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Central African Republic vs Nepal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 29.7M in Nepal (ranked 51/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 55,348 sq mi for Nepal (ranked 43rd vs. 92nd).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Nepal
Population
5662456
29627185
Population rank 117/197 52/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$42.9B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 101/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$1,447
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 164/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$5,737
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$20.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
49.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$693
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 155/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$2,569
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
55,348 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
536 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
26 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
70.9 years
2025

Central African Republic and Nepal: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Nepal economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Nepal
Year GDP
CAR Nepal
1960 $112,155,598 $508,334,414
1961 $123,134,583 $531,959,562
1962 $124,482,774 $574,091,101
1963 $129,379,124 $496,947,904
1964 $142,025,079 $496,098,775
1965 $150,574,795 $735,267,082
1966 $157,930,018 $906,811,944
1967 $163,820,514 $841,974,025
1968 $191,767,442 $772,231,387
1969 $188,039,210 $788,641,965
1970 $189,106,529 $865,975,309
1971 $201,450,800 $882,765,472
1972 $230,317,883 $1,024,098,400
1973 $271,183,082 $972,101,725
1974 $281,398,706 $1,217,953,547
1975 $378,660,016 $1,575,789,254
1976 $451,152,461 $1,452,788,985
1977 $507,298,148 $1,382,400,000
1978 $610,578,632 $1,604,162,497
1979 $700,764,748 $1,851,250,008
1980 $797,048,199 $1,945,916,583
1981 $694,803,623 $2,275,583,317
1982 $748,312,391 $2,395,423,742
1983 $658,679,333 $2,447,174,803
1984 $637,820,670 $2,581,207,388
1985 $864,849,836 $2,619,913,956
1986 $1,122,265,013 $2,850,782,044
1987 $1,200,991,978 $2,957,255,380
1988 $1,264,899,288 $3,487,009,748
1989 $1,233,930,281 $3,525,225,787
1990 $1,440,711,459 $3,627,560,239
1991 $1,377,374,987 $3,921,476,085
1992 $1,411,917,553 $3,401,211,581
1993 $1,278,781,262 $3,660,041,667
1994 $851,174,357 $4,066,775,510
1995 $1,115,389,674 $4,401,104,418
1996 $1,007,791,127 $4,521,580,381
1997 $937,741,513 $4,918,691,917
1998 $967,338,390 $4,856,255,044
1999 $999,477,511 $5,033,642,384
2000 $916,777,283 $5,494,252,208
2001 $932,648,605 $6,007,055,042
2002 $996,068,145 $6,050,875,807
2003 $1,142,315,523 $6,330,473,097
2004 $1,272,360,517 $7,273,938,315
2005 $1,337,894,379 $8,130,258,378
2006 $1,461,859,762 $9,043,715,356
2007 $1,699,811,295 $10,325,618,017
2008 $1,993,407,888 $12,545,438,605
2009 $2,067,381,665 $12,854,985,464
2010 $2,142,591,540 $16,002,656,434
2011 $2,437,982,705 $21,573,872,421
2012 $2,510,126,512 $21,703,100,877
2013 $1,691,544,110 $22,162,204,925
2014 $1,894,813,389 $22,731,612,922
2015 $1,695,825,714 $24,360,801,287
2016 $1,825,018,145 $24,524,109,484
2017 $2,072,349,973 $28,971,588,940
2018 $2,220,979,146 $33,111,525,237
2019 $2,221,301,351 $34,186,180,699
2020 $2,326,720,900 $33,433,659,301
2021 $2,516,498,412 $36,924,841,394
2022 $2,382,618,615 $41,182,939,601
2023 $2,555,492,086 $41,047,772,331
2024 $2,751,544,520 $42,914,268,287

Central African Republic and Nepal economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Nepal
Year GDP per capita
CAR Nepal
1960 $65.9 $50.2
1961 $71 $51.6
1962 $70.4 $54.6
1963 $71.8 $46.3
1964 $77.2 $45.3
1965 $80.2 $65.8
1966 $82.3 $79.5
1967 $83.6 $72.3
1968 $95.6 $64.9
1969 $91.7 $64.8
1970 $90.2 $69.6
1971 $94.1 $69.5
1972 $105.5 $78.8
1973 $121.8 $73.2
1974 $124 $89.8
1975 $163.6 $113.6
1976 $192.1 $102.5
1977 $213.8 $95.3
1978 $254.6 $108.1
1979 $289.1 $121.9
1980 $325 $125.1
1981 $280.3 $142.9
1982 $298.4 $147
1983 $259.6 $146.6
1984 $248.3 $151.1
1985 $333 $149.9
1986 $426 $159.5
1987 $450 $162
1988 $466 $187.1
1989 $443 $185
1990 $502 $185.8
1991 $465 $195.7
1992 $462 $165
1993 $405 $172.8
1994 $261.3 $187.3
1995 $333 $197.8
1996 $293.3 $198.8
1997 $265.5 $211.8
1998 $266.6 $205.1
1999 $268 $208.6
2000 $239.2 $223.8
2001 $238 $240.8
2002 $248.6 $238.9
2003 $278.4 $246.4
2004 $303 $279.6
2005 $312 $309
2006 $334 $340
2007 $381 $385
2008 $437 $465
2009 $456 $473
2010 $477 $585
2011 $534 $786
2012 $544 $788
2013 $364 $803
2014 $410 $821
2015 $366 $876
2016 $387 $877
2017 $432 $1,034
2018 $455 $1,179
2019 $449 $1,203
2020 $463 $1,154
2021 $492 $1,253
2022 $467 $1,386
2023 $496 $1,382
2024 $516 $1,447

