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Central African Republic vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 43rd vs. 191st).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Marshall Islands
Population
5662456
36281
Population rank 117/197 192/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 171/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Central African Republic and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
CAR Marshall Islands
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 $8,408,486
1971 $201,450,800 $9,116,810
1972 $230,317,883 $9,973,652
1973 $271,183,082 $11,607,366
1974 $281,398,706 $15,217,532
1975 $378,660,016 $16,691,301
1976 $451,152,461 $18,153,647
1977 $507,298,148 $20,210,069
1978 $610,578,632 $22,209,370
1979 $700,764,748 $25,545,346
1980 $797,048,199 $26,710,653
1981 $694,803,623 $31,020,000
1982 $748,312,391 $34,918,000
1983 $658,679,333 $41,749,000
1984 $637,820,670 $45,144,000
1985 $864,849,836 $43,879,000
1986 $1,122,265,013 $55,989,000
1987 $1,200,991,978 $62,983,000
1988 $1,264,899,288 $70,688,000
1989 $1,233,930,281 $72,798,000
1990 $1,440,711,459 $78,476,000
1991 $1,377,374,987 $82,507,000
1992 $1,411,917,553 $91,063,000
1993 $1,278,781,262 $99,461,000
1994 $851,174,357 $108,071,000
1995 $1,115,389,674 $120,230,000
1996 $1,007,791,127 $110,858,000
1997 $937,741,513 $109,884,700
1998 $967,338,390 $112,070,100
1999 $999,477,511 $113,352,100
2000 $916,777,283 $114,838,500
2001 $932,648,605 $122,406,100
2002 $996,068,145 $131,960,000
2003 $1,142,315,523 $131,128,500
2004 $1,272,360,517 $132,900,000
2005 $1,337,894,379 $138,000,000
2006 $1,461,859,762 $143,200,000
2007 $1,699,811,295 $150,500,000
2008 $1,993,407,888 $146,600,000
2009 $2,067,381,665 $151,200,000
2010 $2,142,591,540 $161,100,000
2011 $2,437,982,705 $172,300,000
2012 $2,510,126,512 $180,700,000
2013 $1,691,544,110 $186,400,000
2014 $1,894,813,389 $186,000,000
2015 $1,695,825,714 $183,700,000
2016 $1,825,018,145 $201,800,000
2017 $2,072,349,973 $213,700,000
2018 $2,220,979,146 $220,000,000
2019 $2,221,301,351 $232,900,000
2020 $2,326,720,900 $241,800,000
2021 $2,516,498,412 $258,900,000
2022 $2,382,618,615 $253,400,000
2023 $2,555,492,086 $259,300,000
2024 $2,751,544,520 $280,357,844

Central African Republic and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
CAR Marshall Islands
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 $373
1971 $94.1 $390
1972 $105.5 $416
1973 $121.8 $472
1974 $124 $602
1975 $163.6 $638
1976 $192.1 $672
1977 $213.8 $724
1978 $254.6 $771
1979 $289.1 $859
1980 $325 $868
1981 $280.3 $969
1982 $298.4 $1,046
1983 $259.6 $1,199
1984 $248.3 $1,245
1985 $333 $1,162
1986 $426 $1,425
1987 $450 $1,543
1988 $466 $1,670
1989 $443 $1,670
1990 $502 $1,758
1991 $465 $1,811
1992 $462 $1,963
1993 $405 $2,112
1994 $261.3 $2,265
1995 $333 $2,491
1996 $293.3 $2,273
1997 $265.5 $2,231
1998 $266.6 $2,254
1999 $268 $2,258
2000 $239.2 $2,265
2001 $238 $2,394
2002 $248.6 $2,566
2003 $278.4 $2,539
2004 $303 $2,566
2005 $312 $2,659
2006 $334 $2,754
2007 $381 $2,892
2008 $437 $2,818
2009 $456 $2,907
2010 $477 $3,095
2011 $534 $3,319
2012 $544 $3,514
2013 $364 $3,678
2014 $410 $3,735
2015 $366 $3,764
2016 $387 $4,230
2017 $432 $4,593
2018 $455 $4,858
2019 $449 $5,292
2020 $463 $5,662
2021 $492 $6,259
2022 $467 $6,323
2023 $496 $6,678
2024 $516 $7,467

