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Central African Republic vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 43rd vs. 69th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Poland
Population
5662456
36176920
Population rank 117/197 46/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
79 years
2025

Central African Republic and Poland: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Poland economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Poland
Year GDP
CAR Poland
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 $65,977,748,211
1991 $1,377,374,987 $85,500,935,935
1992 $1,411,917,553 $94,337,050,693
1993 $1,278,781,262 $96,043,157,273
1994 $851,174,357 $110,803,635,288
1995 $1,115,389,674 $142,838,527,115
1996 $1,007,791,127 $160,813,026,223
1997 $937,741,513 $159,893,964,917
1998 $967,338,390 $175,282,269,667
1999 $999,477,511 $170,704,452,715
2000 $916,777,283 $172,953,527,033
2001 $932,648,605 $191,823,200,371
2002 $996,068,145 $199,694,463,256
2003 $1,142,315,523 $218,561,225,998
2004 $1,272,360,517 $256,268,656,145
2005 $1,337,894,379 $306,999,913,151
2006 $1,461,859,762 $345,897,630,736
2007 $1,699,811,295 $429,715,132,138
2008 $1,993,407,888 $535,612,030,672
2009 $2,067,381,665 $440,891,472,247
2010 $2,142,591,540 $478,111,630,684
2011 $2,437,982,705 $527,848,543,023
2012 $2,510,126,512 $498,148,649,703
2013 $1,691,544,110 $518,179,836,405
2014 $1,894,813,389 $542,134,167,179
2015 $1,695,825,714 $480,054,118,583
2016 $1,825,018,145 $473,259,623,976
2017 $2,072,349,973 $528,356,723,263
2018 $2,220,979,146 $594,616,632,477
2019 $2,221,301,351 $602,683,770,145
2020 $2,326,720,900 $605,914,186,118
2021 $2,516,498,412 $689,170,171,187
2022 $2,382,618,615 $695,607,522,885
2023 $2,555,492,086 $812,451,128,979
2024 $2,751,544,520 $914,696,430,325

Central African Republic and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Poland
Year GDP per capita
CAR Poland
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 $1,731
1991 $465 $2,236
1992 $462 $2,459
1993 $405 $2,497
1994 $261.3 $2,875
1995 $333 $3,701
1996 $293.3 $4,164
1997 $265.5 $4,137
1998 $266.6 $4,534
1999 $268 $4,416
2000 $239.2 $4,521
2001 $238 $5,015
2002 $248.6 $5,223
2003 $278.4 $5,721
2004 $303 $6,712
2005 $312 $8,044
2006 $334 $9,069
2007 $381 $11,273
2008 $437 $14,049
2009 $456 $11,556
2010 $477 $12,568
2011 $534 $13,868
2012 $544 $13,087
2013 $364 $13,622
2014 $410 $14,262
2015 $366 $12,638
2016 $387 $12,464
2017 $432 $13,913
2018 $455 $15,658
2019 $449 $15,875
2020 $463 $16,151
2021 $492 $18,636
2022 $467 $18,891
2023 $496 $22,145
2024 $516 $25,023

Central African Republic vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Poland
1950 35.4 58.3
1951 35.8 58.9
1952 36.2 59.7
1953 36.6 61.3
1954 37 62.3
1955 37.4 63.1
1956 37.8 63.4
1957 38.3 64.4
1958 38.7 64.9
1959 39.1 66.4
1960 39.6 67.1
1961 40.1 67.8
1962 40.6 68
1963 41.1 68.3
1964 41.6 68.9
1965 42.2 69.4
1966 42.8 69.7
1967 43.4 69.9
1968 44 69.8
1969 44.6 69.8
1970 45.2 69.6
1971 45.8 69.8
1972 46.3 70.1
1973 46.9 70.7
1974 47.4 70.7
1975 47.9 70.6
1976 48.4 70.4
1977 48.8 70.3
1978 49.2 70.4
1979 49.5 70.2
1980 49.8 70.5
1981 50 70.6
1982 50.2 70.9
1983 50.3 70.8
1984 50.4 70.6
1985 50.5 70.5
1986 50.4 70.6
1987 50.4 70.8
1988 50.2 70.8
1989 50.1 70.8
1990 49.9 70.6
1991 49.6 70.7
1992 49.2 70.9
1993 48.9 71.3
1994 48.5 71.7
1995 48.1 72
1996 47.7 72.3
1997 47.3 72.6
1998 47.1 72.8
1999 46.9 73.2
2000 46.6 73.6
2001 46.7 74.2
2002 46.8 74.5
2003 47.3 74.8
2004 47.7 74.9
2005 48.2 75.1
2006 48.7 75.3
2007 49.3 75.4
2008 49.9 75.6
2009 14.7 75.9
2010 46.9 76.3
2011 50.1 76.6
2012 51.3 76.8
2013 49.5 77.1
2014 40.3 77.3
2015 51.9 77.6
2016 51 77.6
2017 45.2 77.7
2018 52.3 77.6
2019 31.5 77.9
2020 50.6 76.6
2021 40.3 75.6
2022 18.8 77.9
2023 57.4 78.6
2024 57.7 78.8
2025 57.9 79

