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Central African Republic vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 43rd vs. 187th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Malta
Population
5662456
583596
Population rank 117/197 167/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Central African Republic and Malta: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Malta economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Malta
Year GDP
CAR Malta
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 $250,728,796
1971 $201,450,800 $264,578,485
1972 $230,317,883 $295,106,628
1973 $271,183,082 $345,616,106
1974 $281,398,706 $376,081,124
1975 $378,660,016 $474,618,321
1976 $451,152,461 $527,936,989
1977 $507,298,148 $625,563,171
1978 $610,578,632 $793,673,402
1979 $700,764,748 $1,001,288,847
1980 $797,048,199 $1,250,198,601
1981 $694,803,623 $1,243,509,394
1982 $748,312,391 $1,234,474,404
1983 $658,679,333 $1,165,729,707
1984 $637,820,670 $1,101,807,023
1985 $864,849,836 $1,117,797,439
1986 $1,122,265,013 $1,435,038,441
1987 $1,200,991,978 $1,751,293,461
1988 $1,264,899,288 $2,019,503,068
1989 $1,233,930,281 $2,118,655,677
1990 $1,440,711,459 $2,547,328,748
1991 $1,377,374,987 $2,750,216,747
1992 $1,411,917,553 $3,021,942,759
1993 $1,278,781,262 $2,709,193,538
1994 $851,174,357 $2,998,505,428
1995 $1,115,389,674 $3,709,360,097
1996 $1,007,791,127 $3,822,489,746
1997 $937,741,513 $3,787,070,704
1998 $967,338,390 $4,010,092,091
1999 $999,477,511 $4,111,891,845
2000 $916,777,283 $4,036,809,865
2001 $932,648,605 $4,070,867,153
2002 $996,068,145 $4,455,127,398
2003 $1,142,315,523 $5,418,315,225
2004 $1,272,360,517 $6,104,141,501
2005 $1,337,894,379 $6,393,234,965
2006 $1,461,859,762 $6,749,838,862
2007 $1,699,811,295 $7,908,412,374
2008 $1,993,407,888 $9,135,419,490
2009 $2,067,381,665 $8,734,745,632
2010 $2,142,591,540 $9,097,044,182
2011 $2,437,982,705 $9,789,361,705
2012 $2,510,126,512 $9,609,532,106
2013 $1,691,544,110 $10,796,782,634
2014 $1,894,813,389 $11,888,032,862
2015 $1,695,825,714 $11,340,795,033
2016 $1,825,018,145 $12,025,782,885
2017 $2,072,349,973 $14,161,366,733
2018 $2,220,979,146 $16,153,779,511
2019 $2,221,301,351 $16,337,793,531
2020 $2,326,720,900 $16,409,900,599
2021 $2,516,498,412 $19,723,563,355
2022 $2,382,618,615 $19,239,187,084
2023 $2,555,492,086 $22,210,718,401
2024 $2,751,544,520 $24,322,006,608

Central African Republic and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Malta
Year GDP per capita
CAR Malta
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 $828
1971 $94.1 $874
1972 $105.5 $976
1973 $121.8 $1,144
1974 $124 $1,245
1975 $163.6 $1,560
1976 $192.1 $1,727
1977 $213.8 $2,038
1978 $254.6 $2,559
1979 $289.1 $3,196
1980 $325 $3,948
1981 $280.3 $3,898
1982 $298.4 $3,788
1983 $259.6 $3,527
1984 $248.3 $3,333
1985 $333 $3,322
1986 $426 $4,195
1987 $450 $5,084
1988 $466 $5,814
1989 $443 $6,041
1990 $502 $7,192
1991 $465 $7,559
1992 $462 $8,220
1993 $405 $7,296
1994 $261.3 $8,000
1995 $333 $9,828
1996 $293.3 $10,062
1997 $265.5 $9,893
1998 $266.6 $10,408
1999 $268 $10,609
2000 $239.2 $10,348
2001 $238 $10,358
2002 $248.6 $11,251
2003 $278.4 $13,594
2004 $303 $15,212
2005 $312 $15,831
2006 $334 $16,654
2007 $381 $19,444
2008 $437 $22,315
2009 $456 $21,176
2010 $477 $21,947
2011 $534 $23,517
2012 $544 $22,878
2013 $364 $25,416
2014 $410 $27,425
2015 $366 $25,530
2016 $387 $26,459
2017 $432 $30,317
2018 $455 $33,382
2019 $449 $32,422
2020 $463 $31,834
2021 $492 $38,065
2022 $467 $36,224
2023 $496 $40,182
2024 $516 $42,347