Central African Republic vs. Nepal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Nepal
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Nepal
1950 35.4 37.6
1951 35.8 37.6
1952 36.2 37.7
1953 36.6 37.7
1954 37 37.8
1955 37.4 37.9
1956 37.8 37.9
1957 38.3 38
1958 38.7 38.1
1959 39.1 38.4
1960 39.6 38.7
1961 40.1 39
1962 40.6 39.3
1963 41.1 39.6
1964 41.6 40.2
1965 42.2 40.7
1966 42.8 41.2
1967 43.4 41.7
1968 44 42.2
1969 44.6 42.7
1970 45.2 43.2
1971 45.8 43.6
1972 46.3 44.1
1973 46.9 44.5
1974 47.4 44.9
1975 47.9 45.5
1976 48.4 46
1977 48.8 46.6
1978 49.2 47.2
1979 49.5 47.8
1980 49.8 48.3
1981 50 48.7
1982 50.2 49.2
1983 50.3 49.7
1984 50.4 50.2
1985 50.5 50.9
1986 50.4 51.6
1987 50.4 52.4
1988 50.2 53.1
1989 50.1 54
1990 49.9 54.8
1991 49.6 55.6
1992 49.2 56.7
1993 48.9 57.6
1994 48.5 58.6
1995 48.1 59.3
1996 47.7 60
1997 47.3 60.8
1998 47.1 61.5
1999 46.9 62
2000 46.6 62.6
2001 46.7 63.3
2002 46.8 63.5
2003 47.3 64.2
2004 47.7 64.7
2005 48.2 65.3
2006 48.7 65.9
2007 49.3 66.2
2008 49.9 66.4
2009 14.7 66.6
2010 46.9 66.8
2011 50.1 67.1
2012 51.3 67.4
2013 49.5 67.6
2014 40.3 67.8
2015 51.9 67.4
2016 51 68.4
2017 45.2 68.7
2018 52.3 69
2019 31.5 69.3
2020 50.6 69.1
2021 40.3 68.4
2022 18.8 70.1
2023 57.4 70.4
2024 57.7 70.6
2025 57.9 70.9

Central African Republic and Nepal population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Nepal
Year Population
CAR Nepal
1960 1,702,346 10,123,658
1961 1,734,580 10,318,396
1962 1,768,115 10,521,116
1963 1,803,063 10,729,818
1964 1,839,583 10,946,392
1965 1,877,854 11,173,411
1966 1,918,082 11,408,710
1967 1,960,444 11,652,716
1968 2,005,100 11,906,266
1969 2,051,515 12,167,036
1970 2,097,505 12,436,190
1971 2,141,450 12,710,061
1972 2,183,769 12,989,099
1973 2,226,008 13,275,239
1974 2,269,338 13,568,435
1975 2,313,916 13,870,695
1976 2,348,566 14,177,649
1977 2,372,930 14,499,175
1978 2,397,961 14,839,695
1979 2,423,794 15,190,590
1980 2,450,535 15,553,105
1981 2,478,402 15,922,423
1982 2,507,375 16,297,987
1983 2,537,399 16,689,119
1984 2,568,610 17,085,242
1985 2,600,932 17,477,692
1986 2,634,258 17,868,124
1987 2,669,155 18,250,505
1988 2,713,965 18,638,661
1989 2,783,970 19,057,807
1990 2,871,910 19,524,573
1991 2,963,191 20,036,500
1992 3,058,831 20,609,707
1993 3,157,839 21,180,159
1994 3,257,954 21,717,479
1995 3,348,052 22,245,439
1996 3,435,965 22,741,862
1997 3,531,700 23,219,463
1998 3,628,827 23,680,357
1999 3,729,450 24,125,199
2000 3,833,416 24,546,509
2001 3,919,487 24,946,748
2002 4,006,077 25,328,981
2003 4,103,086 25,688,758
2004 4,192,826 26,016,656
2005 4,288,810 26,309,458
2006 4,377,579 26,565,425
2007 4,462,770 26,788,492
2008 4,558,984 26,990,037
2009 4,529,047 27,173,035
2010 4,492,995 27,341,952
2011 4,565,021 27,464,494
2012 4,610,848 27,534,915
2013 4,642,419 27,589,996
2014 4,623,182 27,672,370
2015 4,629,320 27,823,629
2016 4,713,663 27,955,462
2017 4,793,511 28,011,258
2018 4,878,657 28,079,689
2019 4,944,703 28,414,064
2020 5,026,628 28,966,574
2021 5,112,100 29,475,010
2022 5,098,039 29,715,436
2023 5,152,421 29,694,614
2024 5,330,690 29,651,054