Central African Republic and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Poland
Year Population
CAR Poland
1960 1,702,346 29,637,450
1961 1,734,580 29,964,000
1962 1,768,115 30,308,500
1963 1,803,063 30,712,000
1964 1,839,583 31,139,450
1965 1,877,854 31,444,950
1966 1,918,082 31,681,000
1967 1,960,444 31,987,155
1968 2,005,100 32,294,655
1969 2,051,515 32,548,300
1970 2,097,505 32,664,300
1971 2,141,450 32,783,500
1972 2,183,769 33,055,650
1973 2,226,008 33,357,200
1974 2,269,338 33,678,899
1975 2,313,916 34,015,199
1976 2,348,566 34,356,300
1977 2,372,930 34,689,050
1978 2,397,961 34,965,600
1979 2,423,794 35,247,217
1980 2,450,535 35,574,150
1981 2,478,402 35,898,587
1982 2,507,375 36,230,481
1983 2,537,399 36,571,808
1984 2,568,610 36,904,134
1985 2,600,932 37,201,885
1986 2,634,258 37,456,119
1987 2,669,155 37,668,045
1988 2,713,965 37,824,487
1989 2,783,970 37,961,529
1990 2,871,910 38,110,782
1991 2,963,191 38,246,193
1992 3,058,831 38,363,667
1993 3,157,839 38,461,408
1994 3,257,954 38,542,652
1995 3,348,052 38,594,998
1996 3,435,965 38,624,370
1997 3,531,700 38,649,660
1998 3,628,827 38,663,481
1999 3,729,450 38,660,271
2000 3,833,416 38,258,629
2001 3,919,487 38,248,076
2002 4,006,077 38,230,364
2003 4,103,086 38,204,570
2004 4,192,826 38,182,222
2005 4,288,810 38,165,445
2006 4,377,579 38,141,267
2007 4,462,770 38,120,560
2008 4,558,984 38,125,759
2009 4,529,047 38,151,603
2010 4,492,995 38,042,794
2011 4,565,021 38,063,255
2012 4,610,848 38,063,164
2013 4,642,419 38,040,196
2014 4,623,182 38,011,735
2015 4,629,320 37,986,412
2016 4,713,663 37,970,087
2017 4,793,511 37,974,826
2018 4,878,657 37,974,750
2019 4,944,703 37,965,475
2020 5,026,628 37,515,748
2021 5,112,100 36,981,559
2022 5,098,039 36,821,749
2023 5,152,421 36,687,353
2024 5,330,690 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Poland

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Poland
Year Fertility rate
CAR Poland
1960 5.95 2.98
1961 5.96 2.83
1962 5.97 2.72
1963 5.99 2.7
1964 6.01 2.57
1965 6.03 2.52
1966 6.06 2.34
1967 6.08 2.33
1968 6.1 2.24
1969 6.06 2.2
1970 6.03 2.2
1971 5.99 2.25
1972 5.96 2.24
1973 5.93 2.26
1974 5.9 2.26
1975 5.88 2.27
1976 5.94 2.3
1977 5.99 2.23
1978 6.04 2.21
1979 6.09 2.28
1980 6.13 2.28
1981 6.17 2.24
1982 6.16 2.34
1983 6.15 2.42
1984 6.14 2.37
1985 6.12 2.33
1986 6.11 2.22
1987 6.12 2.15
1988 6.1 2.13
1989 6.07 2.08
1990 6.05 2.06
1991 6.03 2.07
1992 5.96 1.95
1993 5.93 1.87
1994 5.92 1.81
1995 5.94 1.62
1996 5.96 1.59
1997 5.92 1.51
1998 5.89 1.44
1999 5.88 1.37
2000 5.85 1.37
2001 5.81 1.31
2002 5.79 1.25
2003 5.8 1.22
2004 5.78 1.23
2005 5.81 1.24
2006 5.84 1.27
2007 5.87 1.31
2008 5.9 1.39
2009 5.94 1.4
2010 5.96 1.41
2011 6.01 1.33
2012 6.05 1.33
2013 6.08 1.29
2014 6.1 1.32
2015 6.13 1.32
2016 6.13 1.39
2017 6.13 1.48
2018 6.11 1.46
2019 6.09 1.44
2020 6.06 1.39
2021 6.05 1.33
2022 6.02 1.29
2023 6.01 1.16

Central African Republic and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Poland
Year Median age, years
CAR Poland
1960 20.3 26.6
1961 20.1 26.8
1962 19.9 26.9
1963 19.7 27.1
1964 19.6 27.3
1965 19.4 27.5
1966 19.3 27.7
1967 19.2 27.8
1968 19 28
1969 18.9 28.1
1970 18.9 28.2
1971 18.8 28.4
1972 18.7 28.5
1973 18.6 28.5
1974 18.6 28.6
1975 18.5 28.6
1976 18.5 28.7
1977 18.5 28.9
1978 18.5 29.1
1979 18.5 29.3
1980 18.5 29.5
1981 18.4 29.8
1982 18.4 30.1
1983 18.3 30.3
1984 18.3 30.6
1985 18.3 30.8
1986 18.2 31.1
1987 18.1 31.4
1988 18 31.7
1989 17.9 32.1
1990 17.8 32.4
1991 17.6 32.6
1992 17.5 32.9
1993 17.5 33.2
1994 17.4 33.5
1995 17.3 33.9
1996 17.2 34.2
1997 17.1 34.4
1998 17.1 34.7
1999 17.1 35
2000 17.1 35.2
2001 17.1 35.5
2002 17.1 35.8
2003 17.2 36
2004 17.2 36.3
2005 17.2 36.6
2006 17.1 36.9
2007 17.1 37.2
2008 17 37.5
2009 16.9 37.8
2010 16.7 38.1
2011 16.6 38.2
2012 16.3 38.4
2013 16 38.7
2014 15.6 39
2015 15.4 39.3
2016 15.4 39.7
2017 15.4 40
2018 15.4 40.4
2019 15.4 40.8
2020 15.4 41.1
2021 15.4 41.5
2022 15.3 41.9
2023 15.3 42.4
2024 15.4 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
86.1%
2024

Energy

CAR Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Poland
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
99.8%
2021
English speaking
3%
2025
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
88.6%
2024

Health

CAR Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Poland
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
267,065 mi
2024

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