Central African Republic vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Marshall Islands
1950 35.4 52.6
1951 35.8 52.7
1952 36.2 52.7
1953 36.6 52.8
1954 37 52.9
1955 37.4 53
1956 37.8 53.2
1957 38.3 53.4
1958 38.7 53.6
1959 39.1 54
1960 39.6 54.4
1961 40.1 54.7
1962 40.6 55.2
1963 41.1 55.7
1964 41.6 56.3
1965 42.2 56.8
1966 42.8 57.3
1967 43.4 57.8
1968 44 58.2
1969 44.6 58.5
1970 45.2 58.8
1971 45.8 59.1
1972 46.3 59.5
1973 46.9 59.8
1974 47.4 60.1
1975 47.9 60.3
1976 48.4 60.4
1977 48.8 60.6
1978 49.2 60.7
1979 49.5 60.8
1980 49.8 61
1981 50 61.1
1982 50.2 61.3
1983 50.3 61.5
1984 50.4 61.6
1985 50.5 61.7
1986 50.4 61.8
1987 50.4 61.8
1988 50.2 61.8
1989 50.1 61.7
1990 49.9 61.8
1991 49.6 61.8
1992 49.2 61.9
1993 48.9 62.1
1994 48.5 62.3
1995 48.1 62.5
1996 47.7 62.8
1997 47.3 63
1998 47.1 63.2
1999 46.9 63.4
2000 46.6 63.3
2001 46.7 63.7
2002 46.8 63.8
2003 47.3 64
2004 47.7 64
2005 48.2 64.1
2006 48.7 64.2
2007 49.3 64.3
2008 49.9 64.3
2009 14.7 64.4
2010 46.9 64.5
2011 50.1 64.6
2012 51.3 64.8
2013 49.5 65
2014 40.3 65.1
2015 51.9 65.3
2016 51 65.5
2017 45.2 65.7
2018 52.3 65.9
2019 31.5 66
2020 50.6 65.4
2021 40.3 65.4
2022 18.8 66.7
2023 57.4 66.9
2024 57.7 67.1
2025 57.9 67.2

Central African Republic and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Marshall Islands
Year Population
CAR Marshall Islands
1960 1,702,346 14,703
1961 1,734,580 15,219
1962 1,768,115 15,755
1963 1,803,063 16,302
1964 1,839,583 16,852
1965 1,877,854 17,402
1966 1,918,082 17,927
1967 1,960,444 18,655
1968 2,005,100 19,862
1969 2,051,515 21,305
1970 2,097,505 22,530
1971 2,141,450 23,366
1972 2,183,769 23,992
1973 2,226,008 24,581
1974 2,269,338 25,296
1975 2,313,916 26,154
1976 2,348,566 27,021
1977 2,372,930 27,906
1978 2,397,961 28,809
1979 2,423,794 29,738
1980 2,450,535 30,774
1981 2,478,402 32,017
1982 2,507,375 33,397
1983 2,537,399 34,811
1984 2,568,610 36,264
1985 2,600,932 37,761
1986 2,634,258 39,286
1987 2,669,155 40,828
1988 2,713,965 42,321
1989 2,783,970 43,586
1990 2,871,910 44,629
1991 2,963,191 45,568
1992 3,058,831 46,388
1993 3,157,839 47,093
1994 3,257,954 47,712
1995 3,348,052 48,266
1996 3,435,965 48,775
1997 3,531,700 49,259
1998 3,628,827 49,717
1999 3,729,450 50,202
2000 3,833,416 50,706
2001 3,919,487 51,123
2002 4,006,077 51,425
2003 4,103,086 51,639
2004 4,192,826 51,791
2005 4,288,810 51,906
2006 4,377,579 51,992
2007 4,462,770 52,035
2008 4,558,984 52,030
2009 4,529,047 52,019
2010 4,492,995 52,044
2011 4,565,021 51,907
2012 4,610,848 51,419
2013 4,642,419 50,681
2014 4,623,182 49,796
2015 4,629,320 48,800
2016 4,713,663 47,709
2017 4,793,511 46,529
2018 4,878,657 45,285
2019 4,944,703 44,007
2020 5,026,628 42,706
2021 5,112,100 41,367
2022 5,098,039 40,077
2023 5,152,421 38,827
2024 5,330,690 37,548

