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Central African Republic vs Luxembourg statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 678K in Luxembourg (ranked 164/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 994 sq mi for Luxembourg (ranked 43rd vs. 169th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Luxembourg ranks 73/197 ($93.2B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Luxembourg ranks 3/197 ($137,517).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Luxembourg
Population
5662456
690832
Population rank 117/197 164/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$93.2B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 73/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$137,517
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 3/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$150,772
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$24.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
26.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$35,728
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 20/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$64,450
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
994 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
682 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
1.25
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
40.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
82.5 years
2025

Central African Republic and Luxembourg: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Luxembourg economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Luxembourg
Year GDP
CAR Luxembourg
1960 $112,155,598 $709,941,874
1961 $123,134,583 $710,163,719
1962 $124,482,774 $747,846,862
1963 $129,379,124 $797,902,154
1964 $142,025,079 $910,877,686
1965 $150,574,795 $929,477,285
1966 $157,930,018 $976,717,015
1967 $163,820,514 $983,052,315
1968 $191,767,442 $1,075,561,623
1969 $188,039,210 $1,245,432,991
1970 $189,106,529 $1,457,768,455
1971 $201,450,800 $1,518,773,421
1972 $230,317,883 $1,901,697,370
1973 $271,183,082 $2,609,875,802
1974 $281,398,706 $3,183,637,117
1975 $378,660,016 $3,123,333,333
1976 $451,152,461 $3,423,586,207
1977 $507,298,148 $3,789,321,328
1978 $610,578,632 $4,718,539,772
1979 $700,764,748 $5,516,982,664
1980 $797,048,199 $6,019,805,490
1981 $694,803,623 $5,053,665,797
1982 $748,312,391 $4,602,316,793
1983 $658,679,333 $4,524,217,751
1984 $637,820,670 $4,438,435,493
1985 $864,849,836 $4,577,211,767
1986 $1,122,265,013 $6,685,595,088
1987 $1,200,991,978 $8,320,902,215
1988 $1,264,899,288 $9,418,167,855
1989 $1,233,930,281 $10,037,674,038
1990 $1,440,711,459 $12,778,792,854
1991 $1,377,374,987 $13,834,219,728
1992 $1,411,917,553 $15,518,702,635
1993 $1,278,781,262 $15,925,521,222
1994 $851,174,357 $17,701,798,891
1995 $1,115,389,674 $20,853,093,870
1996 $1,007,791,127 $20,895,314,658
1997 $937,741,513 $19,563,836,265
1998 $967,338,390 $20,150,053,345
1999 $999,477,511 $21,899,317,599
2000 $916,777,283 $21,230,182,989
2001 $932,648,605 $21,387,533,703
2002 $996,068,145 $23,649,833,332
2003 $1,142,315,523 $29,667,268,248
2004 $1,272,360,517 $35,064,843,793
2005 $1,337,894,379 $37,672,280,120
2006 $1,461,859,762 $42,910,146,296
2007 $1,699,811,295 $51,587,401,416
2008 $1,993,407,888 $58,844,277,702
2009 $2,067,381,665 $54,467,289,898
2010 $2,142,591,540 $56,213,985,987
2011 $2,437,982,705 $61,696,281,326
2012 $2,510,126,512 $59,776,383,527
2013 $1,691,544,110 $65,203,276,467
2014 $1,894,813,389 $68,804,811,898
2015 $1,695,825,714 $60,071,584,216
2016 $1,825,018,145 $62,216,885,436
2017 $2,072,349,973 $65,712,180,343
2018 $2,220,979,146 $71,085,623,495
2019 $2,221,301,351 $69,872,035,114
2020 $2,326,720,900 $73,670,782,100
2021 $2,516,498,412 $86,386,759,695
2022 $2,382,618,615 $80,801,680,397
2023 $2,555,492,086 $87,574,021,092
2024 $2,751,544,520 $93,197,329,012

Central African Republic and Luxembourg economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Luxembourg
Year GDP per capita
CAR Luxembourg
1960 $65.9 $2,261
1961 $71 $2,241
1962 $70.4 $2,332
1963 $71.8 $2,462
1964 $77.2 $2,779
1965 $80.2 $2,804
1966 $82.3 $2,925
1967 $83.6 $2,935
1968 $95.6 $3,203
1969 $91.7 $3,690
1970 $90.2 $4,298
1971 $94.1 $4,435
1972 $105.5 $5,487
1973 $121.8 $7,447
1974 $124 $8,967
1975 $163.6 $8,701
1976 $192.1 $9,491
1977 $213.8 $10,486
1978 $254.6 $13,034
1979 $289.1 $15,204
1980 $325 $16,531
1981 $280.3 $13,837
1982 $298.4 $12,591
1983 $259.6 $12,374
1984 $248.3 $12,127
1985 $333 $12,482
1986 $426 $18,150
1987 $450 $22,443
1988 $466 $25,219
1989 $443 $26,618
1990 $502 $33,465
1991 $465 $35,747
1992 $462 $39,571
1993 $405 $40,067
1994 $261.3 $43,933
1995 $333 $51,032
1996 $293.3 $50,444
1997 $265.5 $46,642
1998 $266.6 $47,445
1999 $268 $50,872
2000 $239.2 $48,660
2001 $238 $48,440
2002 $248.6 $53,006
2003 $278.4 $65,689
2004 $303 $76,545
2005 $312 $80,988
2006 $334 $90,789
2007 $381 $107,475
2008 $437 $120,422
2009 $456 $109,420
2010 $477 $110,886
2011 $534 $119,025
2012 $544 $112,585
2013 $364 $120,000
2014 $410 $123,679
2015 $366 $105,462
2016 $387 $106,899
2017 $432 $110,193
2018 $455 $116,927
2019 $449 $112,697
2020 $463 $116,860
2021 $492 $134,966
2022 $467 $123,720
2023 $496 $131,408
2024 $516 $137,517

