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Central African Republic vs Montenegro statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 624K in Montenegro (ranked 166/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 5,193 sq mi for Montenegro (ranked 43rd vs. 156th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Montenegro ranks 156/197 ($8.07B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Montenegro ranks 78/197 ($12,935).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Montenegro
Population
5662456
618209
Population rank 117/197 166/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$8.07B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 156/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$12,935
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 78/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$33,380
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$5.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
60.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$8,103
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 65/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$12,008
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
5,193 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
120.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
1.74
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
40.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
77.4 years
2025

Central African Republic and Montenegro: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Montenegro economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Montenegro
Year GDP
CAR Montenegro
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 -
1971 $201,450,800 -
1972 $230,317,883 -
1973 $271,183,082 -
1974 $281,398,706 -
1975 $378,660,016 -
1976 $451,152,461 -
1977 $507,298,148 -
1978 $610,578,632 -
1979 $700,764,748 -
1980 $797,048,199 -
1981 $694,803,623 -
1982 $748,312,391 -
1983 $658,679,333 -
1984 $637,820,670 -
1985 $864,849,836 -
1986 $1,122,265,013 -
1987 $1,200,991,978 -
1988 $1,264,899,288 -
1989 $1,233,930,281 -
1990 $1,440,711,459 -
1991 $1,377,374,987 -
1992 $1,411,917,553 -
1993 $1,278,781,262 -
1994 $851,174,357 -
1995 $1,115,389,674 -
1996 $1,007,791,127 -
1997 $937,741,513 $838,288,806
1998 $967,338,390 $854,261,161
1999 $999,477,511 $828,950,327
2000 $916,777,283 $984,293,044
2001 $932,648,605 $1,159,869,246
2002 $996,068,145 $1,284,685,051
2003 $1,142,315,523 $1,707,710,053
2004 $1,272,360,517 $2,073,234,418
2005 $1,337,894,379 $2,257,174,481
2006 $1,461,859,762 $2,721,903,149
2007 $1,699,811,295 $3,680,711,744
2008 $1,993,407,888 $4,545,674,528
2009 $2,067,381,665 $4,159,330,370
2010 $2,142,591,540 $4,142,983,843
2011 $2,437,982,705 $4,544,428,421
2012 $2,510,126,512 $4,087,526,242
2013 $1,691,544,110 $4,465,772,400
2014 $1,894,813,389 $4,593,853,291
2015 $1,695,825,714 $4,054,730,078
2016 $1,825,018,145 $4,376,930,578
2017 $2,072,349,973 $4,856,599,481
2018 $2,220,979,146 $5,506,942,238
2019 $2,221,301,351 $5,542,054,181
2020 $2,326,720,900 $4,769,996,866
2021 $2,516,498,412 $5,861,427,505
2022 $2,382,618,615 $6,229,801,581
2023 $2,555,492,086 $7,530,593,375
2024 $2,751,544,520 $8,069,536,126

Central African Republic and Montenegro economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Montenegro
Year GDP per capita
CAR Montenegro
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 -
1971 $94.1 -
1972 $105.5 -
1973 $121.8 -
1974 $124 -
1975 $163.6 -
1976 $192.1 -
1977 $213.8 -
1978 $254.6 -
1979 $289.1 -
1980 $325 -
1981 $280.3 -
1982 $298.4 -
1983 $259.6 -
1984 $248.3 -
1985 $333 -
1986 $426 -
1987 $450 -
1988 $466 -
1989 $443 -
1990 $502 -
1991 $465 -
1992 $462 -
1993 $405 -
1994 $261.3 -
1995 $333 -
1996 $293.3 -
1997 $265.5 $1,375
1998 $266.6 $1,406
1999 $268 $1,368
2000 $239.2 $1,627
2001 $238 $1,910
2002 $248.6 $2,107
2003 $278.4 $2,789
2004 $303 $3,380
2005 $312 $3,675
2006 $334 $4,426
2007 $381 $5,976
2008 $437 $7,368
2009 $456 $6,727
2010 $477 $6,688
2011 $534 $7,326
2012 $544 $6,578
2013 $364 $7,173
2014 $410 $7,365
2015 $366 $6,491
2016 $387 $6,999
2017 $432 $7,758
2018 $455 $8,791
2019 $449 $8,842
2020 $463 $7,613
2021 $492 $9,377
2022 $467 $9,990
2023 $496 $12,077
2024 $516 $12,935

