962 1,768,115 1,197,039
1963 1,803,063 1,227,414
1964 1,839,583 1,258,745
1965 1,877,854 1,291,156
1966 1,918,082 1,324,383
1967 1,960,444 1,358,435
1968 2,005,100 1,393,530
1969 2,051,515 1,429,605
1970 2,097,505 1,466,676
1971 2,141,450 1,504,077
1972 2,183,769 1,542,670
1973 2,226,008 1,583,588
1974 2,269,338 1,626,362
1975 2,313,916 1,670,913
1976 2,348,566 1,717,060
1977 2,372,930 1,766,019
1978 2,397,961 1,818,247
1979 2,423,794 1,872,713
1980 2,450,535 1,929,253
1981 2,478,402 1,986,867
1982 2,507,375 2,045,073
1983 2,537,399 2,107,113
1984 2,568,610 2,173,312
1985 2,600,932 2,240,539
1986 2,634,258 2,308,511
1987 2,669,155 2,377,229
1988 2,713,965 2,446,941
1989 2,783,970 2,517,858
1990 2,871,910 2,223,667
1991 2,963,191 1,956,518
1992 3,058,831 2,072,461
1993 3,157,839 2,155,126
1994 3,257,954 2,149,928
1995 3,348,052 2,169,162
1996 3,435,965 2,232,289
1997 3,531,700 2,412,989
1998 3,628,827 2,670,124
1999 3,729,450 2,821,684
2000 3,833,416 2,928,117
2001 3,919,487 3,015,338
2002 4,006,077 3,094,782
2003 4,103,086 3,119,532
2004 4,192,826 3,156,892
2005 4,288,810 3,301,015
2006 4,377,579 3,490,787
2007 4,462,770 3,669,050
2008 4,558,984 3,821,003
2009 4,529,047 3,943,028
2010 4,492,995 4,058,890
2011 4,565,021 4,221,178
2012 4,610,848 4,373,043
2013 4,642,419 4,470,239
2014 4,623,182 4,564,293
2015 4,629,320 4,659,431
2016 4,713,663 4,755,608
2017 4,793,511 4,848,925
2018 4,878,657 4,944,726
2019 4,944,703 5,043,721
2020 5,026,628 5,149,463
2021 5,112,100 5,259,323
2022 5,098,039 5,373,294
2023 5,152,421 5,493,031
2024 5,330,690 5,612,817

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Liberia

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Liberia
Year Fertility rate
CAR Liberia
1960 5.95 6.39
1961 5.96 6.45
1962 5.97 6.5
1963 5.99 6.56
1964 6.01 6.59
1965 6.03 6.62
1966 6.06 6.63
1967 6.08 6.65
1968 6.1 6.66
1969 6.06 6.64
1970 6.03 6.58
1971 5.99 6.54
1972 5.96 6.6
1973 5.93 6.65
1974 5.9 6.69
1975 5.88 6.74
1976 5.94 6.79
1977 5.99 6.84
1978 6.04 6.88
1979 6.09 6.92
1980 6.13 6.87
1981 6.17 6.83
1982 6.16 6.79
1983 6.15 6.76
1984 6.14 6.73
1985 6.12 6.69
1986 6.11 6.64
1987 6.12 6.57
1988 6.1 6.51
1989 6.07 6.43
1990 6.05 6.37
1991 6.03 6.32
1992 5.96 6.28
1993 5.93 6.25
1994 5.92 6.21
1995 5.94 6.17
1996 5.96 6.13
1997 5.92 6.08
1998 5.89 6.02
1999 5.88 5.95
2000 5.85 5.88
2001 5.81 5.77
2002 5.79 5.65
2003 5.8 5.55
2004 5.78 5.51
2005 5.81 5.52
2006 5.84 5.53
2007 5.87 5.46
2008 5.9 5.33
2009 5.94 5.17
2010 5.96 5.06
2011 6.01 4.97
2012 6.05 4.88
2013 6.08 4.75
2014 6.1 4.62
2015 6.13 4.52
2016 6.13 4.46
2017 6.13 4.4
2018 6.11 4.34
2019 6.09 4.26
2020 6.06 4.17
2021 6.05 4.09
2022 6.02 4.02
2023 6.01 3.95

Central African Republic and Liberia demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Liberia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$4.27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
22.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
2.27%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
2.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-3.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
5.93%
2017
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
48.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
27.1%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.9%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$600M
2022
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$680M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports n/a
27.1%
2009
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
52.2%
2024

Energy

CAR Liberia
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
1.64 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
0.3 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
92.8%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
57.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
55.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
32.5%
2023

Society

CAR Liberia
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-7,779
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
54.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
24.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
3.12
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
38.9
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
48.3%
2017
English speaking
3%
2025
82.7%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
23.5%
2023

Health

CAR Liberia
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$99.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$62
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
62.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
19.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
0.18
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
628
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
72.9
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
17.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
9.2%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
19
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
2.86 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Liberia
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
6,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
7,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
29,061 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
6,587 mi
2018

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