Central African Republic vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Malta
1950 35.4 63.5
1951 35.8 63.9
1952 36.2 64.1
1953 36.6 64.3
1954 37 65.1
1955 37.4 66.3
1956 37.8 66.8
1957 38.3 67.5
1958 38.7 67.8
1959 39.1 68.4
1960 39.6 68.4
1961 40.1 68.4
1962 40.6 69.2
1963 41.1 69.2
1964 41.6 69.3
1965 42.2 69.5
1966 42.8 69.7
1967 43.4 69.8
1968 44 69.9
1969 44.6 70.1
1970 45.2 70.4
1971 45.8 70.1
1972 46.3 70.7
1973 46.9 71.3
1974 47.4 71.9
1975 47.9 72.1
1976 48.4 72.2
1977 48.8 72.3
1978 49.2 72.3
1979 49.5 72.5
1980 49.8 72.3
1981 50 72.4
1982 50.2 72.8
1983 50.3 73.1
1984 50.4 73.3
1985 50.5 73.9
1986 50.4 74.5
1987 50.4 75.3
1988 50.2 75.9
1989 50.1 76.2
1990 49.9 76.2
1991 49.6 76.5
1992 49.2 76.7
1993 48.9 76.8
1994 48.5 76.9
1995 48.1 77
1996 47.7 76.3
1997 47.3 77.3
1998 47.1 77.8
1999 46.9 77.8
2000 46.6 77.9
2001 46.7 78.9
2002 46.8 78.5
2003 47.3 78.7
2004 47.7 79.2
2005 48.2 79.5
2006 48.7 79.6
2007 49.3 79.7
2008 49.9 79.7
2009 14.7 80.4
2010 46.9 81.4
2011 50.1 80.8
2012 51.3 81.1
2013 49.5 81.8
2014 40.3 82.3
2015 51.9 82.6
2016 51 82.7
2017 45.2 83.1
2018 52.3 82.9
2019 31.5 82.8
2020 50.6 82.3
2021 40.3 82.3
2022 18.8 82.2
2023 57.4 83.3
2024 57.7 83.5
2025 57.9 83.6

Central African Republic and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Malta
Year Population
CAR Malta
1960 1,702,346 326,550
1961 1,734,580 325,250
1962 1,768,115 323,900
1963 1,803,063 322,550
1964 1,839,583 321,250
1965 1,877,854 318,800
1966 1,918,082 315,200
1967 1,960,444 311,550
1968 2,005,100 307,900
1969 2,051,515 304,300
1970 2,097,505 302,650
1971 2,141,450 302,700
1972 2,183,769 302,450
1973 2,226,008 302,200
1974 2,269,338 301,996
1975 2,313,916 304,222
1976 2,348,566 305,774
1977 2,372,930 306,970
1978 2,397,961 310,182
1979 2,423,794 313,342
1980 2,450,535 316,645
1981 2,478,402 318,982
1982 2,507,375 325,898
1983 2,537,399 330,524
1984 2,568,610 330,593
1985 2,600,932 336,452
1986 2,634,258 342,121
1987 2,669,155 344,485
1988 2,713,965 347,325
1989 2,783,970 350,722
1990 2,871,910 354,170
1991 2,963,191 363,845
1992 3,058,831 367,618
1993 3,157,839 371,308
1994 3,257,954 374,797
1995 3,348,052 377,419
1996 3,435,965 379,905
1997 3,531,700 382,791
1998 3,628,827 385,287
1999 3,729,450 387,578
2000 3,833,416 390,087
2001 3,919,487 393,028
2002 4,006,077 395,969
2003 4,103,086 398,582
2004 4,192,826 401,268
2005 4,288,810 403,834
2006 4,377,579 405,308
2007 4,462,770 406,724
2008 4,558,984 409,379
2009 4,529,047 412,477
2010 4,492,995 414,508
2011 4,565,021 416,268
2012 4,610,848 420,028
2013 4,642,419 424,810
2014 4,623,182 433,481
2015 4,629,320 444,220
2016 4,713,663 454,505
2017 4,793,511 467,106
2018 4,878,657 483,903
2019 4,944,703 503,912
2020 5,026,628 515,490
2021 5,112,100 518,150
2022 5,098,039 531,113
2023 5,152,421 552,747
2024 5,330,690 574,346