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Nepal

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Nepal
Year Fertility rate
CAR Nepal
1960 5.95 6.07
1961 5.96 6.09
1962 5.97 6.08
1963 5.99 6.06
1964 6.01 6.04
1965 6.03 6.01
1966 6.06 5.98
1967 6.08 5.95
1968 6.1 5.94
1969 6.06 5.89
1970 6.03 5.87
1971 5.99 5.85
1972 5.96 5.8
1973 5.93 5.7
1974 5.9 5.75
1975 5.88 5.73
1976 5.94 5.72
1977 5.99 5.69
1978 6.04 5.68
1979 6.09 5.64
1980 6.13 5.6
1981 6.17 5.58
1982 6.16 5.55
1983 6.15 5.54
1984 6.14 5.51
1985 6.12 5.46
1986 6.11 5.4
1987 6.12 5.35
1988 6.1 5.31
1989 6.07 5.26
1990 6.05 5.21
1991 6.03 5.15
1992 5.96 5.07
1993 5.93 5.04
1994 5.92 4.96
1995 5.94 4.87
1996 5.96 4.67
1997 5.92 4.44
1998 5.89 4.28
1999 5.88 4.13
2000 5.85 3.98
2001 5.81 3.79
2002 5.79 3.6
2003 5.8 3.44
2004 5.78 3.28
2005 5.81 3.12
2006 5.84 2.97
2007 5.87 2.86
2008 5.9 2.74
2009 5.94 2.63
2010 5.96 2.54
2011 6.01 2.46
2012 6.05 2.42
2013 6.08 2.36
2014 6.1 2.32
2015 6.13 2.27
2016 6.13 2.23
2017 6.13 2.17
2018 6.11 2.12
2019 6.09 2.08
2020 6.06 2.05
2021 6.05 2.03
2022 6.02 2
2023 6.01 1.98

Central African Republic and Nepal demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Nepal
Year Median age, years
CAR Nepal
1960 20.3 19.5
1961 20.1 19.5
1962 19.9 19.6
1963 19.7 19.6
1964 19.6 19.6
1965 19.4 19.6
1966 19.3 19.6
1967 19.2 19.7
1968 19 19.7
1969 18.9 19.7
1970 18.9 19.7
1971 18.8 19.7
1972 18.7 19.7
1973 18.6 19.7
1974 18.6 19.7
1975 18.5 19.7
1976 18.5 19.7
1977 18.5 19.7
1978 18.5 19.6
1979 18.5 19.6
1980 18.5 19.6
1981 18.4 19.5
1982 18.4 19.5
1983 18.3 19.5
1984 18.3 19.5
1985 18.3 19.4
1986 18.2 19.4
1987 18.1 19.3
1988 18 19.2
1989 17.9 19.2
1990 17.8 19.2
1991 17.6 19.2
1992 17.5 19.2
1993 17.5 19.2
1994 17.4 19.2
1995 17.3 19.2
1996 17.2 19.2
1997 17.1 19.2
1998 17.1 19.2
1999 17.1 19.3
2000 17.1 19.3
2001 17.1 19.4
2002 17.1 19.5
2003 17.2 19.7
2004 17.2 19.8
2005 17.2 20
2006 17.1 20.3
2007 17.1 20.5
2008 17 20.8
2009 16.9 21
2010 16.7 21.3
2011 16.6 21.6
2012 16.3 21.8
2013 16 22
2014 15.6 22.2
2015 15.4 22.4
2016 15.4 22.7
2017 15.4 22.9
2018 15.4 23.2
2019 15.4 23.7
2020 15.4 24.5
2021 15.4 25
2022 15.3 25.4
2023 15.3 25.7
2024 15.4 26

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Nepal
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$43.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
23.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
3.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
1.08%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
112,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-3.98%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
10.7%
2017
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
55.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
24.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3.7%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$12.5B
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$28.4B
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
230,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
13.4%
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
60%
2024

Energy

CAR Nepal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
520 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$9.81
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
17.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
0.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
26.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
73.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.78%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
27.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
321 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
83.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
99%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
94%
2023

Society

CAR Nepal
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.36%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-401,282
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
22.4%
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 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
34.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
45
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
2.1
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
16.3
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
71.2%
2021
English speaking
3%
2025
3%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
55.8%
2023

Health

CAR Nepal
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$88.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$49.2
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
70.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
10.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
0.87
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
142
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
26.5
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
7.18%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
4
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
28.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
1.06 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Nepal
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
1,867 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
14,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
23,020 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
49,758 mi
2015

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