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Central African Republic vs Mozambique statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 34.6M in Mozambique (ranked 46/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 303,623 sq mi for Mozambique (ranked 43rd vs. 34th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Mozambique
Population
5662456
36441519
Population rank 117/197 43/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$22.4B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 123/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$647
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 190/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$1,700
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
101.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$625
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 158/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$2,107
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
303,623 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
4.76
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
17.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
64 years
2025

Central African Republic and Mozambique: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Mozambique economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Mozambique
Year GDP
CAR Mozambique
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 $3,854,856,435
1992 $1,411,917,553 $2,798,696,511
1993 $1,278,781,262 $2,883,161,897
1994 $851,174,357 $2,958,108,170
1995 $1,115,389,674 $3,061,646,174
1996 $1,007,791,127 $4,030,146,135
1997 $937,741,513 $4,873,663,775
1998 $967,338,390 $5,551,118,149
1999 $999,477,511 $6,285,219,691
2000 $916,777,283 $5,930,685,215
2001 $932,648,605 $5,650,154,067
2002 $996,068,145 $5,950,769,427
2003 $1,142,315,523 $6,583,526,861
2004 $1,272,360,517 $7,937,255,565
2005 $1,337,894,379 $8,868,504,900
2006 $1,461,859,762 $9,509,835,537
2007 $1,699,811,295 $10,811,456,006
2008 $1,993,407,888 $12,920,340,965
2009 $2,067,381,665 $12,263,894,790
2010 $2,142,591,540 $11,411,894,724
2011 $2,437,982,705 $14,619,279,989
2012 $2,510,126,512 $16,688,114,144
2013 $1,691,544,110 $17,198,073,057
2014 $1,894,813,389 $17,978,246,586
2015 $1,695,825,714 $16,208,985,770
2016 $1,825,018,145 $12,069,051,237
2017 $2,072,349,973 $13,264,640,646
2018 $2,220,979,146 $15,017,358,953
2019 $2,221,301,351 $15,512,759,047
2020 $2,326,720,900 $14,235,420,174
2021 $2,516,498,412 $16,168,055,475
2022 $2,382,618,615 $18,883,528,581
2023 $2,555,492,086 $20,954,220,984
2024 $2,751,544,520 $22,416,650,343

Central African Republic and Mozambique economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Mozambique
Year GDP per capita
CAR Mozambique
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 $288.7
1992 $462 $205.6
1993 $405 $205.2
1994 $261.3 $196.8
1995 $333 $191.8
1996 $293.3 $244.4
1997 $265.5 $287.5
1998 $266.6 $320
1999 $268 $354
2000 $239.2 $327
2001 $238 $305
2002 $248.6 $314
2003 $278.4 $339
2004 $303 $400
2005 $312 $437
2006 $334 $457
2007 $381 $508
2008 $437 $592
2009 $456 $548
2010 $477 $496
2011 $534 $618
2012 $544 $686
2013 $364 $687
2014 $410 $697
2015 $366 $611
2016 $387 $441
2017 $432 $471
2018 $455 $518
2019 $449 $519
2020 $463 $462
2021 $492 $510
2022 $467 $578
2023 $496 $623
2024 $516 $647