Central African Republic vs. Montenegro life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Montenegro
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Montenegro
1950 35.4 58
1951 35.8 58.5
1952 36.2 59.1
1953 36.6 59.7
1954 37 60.8
1955 37.4 60.9
1956 37.8 62
1957 38.3 63
1958 38.7 63.8
1959 39.1 64.7
1960 39.6 65.7
1961 40.1 66.1
1962 40.6 66.4
1963 41.1 66.8
1964 41.6 67.4
1965 42.2 68.1
1966 42.8 68.6
1967 43.4 69.3
1968 44 69.8
1969 44.6 70.2
1970 45.2 70.4
1971 45.8 70.8
1972 46.3 71.2
1973 46.9 71.6
1974 47.4 71.6
1975 47.9 71.9
1976 48.4 72.1
1977 48.8 71.8
1978 49.2 71.9
1979 49.5 71.5
1980 49.8 72.2
1981 50 72.1
1982 50.2 72.3
1983 50.3 72.3
1984 50.4 72.3
1985 50.5 72.4
1986 50.4 72.8
1987 50.4 73.2
1988 50.2 73.4
1989 50.1 73.8
1990 49.9 73.9
1991 49.6 74
1992 49.2 73.8
1993 48.9 73.9
1994 48.5 73.8
1995 48.1 73.7
1996 47.7 73.6
1997 47.3 73.5
1998 47.1 73.4
1999 46.9 73.3
2000 46.6 73.6
2001 46.7 73.7
2002 46.8 74.1
2003 47.3 74.2
2004 47.7 74.4
2005 48.2 74.4
2006 48.7 74.7
2007 49.3 74.7
2008 49.9 75
2009 14.7 75.4
2010 46.9 75.7
2011 50.1 76
2012 51.3 76.2
2013 49.5 76.4
2014 40.3 76.5
2015 51.9 76.6
2016 51 76.6
2017 45.2 76.6
2018 52.3 76.9
2019 31.5 76.6
2020 50.6 75.9
2021 40.3 73.8
2022 18.8 75.9
2023 57.4 77.1
2024 57.7 77.3
2025 57.9 77.4

Central African Republic and Montenegro population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Montenegro
Year Population
CAR Montenegro
1960 1,702,346 480,579
1961 1,734,580 491,140
1962 1,768,115 502,558
1963 1,803,063 513,409
1964 1,839,583 521,753
1965 1,877,854 526,327
1966 1,918,082 526,419
1967 1,960,444 522,796
1968 2,005,100 517,481
1969 2,051,515 513,340
1970 2,097,505 512,407
1971 2,141,450 515,449
1972 2,183,769 521,785
1973 2,226,008 530,220
1974 2,269,338 538,902
1975 2,313,916 546,487
1976 2,348,566 552,562
1977 2,372,930 557,576
1978 2,397,961 562,065
1979 2,423,794 566,888
1980 2,450,535 572,608
1981 2,478,402 579,445
1982 2,507,375 587,001
1983 2,537,399 594,506
1984 2,568,610 600,884
1985 2,600,932 605,398
1986 2,634,258 607,711
1987 2,669,155 608,144
1988 2,713,965 607,413
1989 2,783,970 606,571
1990 2,871,910 606,372
1991 2,963,191 607,105
1992 3,058,831 608,516
1993 3,157,839 610,170
1994 3,257,954 611,389
1995 3,348,052 611,712
1996 3,435,965 611,003
1997 3,531,700 609,520
1998 3,628,827 607,662
1999 3,729,450 606,001
2000 3,833,416 604,950
2001 3,919,487 607,389
2002 4,006,077 609,828
2003 4,103,086 612,267
2004 4,192,826 613,353
2005 4,288,810 614,261
2006 4,377,579 615,025
2007 4,462,770 615,875
2008 4,558,984 616,969
2009 4,529,047 618,294
2010 4,492,995 619,428
2011 4,565,021 620,345
2012 4,610,848 621,418
2013 4,642,419 622,587
2014 4,623,182 623,744
2015 4,629,320 624,651
2016 4,713,663 625,353
2017 4,793,511 625,982
2018 4,878,657 626,438
2019 4,944,703 626,753
2020 5,026,628 626,590
2021 5,112,100 625,053
2022 5,098,039 623,591
2023 5,152,421 623,529
2024 5,330,690 623,831