Central African Republic vs. Luxembourg life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Luxembourg
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Luxembourg
1950 35.4 65.5
1951 35.8 65.9
1952 36.2 66.1
1953 36.6 66.4
1954 37 66.7
1955 37.4 67.4
1956 37.8 67.1
1957 38.3 66.9
1958 38.7 68.4
1959 39.1 68.4
1960 39.6 68.8
1961 40.1 69.1
1962 40.6 68.4
1963 41.1 68.7
1964 41.6 68.8
1965 42.2 69.2
1966 42.8 68.9
1967 43.4 69.5
1968 44 70
1969 44.6 69.7
1970 45.2 69.2
1971 45.8 69.2
1972 46.3 70.5
1973 46.9 70.3
1974 47.4 70.2
1975 47.9 70.3
1976 48.4 70.2
1977 48.8 71.5
1978 49.2 71.5
1979 49.5 72.3
1980 49.8 72.4
1981 50 72.1
1982 50.2 72.2
1983 50.3 73
1984 50.4 72.7
1985 50.5 73.3
1986 50.4 74.1
1987 50.4 73.9
1988 50.2 74.3
1989 50.1 74.3
1990 49.9 75
1991 49.6 75
1992 49.2 74.7
1993 48.9 75.4
1994 48.5 75.9
1995 48.1 75.9
1996 47.7 76.2
1997 47.3 76.4
1998 47.1 76.6
1999 46.9 77
2000 46.6 77.3
2001 46.7 77.5
2002 46.8 77.6
2003 47.3 77.3
2004 47.7 78.7
2005 48.2 78.9
2006 48.7 78.8
2007 49.3 79.1
2008 49.9 80.1
2009 14.7 79.9
2010 46.9 80.1
2011 50.1 80.3
2012 51.3 80.4
2013 49.5 80.9
2014 40.3 81.2
2015 51.9 81.3
2016 51 81.6
2017 45.2 81.1
2018 52.3 81.5
2019 31.5 81.6
2020 50.6 81.4
2021 40.3 81.8
2022 18.8 82.2
2023 57.4 82.2
2024 57.7 82.4
2025 57.9 82.5

Central African Republic and Luxembourg population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Luxembourg
Year Population
CAR Luxembourg
1960 1,702,346 313,970
1961 1,734,580 316,845
1962 1,768,115 320,750
1963 1,803,063 324,100
1964 1,839,583 327,750
1965 1,877,854 331,500
1966 1,918,082 333,895
1967 1,960,444 334,995
1968 2,005,100 335,850
1969 2,051,515 337,500
1970 2,097,505 339,171
1971 2,141,450 342,421
1972 2,183,769 346,600
1973 2,226,008 350,450
1974 2,269,338 355,050
1975 2,313,916 358,950
1976 2,348,566 360,731
1977 2,372,930 361,358
1978 2,397,961 362,007
1979 2,423,794 362,856
1980 2,450,535 364,150
1981 2,478,402 365,225
1982 2,507,375 365,525
1983 2,537,399 365,622
1984 2,568,610 365,998
1985 2,600,932 366,706
1986 2,634,258 368,355
1987 2,669,155 370,750
1988 2,713,965 373,450
1989 2,783,970 377,100
1990 2,871,910 381,850
1991 2,963,191 387,000
1992 3,058,831 392,175
1993 3,157,839 397,475
1994 3,257,954 402,925
1995 3,348,052 408,625
1996 3,435,965 414,225
1997 3,531,700 419,450
1998 3,628,827 424,700
1999 3,729,450 430,475
2000 3,833,416 436,300
2001 3,919,487 441,525
2002 4,006,077 446,175
2003 4,103,086 451,630
2004 4,192,826 458,095
2005 4,288,810 465,158
2006 4,377,579 472,637
2007 4,462,770 479,993
2008 4,558,984 488,650
2009 4,529,047 497,783
2010 4,492,995 506,953
2011 4,565,021 518,347
2012 4,610,848 530,946
2013 4,642,419 543,360
2014 4,623,182 556,319
2015 4,629,320 569,604
2016 4,713,663 582,014
2017 4,793,511 596,336
2018 4,878,657 607,950
2019 4,944,703 620,001
2020 5,026,628 630,419
2021 5,112,100 640,064
2022 5,098,039 653,103
2023 5,152,421 666,430
2024 5,330,690 677,717