Central African Republic vs. Mozambique life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Mozambique
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Mozambique
1950 35.4 37.3
1951 35.8 37.7
1952 36.2 38.1
1953 36.6 38.5
1954 37 38.9
1955 37.4 39.3
1956 37.8 39.6
1957 38.3 40.1
1958 38.7 40.5
1959 39.1 40.9
1960 39.6 41.2
1961 40.1 41.5
1962 40.6 41.8
1963 41.1 42
1964 41.6 41.7
1965 42.2 41.8
1966 42.8 41.8
1967 43.4 42
1968 44 42.1
1969 44.6 42.3
1970 45.2 42.5
1971 45.8 42.6
1972 46.3 42.5
1973 46.9 42.7
1974 47.4 43.2
1975 47.9 43.8
1976 48.4 43.9
1977 48.8 43.9
1978 49.2 44
1979 49.5 43.9
1980 49.8 44
1981 50 41.6
1982 50.2 41.7
1983 50.3 41.6
1984 50.4 38.9
1985 50.5 39
1986 50.4 41
1987 50.4 41
1988 50.2 43.7
1989 50.1 43.9
1990 49.9 44.3
1991 49.6 44.7
1992 49.2 45.1
1993 48.9 45.7
1994 48.5 46.1
1995 48.1 46.5
1996 47.7 47.1
1997 47.3 47.8
1998 47.1 48.2
1999 46.9 48.8
2000 46.6 49.5
2001 46.7 50.3
2002 46.8 50.9
2003 47.3 51.4
2004 47.7 51.9
2005 48.2 52.3
2006 48.7 52.7
2007 49.3 53.3
2008 49.9 53.8
2009 14.7 54.4
2010 46.9 55
2011 50.1 55.7
2012 51.3 56.5
2013 49.5 57.2
2014 40.3 58
2015 51.9 58.7
2016 51 59.5
2017 45.2 60.1
2018 52.3 60.8
2019 31.5 61.3
2020 50.6 61.4
2021 40.3 60.3
2022 18.8 63
2023 57.4 63.6
2024 57.7 63.8
2025 57.9 64

Central African Republic and Mozambique population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Mozambique
Year Population
CAR Mozambique
1960 1,702,346 6,713,695
1961 1,734,580 6,834,936
1962 1,768,115 6,969,364
1963 1,803,063 7,109,828
1964 1,839,583 7,255,061
1965 1,877,854 7,406,421
1966 1,918,082 7,562,990
1967 1,960,444 7,724,550
1968 2,005,100 7,892,613
1969 2,051,515 8,066,951
1970 2,097,505 8,250,506
1971 2,141,450 8,456,317
1972 2,183,769 8,692,935
1973 2,226,008 8,954,242
1974 2,269,338 9,236,093
1975 2,313,916 9,540,817
1976 2,348,566 9,867,209
1977 2,372,930 10,224,975
1978 2,397,961 10,618,250
1979 2,423,794 11,028,809
1980 2,450,535 11,336,221
1981 2,478,402 11,568,127
1982 2,507,375 11,824,370
1983 2,537,399 12,073,822
1984 2,568,610 12,315,954
1985 2,600,932 12,548,949
1986 2,634,258 12,770,578
1987 2,669,155 12,822,574
1988 2,713,965 12,800,558
1989 2,783,970 12,906,842
1990 2,871,910 13,094,537
1991 2,963,191 13,352,090
1992 3,058,831 13,613,316
1993 3,157,839 14,051,192
1994 3,257,954 15,033,853
1995 3,348,052 15,960,530
1996 3,435,965 16,492,480
1997 3,531,700 16,949,982
1998 3,628,827 17,340,464
1999 3,729,450 17,734,506
2000 3,833,416 18,129,653
2001 3,919,487 18,537,729
2002 4,006,077 18,958,338
2003 4,103,086 19,392,475
2004 4,192,826 19,840,313
2005 4,288,810 20,304,569
2006 4,377,579 20,787,087
2007 4,462,770 21,287,635
2008 4,558,984 21,819,036
2009 4,529,047 22,391,745
2010 4,492,995 22,999,235
2011 4,565,021 23,649,039
2012 4,610,848 24,337,846
2013 4,642,419 25,051,611
2014 4,623,182 25,788,475
2015 4,629,320 26,547,572
2016 4,713,663 27,337,105
2017 4,793,511 28,166,393
2018 4,878,657 29,018,644
2019 4,944,703 29,884,380
2020 5,026,628 30,783,688
2021 5,112,100 31,707,800
2022 5,098,039 32,656,246
2023 5,152,421 33,635,160
2024 5,330,690 34,631,766

