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Central African Republic vs Mauritania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 43rd vs. 28th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Mauritania
Population
5662456
5432542
Population rank 117/197 123/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$10.8B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 152/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$2,083
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 157/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$7,271
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$4.84B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
45.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$936
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 144/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$2,194
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
397,955 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
13 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
4.7
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
68.9 years
2025

Central African Republic and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Mauritania economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Mauritania
Year GDP
CAR Mauritania
1960 $112,155,598 -
1961 $123,134,583 $159,213,430
1962 $124,482,774 $164,271,558
1963 $129,379,124 $168,186,297
1964 $142,025,079 $224,495,744
1965 $150,574,795 $255,340,475
1966 $157,930,018 $266,533,605
1967 $163,820,514 $282,615,310
1968 $191,767,442 $311,395,937
1969 $188,039,210 $295,062,308
1970 $189,106,529 $309,405,316
1971 $201,450,800 $335,568,907
1972 $230,317,883 $391,669,449
1973 $271,183,082 $493,237,876
1974 $281,398,706 $613,010,553
1975 $378,660,016 $703,377,837
1976 $451,152,461 $775,045,517
1977 $507,298,148 $799,030,017
1978 $610,578,632 $804,629,877
1979 $700,764,748 $951,900,945
1980 $797,048,199 $1,047,925,106
1981 $694,803,623 $1,105,494,682
1982 $748,312,391 $1,108,776,653
1983 $658,679,333 $1,165,171,263
1984 $637,820,670 $1,074,373,230
1985 $864,849,836 $1,009,723,326
1986 $1,122,265,013 $1,186,628,778
1987 $1,200,991,978 $1,344,664,725
1988 $1,264,899,288 $1,414,951,290
1989 $1,233,930,281 $1,450,647,019
1990 $1,440,711,459 $1,506,914,408
1991 $1,377,374,987 $2,133,692,697
1992 $1,411,917,553 $2,164,298,425
1993 $1,278,781,262 $1,847,353,211
1994 $851,174,357 $1,944,876,755
1995 $1,115,389,674 $2,091,726,101
1996 $1,007,791,127 $2,132,087,009
1997 $937,741,513 $2,071,996,564
1998 $967,338,390 $2,032,347,665
1999 $999,477,511 $1,985,922,776
2000 $916,777,283 $1,779,520,886
2001 $932,648,605 $1,746,063,558
2002 $996,068,145 $1,777,057,481
2003 $1,142,315,523 $2,051,147,607
2004 $1,272,360,517 $2,362,501,023
2005 $1,337,894,379 $2,936,019,526
2006 $1,461,859,762 $3,919,577,286
2007 $1,699,811,295 $4,346,212,355
2008 $1,993,407,888 $5,206,437,194
2009 $2,067,381,665 $4,714,595,548
2010 $2,142,591,540 $5,628,878,798
2011 $2,437,982,705 $6,764,627,746
2012 $2,510,126,512 $6,728,208,836
2013 $1,691,544,110 $7,223,071,097
2014 $1,894,813,389 $6,592,537,782
2015 $1,695,825,714 $6,166,863,897
2016 $1,825,018,145 $6,398,747,592
2017 $2,072,349,973 $6,800,135,898
2018 $2,220,979,146 $7,473,550,557
2019 $2,221,301,351 $7,894,764,886
2020 $2,326,720,900 $8,260,752,385
2021 $2,516,498,412 $9,222,536,364
2022 $2,382,618,615 $9,557,966,698
2023 $2,555,492,086 $10,651,709,314
2024 $2,751,544,520 $10,766,731,874

Central African Republic and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Mauritania
Year GDP per capita
CAR Mauritania
1960 $65.9 -
1961 $71 $188.2
1962 $70.4 $189
1963 $71.8 $188.2
1964 $77.2 $244.3
1965 $80.2 $270
1966 $82.3 $273.6
1967 $83.6 $281.5
1968 $95.6 $301
1969 $91.7 $276.6
1970 $90.2 $281.3
1971 $94.1 $296
1972 $105.5 $335
1973 $121.8 $410
1974 $124 $494
1975 $163.6 $551
1976 $192.1 $589
1977 $213.8 $590
1978 $254.6 $578
1979 $289.1 $664
1980 $325 $711
1981 $280.3 $729
1982 $298.4 $710
1983 $259.6 $725
1984 $248.3 $650
1985 $333 $593
1986 $426 $677
1987 $450 $746
1988 $466 $762
1989 $443 $762
1990 $502 $772
1991 $465 $1,062
1992 $462 $1,036
1993 $405 $850
1994 $261.3 $865
1995 $333 $905
1996 $293.3 $904
1997 $265.5 $859
1998 $266.6 $821
1999 $268 $781
2000 $239.2 $681
2001 $238 $652
2002 $248.6 $649
2003 $278.4 $732
2004 $303 $824
2005 $312 $999
2006 $334 $1,301
2007 $381 $1,405
2008 $437 $1,636
2009 $456 $1,435
2010 $477 $1,660
2011 $534 $1,931
2012 $544 $1,859
2013 $364 $1,934
2014 $410 $1,713
2015 $366 $1,555
2016 $387 $1,566
2017 $432 $1,615
2018 $455 $1,723
2019 $449 $1,767
2020 $463 $1,796
2021 $492 $1,948
2022 $467 $1,960
2023 $496 $2,121
2024 $516 $2,083