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Malta

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Malta
Year Fertility rate
CAR Malta
1960 5.95 3.62
1961 5.96 3.27
1962 5.97 3.24
1963 5.99 2.9
1964 6.01 2.79
1965 6.03 2.52
1966 6.06 2.33
1967 6.08 2.24
1968 6.1 2.12
1969 6.06 2.02
1970 6.03 2.03
1971 5.99 2.06
1972 5.96 2.01
1973 5.93 1.65
1974 5.9 1.64
1975 5.88 2.27
1976 5.94 2.21
1977 5.99 2.14
1978 6.04 2.05
1979 6.09 2.1
1980 6.13 1.99
1981 6.17 1.87
1982 6.16 1.9
1983 6.15 1.92
1984 6.14 1.95
1985 6.12 1.95
1986 6.11 1.93
1987 6.12 1.97
1988 6.1 2.06
1989 6.07 2.1
1990 6.05 2.02
1991 6.03 1.99
1992 5.96 2.07
1993 5.93 1.96
1994 5.92 1.84
1995 5.94 1.77
1996 5.96 1.99
1997 5.92 1.93
1998 5.89 1.84
1999 5.88 1.73
2000 5.85 1.68
2001 5.81 1.48
2002 5.79 1.45
2003 5.8 1.48
2004 5.78 1.4
2005 5.81 1.38
2006 5.84 1.36
2007 5.87 1.35
2008 5.9 1.43
2009 5.94 1.42
2010 5.96 1.36
2011 6.01 1.45
2012 6.05 1.42
2013 6.08 1.36
2014 6.1 1.38
2015 6.13 1.37
2016 6.13 1.37
2017 6.13 1.26
2018 6.11 1.23
2019 6.09 1.14
2020 6.06 1.13
2021 6.05 1.13
2022 6.02 1.08
2023 6.01 1.06

Central African Republic and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Malta
Year Median age, years
CAR Malta
1960 20.3 23.6
1961 20.1 23.8
1962 19.9 24
1963 19.7 24.2
1964 19.6 24.4
1965 19.4 24.5
1966 19.3 24.6
1967 19.2 24.8
1968 19 25
1969 18.9 25.5
1970 18.9 25.9
1971 18.8 26.3
1972 18.7 26.8
1973 18.6 27.2
1974 18.6 27.6
1975 18.5 28
1976 18.5 28.4
1977 18.5 28.7
1978 18.5 29.2
1979 18.5 29.6
1980 18.5 30
1981 18.4 30.3
1982 18.4 30.6
1983 18.3 30.9
1984 18.3 31.2
1985 18.3 31.4
1986 18.2 31.7
1987 18.1 32
1988 18 32.4
1989 17.9 32.7
1990 17.8 33
1991 17.6 33.3
1992 17.5 33.7
1993 17.5 34
1994 17.4 34.3
1995 17.3 34.7
1996 17.2 35.1
1997 17.1 35.5
1998 17.1 35.8
1999 17.1 36.1
2000 17.1 36.4
2001 17.1 36.7
2002 17.1 37
2003 17.2 37.4
2004 17.2 37.7
2005 17.2 38.1
2006 17.1 38.4
2007 17.1 38.7
2008 17 39
2009 16.9 39.3
2010 16.7 39.6
2011 16.6 39.9
2012 16.3 40.2
2013 16 40.4
2014 15.6 40.6
2015 15.4 40.6
2016 15.4 40.6
2017 15.4 40.5
2018 15.4 40.2
2019 15.4 39.9
2020 15.4 39.9
2021 15.4 40.2
2022 15.3 40.8
2023 15.3 41.4
2024 15.4 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
96.6%
2024

Energy

CAR Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Malta
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
94.9%
2021
English speaking
3%
2025
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
92.1%
2023

Health

CAR Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
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
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Malta
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
1,401 mi
2001

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