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Montenegro

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Montenegro
Year Fertility rate
CAR Montenegro
1960 5.95 3.53
1961 5.96 3.49
1962 5.97 3.44
1963 5.99 3.38
1964 6.01 3.28
1965 6.03 3.19
1966 6.06 3.09
1967 6.08 2.91
1968 6.1 2.8
1969 6.06 2.79
1970 6.03 2.69
1971 5.99 2.67
1972 5.96 2.61
1973 5.93 2.51
1974 5.9 2.43
1975 5.88 2.38
1976 5.94 2.35
1977 5.99 2.31
1978 6.04 2.25
1979 6.09 2.2
1980 6.13 2.22
1981 6.17 2.19
1982 6.16 2.19
1983 6.15 2.17
1984 6.14 2.14
1985 6.12 2.13
1986 6.11 2.09
1987 6.12 2.07
1988 6.1 2.01
1989 6.07 1.94
1990 6.05 1.95
1991 6.03 2.02
1992 5.96 2.01
1993 5.93 1.96
1994 5.92 1.94
1995 5.94 1.96
1996 5.96 1.92
1997 5.92 1.89
1998 5.89 1.89
1999 5.88 1.88
2000 5.85 1.9
2001 5.81 1.86
2002 5.79 1.81
2003 5.8 1.8
2004 5.78 1.73
2005 5.81 1.69
2006 5.84 1.73
2007 5.87 1.8
2008 5.9 1.89
2009 5.94 1.98
2010 5.96 1.7
2011 6.01 1.65
2012 6.05 1.72
2013 6.08 1.73
2014 6.1 1.75
2015 6.13 1.7
2016 6.13 1.8
2017 6.13 1.8
2018 6.11 1.8
2019 6.09 1.8
2020 6.06 1.75
2021 6.05 1.75
2022 6.02 1.8
2023 6.01 1.74

Central African Republic and Montenegro demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Montenegro
Year Median age, years
CAR Montenegro
1960 20.3 22.7
1961 20.1 22.8
1962 19.9 22.9
1963 19.7 23.1
1964 19.6 23.2
1965 19.4 23.4
1966 19.3 23.5
1967 19.2 23.6
1968 19 23.7
1969 18.9 23.8
1970 18.9 23.9
1971 18.8 23.9
1972 18.7 24.1
1973 18.6 24.4
1974 18.6 24.7
1975 18.5 25
1976 18.5 25.3
1977 18.5 25.7
1978 18.5 26
1979 18.5 26.3
1980 18.5 26.5
1981 18.4 26.8
1982 18.4 27.2
1983 18.3 27.5
1984 18.3 27.9
1985 18.3 28.2
1986 18.2 28.6
1987 18.1 28.9
1988 18 29.2
1989 17.9 29.5
1990 17.8 29.7
1991 17.6 30.1
1992 17.5 30.4
1993 17.5 30.8
1994 17.4 31.2
1995 17.3 31.6
1996 17.2 31.9
1997 17.1 32.3
1998 17.1 32.7
1999 17.1 33
2000 17.1 33.3
2001 17.1 33.6
2002 17.1 33.9
2003 17.2 34.2
2004 17.2 34.4
2005 17.2 34.7
2006 17.1 35
2007 17.1 35.4
2008 17 35.7
2009 16.9 36
2010 16.7 36.3
2011 16.6 36.6
2012 16.3 36.9
2013 16 37.1
2014 15.6 37.5
2015 15.4 37.8
2016 15.4 38.2
2017 15.4 38.6
2018 15.4 39
2019 15.4 39.4
2020 15.4 39.7
2021 15.4 39.9
2022 15.3 40.1
2023 15.3 40.3
2024 15.4 40.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Montenegro
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$7.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
44%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
1.63%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-3.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
13.1%
2023
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
62.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
11.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
63.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
24.7%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.1%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
112
2012
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.79B
2012
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$1.74B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$855M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
351,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
14.4%
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
75.4%
2024

Energy

CAR Montenegro
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,722 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$17.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
72.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
39.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
20.6%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
24.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,564 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
61.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
53.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Montenegro
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-1,686
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
6.01 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
64.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
0.79
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
7.6
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
99%
2021
English speaking
3%
2025
26%
2025
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
88.9%
2024

Health

CAR Montenegro
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$1,107
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$407
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
77.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
2.75
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
26.3 years
2010
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
18.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
10.7%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
32%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
10.3 liters
2019

Territory

CAR Montenegro
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.009%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
8,324 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
1,017 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
3,193 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
4,823 mi
2010

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