Central African Republic vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Mauritania
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Mauritania
1950 35.4 38.4
1951 35.8 38.8
1952 36.2 39.2
1953 36.6 39.6
1954 37 40.1
1955 37.4 40.6
1956 37.8 41.1
1957 38.3 41.7
1958 38.7 42.3
1959 39.1 42.9
1960 39.6 43.6
1961 40.1 44.3
1962 40.6 45
1963 41.1 45.8
1964 41.6 46.6
1965 42.2 47.4
1966 42.8 48.1
1967 43.4 48.9
1968 44 49.5
1969 44.6 50.1
1970 45.2 50.5
1971 45.8 50.8
1972 46.3 51
1973 46.9 51.2
1974 47.4 51.4
1975 47.9 51.6
1976 48.4 51.8
1977 48.8 52
1978 49.2 52.3
1979 49.5 52.8
1980 49.8 53.2
1981 50 53.7
1982 50.2 54.2
1983 50.3 54.6
1984 50.4 55.2
1985 50.5 55.8
1986 50.4 56.3
1987 50.4 57
1988 50.2 57.5
1989 50.1 57.7
1990 49.9 58.1
1991 49.6 58.3
1992 49.2 58.6
1993 48.9 58.7
1994 48.5 58.8
1995 48.1 58.9
1996 47.7 58.9
1997 47.3 59.4
1998 47.1 59.9
1999 46.9 60.4
2000 46.6 61
2001 46.7 61.7
2002 46.8 62.2
2003 47.3 62.8
2004 47.7 63.4
2005 48.2 63.9
2006 48.7 64.5
2007 49.3 64.9
2008 49.9 65.2
2009 14.7 65.5
2010 46.9 65.7
2011 50.1 65.8
2012 51.3 65.8
2013 49.5 65.9
2014 40.3 66.2
2015 51.9 66.5
2016 51 66.8
2017 45.2 67.1
2018 52.3 67.4
2019 31.5 67.6
2020 50.6 66.8
2021 40.3 66.8
2022 18.8 68.3
2023 57.4 68.5
2024 57.7 68.7
2025 57.9 68.9

Central African Republic and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Mauritania
Year Population
CAR Mauritania
1960 1,702,346 824,298
1961 1,734,580 846,167
1962 1,768,115 869,184
1963 1,803,063 893,423
1964 1,839,583 918,955
1965 1,877,854 945,838
1966 1,918,082 974,157
1967 1,960,444 1,003,843
1968 2,005,100 1,034,739
1969 2,051,515 1,066,754
1970 2,097,505 1,099,806
1971 2,141,450 1,133,702
1972 2,183,769 1,168,355
1973 2,226,008 1,203,838
1974 2,269,338 1,240,188
1975 2,313,916 1,277,330
1976 2,348,566 1,315,336
1977 2,372,930 1,353,768
1978 2,397,961 1,392,713
1979 2,423,794 1,432,758
1980 2,450,535 1,474,043
1981 2,478,402 1,516,877
1982 2,507,375 1,561,176
1983 2,537,399 1,606,746
1984 2,568,610 1,653,693
1985 2,600,932 1,702,107
1986 2,634,258 1,751,835
1987 2,669,155 1,803,014
1988 2,713,965 1,855,859
1989 2,783,970 1,903,048
1990 2,871,910 1,951,878
1991 2,963,191 2,009,738
1992 3,058,831 2,088,135
1993 3,157,839 2,174,328
1994 3,257,954 2,249,454
1995 3,348,052 2,312,017
1996 3,435,965 2,358,188
1997 3,531,700 2,411,306
1998 3,628,827 2,474,651
1999 3,729,450 2,541,698
2000 3,833,416 2,613,441
2001 3,919,487 2,678,760
2002 4,006,077 2,738,655
2003 4,103,086 2,802,046
2004 4,192,826 2,868,664
2005 4,288,810 2,939,059
2006 4,377,579 3,013,660
2007 4,462,770 3,093,059
2008 4,558,984 3,183,269
2009 4,529,047 3,284,448
2010 4,492,995 3,390,965
2011 4,565,021 3,502,811
2012 4,610,848 3,619,034
2013 4,642,419 3,734,318
2014 4,623,182 3,848,514
2015 4,629,320 3,965,959
2016 4,713,663 4,086,657
2017 4,793,511 4,210,600
2018 4,878,657 4,337,685
2019 4,944,703 4,467,708
2020 5,026,628 4,600,131
2021 5,112,100 4,734,874
2022 5,098,039 4,875,637
2023 5,152,421 5,022,441
2024 5,330,690 5,169,395