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
CAR Marshall Islands
1960 5.95 8.08
1961 5.96 8.12
1962 5.97 8.12
1963 5.99 8.12
1964 6.01 8.14
1965 6.03 8.16
1966 6.06 8.2
1967 6.08 8.17
1968 6.1 8.14
1969 6.06 8.11
1970 6.03 8.07
1971 5.99 8.04
1972 5.96 8
1973 5.93 7.95
1974 5.9 7.9
1975 5.88 7.83
1976 5.94 7.76
1977 5.99 7.67
1978 6.04 7.58
1979 6.09 7.47
1980 6.13 7.37
1981 6.17 7.27
1982 6.16 7.18
1983 6.15 7.08
1984 6.14 6.99
1985 6.12 6.87
1986 6.11 6.73
1987 6.12 6.57
1988 6.1 6.38
1989 6.07 6.18
1990 6.05 5.97
1991 6.03 5.76
1992 5.96 5.55
1993 5.93 5.38
1994 5.92 5.23
1995 5.94 5.09
1996 5.96 5.02
1997 5.92 4.96
1998 5.89 4.87
1999 5.88 4.78
2000 5.85 4.7
2001 5.81 4.58
2002 5.79 4.49
2003 5.8 4.42
2004 5.78 4.34
2005 5.81 4.28
2006 5.84 4.2
2007 5.87 4.09
2008 5.9 3.97
2009 5.94 3.83
2010 5.96 3.67
2011 6.01 3.53
2012 6.05 3.38
2013 6.08 3.25
2014 6.1 3.18
2015 6.13 3.13
2016 6.13 3.09
2017 6.13 3.06
2018 6.11 3.04
2019 6.09 3.01
2020 6.06 2.99
2021 6.05 2.96
2022 6.02 2.94
2023 6.01 2.92

Central African Republic and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
CAR Marshall Islands
1960 20.3 17.4
1961 20.1 17
1962 19.9 16.7
1963 19.7 16.4
1964 19.6 16.3
1965 19.4 16.3
1966 19.3 16.4
1967 19.2 16.6
1968 19 16.9
1969 18.9 17.2
1970 18.9 17.4
1971 18.8 17.1
1972 18.7 16.6
1973 18.6 16.2
1974 18.6 16
1975 18.5 15.9
1976 18.5 15.7
1977 18.5 15.5
1978 18.5 15.3
1979 18.5 15.1
1980 18.5 15
1981 18.4 14.9
1982 18.4 14.9
1983 18.3 14.9
1984 18.3 14.8
1985 18.3 14.8
1986 18.2 14.7
1987 18.1 14.7
1988 18 14.7
1989 17.9 14.8
1990 17.8 14.9
1991 17.6 15.2
1992 17.5 15.4
1993 17.5 15.8
1994 17.4 16.1
1995 17.3 16.5
1996 17.2 16.9
1997 17.1 17.2
1998 17.1 17.6
1999 17.1 17.9
2000 17.1 18.2
2001 17.1 18.5
2002 17.1 18.8
2003 17.2 19.1
2004 17.2 19.4
2005 17.2 19.7
2006 17.1 19.9
2007 17.1 20.2
2008 17 20.4
2009 16.9 20.5
2010 16.7 20.6
2011 16.6 20.6
2012 16.3 20.8
2013 16 21
2014 15.6 21.3
2015 15.4 21.6
2016 15.4 21.9
2017 15.4 22.2
2018 15.4 22.4
2019 15.4 22.6
2020 15.4 22.6
2021 15.4 22.5
2022 15.3 22.2
2023 15.3 21.9
2024 15.4 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
7.7%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
15.6%
2018
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
n/a

Energy

CAR Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
12.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Marshall Islands
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
3
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
61
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
95.8%
2021
English speaking
3%
2025
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
65.7%
2023

Health

CAR Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

CAR Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
1,260 mi
2007

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