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Luxembourg

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Luxembourg
Year Fertility rate
CAR Luxembourg
1960 5.95 2.29
1961 5.96 -
1962 5.97 2.37
1963 5.99 -
1964 6.01 2.34
1965 6.03 2.42
1966 6.06 2.34
1967 6.08 2.24
1968 6.1 2.12
1969 6.06 2.02
1970 6.03 1.97
1971 5.99 1.95
1972 5.96 1.75
1973 5.93 1.58
1974 5.9 1.58
1975 5.88 1.55
1976 5.94 1.48
1977 5.99 1.5
1978 6.04 1.48
1979 6.09 1.48
1980 6.13 1.5
1981 6.17 1.55
1982 6.16 1.49
1983 6.15 1.43
1984 6.14 1.42
1985 6.12 1.38
1986 6.11 1.43
1987 6.12 1.4
1988 6.1 1.51
1989 6.07 1.52
1990 6.05 1.6
1991 6.03 1.6
1992 5.96 1.64
1993 5.93 1.7
1994 5.92 1.72
1995 5.94 1.7
1996 5.96 1.77
1997 5.92 1.71
1998 5.89 1.68
1999 5.88 1.74
2000 5.85 1.76
2001 5.81 1.66
2002 5.79 1.63
2003 5.8 1.62
2004 5.78 1.66
2005 5.81 1.63
2006 5.84 1.65
2007 5.87 1.61
2008 5.9 1.61
2009 5.94 1.59
2010 5.96 1.63
2011 6.01 1.52
2012 6.05 1.57
2013 6.08 1.55
2014 6.1 1.5
2015 6.13 1.47
2016 6.13 1.41
2017 6.13 1.39
2018 6.11 1.38
2019 6.09 1.34
2020 6.06 1.36
2021 6.05 1.38
2022 6.02 1.31
2023 6.01 1.25

Central African Republic and Luxembourg demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Luxembourg
Year Median age, years
CAR Luxembourg
1960 20.3 35.1
1961 20.1 35.1
1962 19.9 35.1
1963 19.7 35.1
1964 19.6 35.2
1965 19.4 35.2
1966 19.3 35.2
1967 19.2 35.2
1968 19 35.3
1969 18.9 35.3
1970 18.9 35.3
1971 18.8 35.3
1972 18.7 35.1
1973 18.6 35.1
1974 18.6 35
1975 18.5 35
1976 18.5 34.9
1977 18.5 34.8
1978 18.5 34.8
1979 18.5 34.8
1980 18.5 34.9
1981 18.4 35
1982 18.4 35.2
1983 18.3 35.4
1984 18.3 35.6
1985 18.3 35.8
1986 18.2 36
1987 18.1 36.1
1988 18 36.2
1989 17.9 36.3
1990 17.8 36.4
1991 17.6 36.4
1992 17.5 36.5
1993 17.5 36.5
1994 17.4 36.6
1995 17.3 36.7
1996 17.2 36.8
1997 17.1 37
1998 17.1 37.1
1999 17.1 37.3
2000 17.1 37.3
2001 17.1 37.3
2002 17.1 37.6
2003 17.2 37.8
2004 17.2 38
2005 17.2 38.2
2006 17.1 38.4
2007 17.1 38.5
2008 17 38.7
2009 16.9 38.8
2010 16.7 38.9
2011 16.6 39
2012 16.3 39.1
2013 16 39.1
2014 15.6 39.2
2015 15.4 39.3
2016 15.4 39.3
2017 15.4 39.4
2018 15.4 39.5
2019 15.4 39.5
2020 15.4 39.6
2021 15.4 39.7
2022 15.3 39.7
2023 15.3 39.9
2024 15.4 40.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Luxembourg
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$62B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
48.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
3.71%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
0.75%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-0.78%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
6.42%
2024
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
81.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
9.01%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
79.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
25%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.8%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
28
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$41.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$2.79B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$2.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
525,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
2.98%
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
98.8%
2017

Energy

CAR Luxembourg
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
4,592 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$31
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
7.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
10.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
70.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
20.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.55%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
109.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,428 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
89%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
48.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Luxembourg
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
+5,677
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
92.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
93.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
1.54
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
100%
2000
English speaking
3%
2025
57%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
98.8%
2024

Health

CAR Luxembourg
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$7,505
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$654
2023
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
82.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
1.07%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
2.99
2017
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
2.3
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
18.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
81
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
23%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Luxembourg
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
1,467 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
342 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
1,786 mi
2019

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