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Mauritania

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Mauritania
Year Fertility rate
CAR Mauritania
1960 5.95 6.15
1961 5.96 6.2
1962 5.97 6.24
1963 5.99 6.31
1964 6.01 6.37
1965 6.03 6.44
1966 6.06 6.52
1967 6.08 6.57
1968 6.1 6.6
1969 6.06 6.64
1970 6.03 6.68
1971 5.99 6.7
1972 5.96 6.71
1973 5.93 6.72
1974 5.9 6.73
1975 5.88 6.71
1976 5.94 6.73
1977 5.99 6.74
1978 6.04 6.73
1979 6.09 6.7
1980 6.13 6.67
1981 6.17 6.64
1982 6.16 6.59
1983 6.15 6.54
1984 6.14 6.48
1985 6.12 6.42
1986 6.11 6.34
1987 6.12 6.27
1988 6.1 6.21
1989 6.07 6.2
1990 6.05 6.18
1991 6.03 6.16
1992 5.96 6.13
1993 5.93 6.09
1994 5.92 6.06
1995 5.94 5.96
1996 5.96 5.86
1997 5.92 5.74
1998 5.89 5.62
1999 5.88 5.52
2000 5.85 5.46
2001 5.81 5.41
2002 5.79 5.37
2003 5.8 5.36
2004 5.78 5.37
2005 5.81 5.38
2006 5.84 5.4
2007 5.87 5.43
2008 5.9 5.44
2009 5.94 5.41
2010 5.96 5.38
2011 6.01 5.38
2012 6.05 5.35
2013 6.08 5.32
2014 6.1 5.26
2015 6.13 5.21
2016 6.13 5.16
2017 6.13 5.11
2018 6.11 5.04
2019 6.09 4.98
2020 6.06 4.91
2021 6.05 4.85
2022 6.02 4.77
2023 6.01 4.7

Central African Republic and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Mauritania
Year Median age, years
CAR Mauritania
1960 20.3 18.8
1961 20.1 18.8
1962 19.9 18.8
1963 19.7 18.8
1964 19.6 18.8
1965 19.4 18.7
1966 19.3 18.6
1967 19.2 18.5
1968 19 18.4
1969 18.9 18.3
1970 18.9 18.1
1971 18.8 17.9
1972 18.7 17.7
1973 18.6 17.6
1974 18.6 17.4
1975 18.5 17.3
1976 18.5 17.2
1977 18.5 17.1
1978 18.5 17.1
1979 18.5 17
1980 18.5 17
1981 18.4 17
1982 18.4 17
1983 18.3 17
1984 18.3 17
1985 18.3 17
1986 18.2 17
1987 18.1 17.1
1988 18 17.1
1989 17.9 17.1
1990 17.8 17.1
1991 17.6 17.2
1992 17.5 17.3
1993 17.5 17.6
1994 17.4 17.6
1995 17.3 17.6
1996 17.2 17.5
1997 17.1 17.5
1998 17.1 17.5
1999 17.1 17.6
2000 17.1 17.7
2001 17.1 17.7
2002 17.1 17.7
2003 17.2 17.7
2004 17.2 17.7
2005 17.2 17.7
2006 17.1 17.6
2007 17.1 17.6
2008 17 17.7
2009 16.9 17.8
2010 16.7 17.8
2011 16.6 17.9
2012 16.3 17.8
2013 16 17.8
2014 15.6 17.8
2015 15.4 17.8
2016 15.4 17.8
2017 15.4 17.8
2018 15.4 17.8
2019 15.4 17.9
2020 15.4 17.9
2021 15.4 18
2022 15.3 18.1
2023 15.3 18.2
2024 15.4 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Mauritania
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$10.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
25.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
4.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
2.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
21,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-1.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
10.4%
2019
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
43.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
30.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
54.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
24.6%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3.1%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$2.04B
2021
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$94.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
30,000
2000
International tourism as share of exports n/a
0.23%
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
27.3%
2024

Energy

CAR Mauritania
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
4.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
19.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
19.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

CAR Mauritania
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-2,185
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
58.5%
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
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
29.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
1.02
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
25.6
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
67%
2021
English speaking
3%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
37.4%
2023

Health

CAR Mauritania
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$36.9
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
68.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
17.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
0.24
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
381
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
37.8
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
23%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
5.2%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Mauritania
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.69%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
76,983 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
153,321 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
1,145 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
7,614 mi
2018

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