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Mozambique

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Mozambique
Year Fertility rate
CAR Mozambique
1960 5.95 6.31
1961 5.96 6.37
1962 5.97 6.42
1963 5.99 6.47
1964 6.01 6.51
1965 6.03 6.54
1966 6.06 6.58
1967 6.08 6.61
1968 6.1 6.65
1969 6.06 6.67
1970 6.03 6.7
1971 5.99 6.7
1972 5.96 6.7
1973 5.93 6.7
1974 5.9 6.67
1975 5.88 6.66
1976 5.94 6.64
1977 5.99 6.62
1978 6.04 6.59
1979 6.09 6.56
1980 6.13 6.53
1981 6.17 6.48
1982 6.16 6.43
1983 6.15 6.43
1984 6.14 6.44
1985 6.12 6.43
1986 6.11 6.41
1987 6.12 6.39
1988 6.1 6.37
1989 6.07 6.35
1990 6.05 6.32
1991 6.03 6.28
1992 5.96 6.22
1993 5.93 6.15
1994 5.92 6.08
1995 5.94 6.02
1996 5.96 5.97
1997 5.92 5.93
1998 5.89 5.91
1999 5.88 5.88
2000 5.85 5.83
2001 5.81 5.76
2002 5.79 5.67
2003 5.8 5.6
2004 5.78 5.55
2005 5.81 5.5
2006 5.84 5.45
2007 5.87 5.47
2008 5.9 5.6
2009 5.94 5.68
2010 5.96 5.66
2011 6.01 5.6
2012 6.05 5.52
2013 6.08 5.43
2014 6.1 5.3
2015 6.13 5.25
2016 6.13 5.19
2017 6.13 5.13
2018 6.11 5.07
2019 6.09 5.02
2020 6.06 4.96
2021 6.05 4.91
2022 6.02 4.84
2023 6.01 4.76

Central African Republic and Mozambique demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Mozambique
Year Median age, years
CAR Mozambique
1960 20.3 19.9
1961 20.1 19.8
1962 19.9 19.8
1963 19.7 19.7
1964 19.6 19.6
1965 19.4 19.4
1966 19.3 19.3
1967 19.2 19.2
1968 19 19
1969 18.9 18.9
1970 18.9 18.7
1971 18.8 18.6
1972 18.7 18.5
1973 18.6 18.4
1974 18.6 18.3
1975 18.5 18.2
1976 18.5 18.1
1977 18.5 18
1978 18.5 17.9
1979 18.5 17.8
1980 18.5 17.6
1981 18.4 17.4
1982 18.4 17.3
1983 18.3 17.2
1984 18.3 17.1
1985 18.3 17.1
1986 18.2 17
1987 18.1 17
1988 18 17
1989 17.9 17
1990 17.8 17
1991 17.6 17.1
1992 17.5 17.1
1993 17.5 17.2
1994 17.4 17.2
1995 17.3 17.3
1996 17.2 17.4
1997 17.1 17.4
1998 17.1 17.3
1999 17.1 17.3
2000 17.1 17.3
2001 17.1 17.2
2002 17.1 17.2
2003 17.2 17.2
2004 17.2 17.1
2005 17.2 17.1
2006 17.1 17.1
2007 17.1 17.1
2008 17 17
2009 16.9 17
2010 16.7 16.9
2011 16.6 16.9
2012 16.3 16.9
2013 16 16.9
2014 15.6 16.9
2015 15.4 16.9
2016 15.4 17
2017 15.4 17
2018 15.4 17.1
2019 15.4 17.1
2020 15.4 17.2
2021 15.4 17.3
2022 15.3 17.3
2023 15.3 17.4
2024 15.4 17.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Mozambique
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$18.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
32.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
5.98%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
1.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
11,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-5.58%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
6.79%
2022
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
38.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
24.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
50.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
40.8%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
1.7%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$3.84B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$267M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
2,033,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
2.51%
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
54.4%
2024

Energy

CAR Mozambique
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$4.41
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
9.74 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
24.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
76.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.9%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-106.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
398 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
82.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
82.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
36%
2023

Society

CAR Mozambique
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.43%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-38,940
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
39.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
22.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
25
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
44
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
3.57
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
30
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
61.7%
2022
English speaking
3%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
19.8%
2023

Health

CAR Mozambique
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$49.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$4.79
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
54.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
0.08
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
99
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
61.7
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
10.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
3%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
38
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
1.89 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Mozambique
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.53%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
8,767 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
160,280 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
139,099 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
19,314 mi
2015

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