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Central African Republic vs Saint Lucia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 180K in Saint Lucia (ranked 178/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 235.5 sq mi for Saint Lucia (ranked 43rd vs. 178th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Saint Lucia
Population
5662456
180421
Population rank 117/197 178/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$2.55B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 172/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$14,182
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 70/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$27,567
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$1.91B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
74.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$10,604
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 57/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$10,481
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
235.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
763 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
1.38
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
35.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
73 years
2025

Central African Republic and Saint Lucia: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Saint Lucia
Year GDP
CAR Saint Lucia
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 $170,370,370
1981 $694,803,623 $194,444,444
1982 $748,312,391 $183,333,333
1983 $658,679,333 $197,037,037
1984 $637,820,670 $251,481,481
1985 $864,849,836 $284,444,444
1986 $1,122,265,013 $340,000,000
1987 $1,200,991,978 $375,555,556
1988 $1,264,899,288 $429,629,630
1989 $1,233,930,281 $486,666,667
1990 $1,440,711,459 $579,629,630
1991 $1,377,374,987 $613,703,704
1992 $1,411,917,553 $674,074,074
1993 $1,278,781,262 $684,814,815
1994 $851,174,357 $713,703,704
1995 $1,115,389,674 $762,962,963
1996 $1,007,791,127 $788,888,889
1997 $937,741,513 $805,925,926
1998 $967,338,390 $877,407,407
1999 $999,477,511 $921,851,852
2000 $916,777,283 $932,592,593
2001 $932,648,605 $892,592,593
2002 $996,068,145 $900,000,000
2003 $1,142,315,523 $987,407,407
2004 $1,272,360,517 $1,066,666,667
2005 $1,337,894,379 $1,135,555,556
2006 $1,461,859,762 $1,268,319,185
2007 $1,699,811,295 $1,336,088,815
2008 $1,993,407,888 $1,437,731,111
2009 $2,067,381,665 $1,401,507,889
2010 $2,142,591,540 $1,482,385,185
2011 $2,437,982,705 $1,568,370,370
2012 $2,510,126,512 $1,598,207,407
2013 $1,691,544,110 $1,660,392,593
2014 $1,894,813,389 $1,749,185,185
2015 $1,695,825,714 $1,807,640,741
2016 $1,825,018,145 $1,868,544,444
2017 $2,072,349,973 $1,998,503,704
2018 $2,220,979,146 $2,060,955,556
2019 $2,221,301,351 $2,095,344,444
2020 $2,326,720,900 $1,499,274,074
2021 $2,516,498,412 $1,867,185,185
2022 $2,382,618,615 $2,342,714,815
2023 $2,555,492,086 $2,430,166,667
2024 $2,751,544,520 $2,549,062,963

Central African Republic and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Saint Lucia
Year GDP per capita
CAR Saint Lucia
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 $1,428
1981 $280.3 $1,605
1982 $298.4 $1,489
1983 $259.6 $1,576
1984 $248.3 $1,979
1985 $333 $2,202
1986 $426 $2,591
1987 $450 $2,819
1988 $466 $3,182
1989 $443 $3,565
1990 $502 $4,205
1991 $465 $4,399
1992 $462 $4,760
1993 $405 $4,765
1994 $261.3 $4,892
1995 $333 $5,148
1996 $293.3 $5,244
1997 $265.5 $5,282
1998 $266.6 $5,673
1999 $268 $5,883
2000 $239.2 $5,880
2001 $238 $5,570
2002 $248.6 $5,568
2003 $278.4 $6,059
2004 $303 $6,495
2005 $312 $6,863
2006 $334 $7,611
2007 $381 $7,964
2008 $437 $8,517
2009 $456 $8,251
2010 $477 $8,674
2011 $534 $9,129
2012 $544 $9,260
2013 $364 $9,577
2014 $410 $10,045
2015 $366 $10,335
2016 $387 $10,638
2017 $432 $11,333
2018 $455 $11,643
2019 $449 $11,794
2020 $463 $8,411
2021 $492 $10,459
2022 $467 $13,104
2023 $496 $13,555
2024 $516 $14,182

Central African Republic vs. Saint Lucia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Saint Lucia
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Saint Lucia
1950 35.4 48.3
1951 35.8 49.8
1952 36.2 52.4
1953 36.6 53.2
1954 37 54.5
1955 37.4 55.4
1956 37.8 55.9
1957 38.3 55.9
1958 38.7 56.6
1959 39.1 57.3
1960 39.6 57.9
1961 40.1 59.1
1962 40.6 59.9
1963 41.1 60.5
1964 41.6 61.3
1965 42.2 61.9
1966 42.8 62.5
1967 43.4 63.2
1968 44 63.7
1969 44.6 64
1970 45.2 64.3
1971 45.8 64.5
1972 46.3 64.6
1973 46.9 64.6
1974 47.4 65.4
1975 47.9 65.9
1976 48.4 66.2
1977 48.8 67
1978 49.2 67.4
1979 49.5 67.4
1980 49.8 67.8
1981 50 68.7
1982 50.2 69
1983 50.3 70
1984 50.4 70.5
1985 50.5 70.3
1986 50.4 70.2
1987 50.4 69.7
1988 50.2 69.7
1989 50.1 70
1990 49.9 70
1991 49.6 70.3
1992 49.2 70.7
1993 48.9 71
1994 48.5 71.1
1995 48.1 71.2
1996 47.7 71
1997 47.3 70.8
1998 47.1 70.7
1999 46.9 70.7
2000 46.6 70.8
2001 46.7 71.4
2002 46.8 71.7
2003 47.3 72.2
2004 47.7 72.5
2005 48.2 72.5
2006 48.7 72.8
2007 49.3 72.9
2008 49.9 73
2009 14.7 72.9
2010 46.9 72.8
2011 50.1 73
2012 51.3 72.9
2013 49.5 72.7
2014 40.3 72.7
2015 51.9 72.9
2016 51 72.6
2017 45.2 72.5
2018 52.3 72.7
2019 31.5 72.2
2020 50.6 72.3
2021 40.3 69.1
2022 18.8 72.7
2023 57.4 72.7
2024 57.7 72.8
2025 57.9 73

Central African Republic and Saint Lucia population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Saint Lucia
Year Population
CAR Saint Lucia
1960 1,702,346 92,585
1961 1,734,580 93,490
1962 1,768,115 94,505
1963 1,803,063 95,519
1964 1,839,583 96,505
1965 1,877,854 97,493
1966 1,918,082 98,463
1967 1,960,444 99,504
1968 2,005,100 100,675
1969 2,051,515 101,879
1970 2,097,505 103,165
1971 2,141,450 104,564
1972 2,183,769 106,002
1973 2,226,008 107,498
1974 2,269,338 109,076
1975 2,313,916 110,725
1976 2,348,566 112,425
1977 2,372,930 114,135
1978 2,397,961 115,834
1979 2,423,794 117,528
1980 2,450,535 119,290
1981 2,478,402 121,166
1982 2,507,375 123,087
1983 2,537,399 125,044
1984 2,568,610 127,067
1985 2,600,932 129,159
1986 2,634,258 131,239
1987 2,669,155 133,227
1988 2,713,965 135,000
1989 2,783,970 136,512
1990 2,871,910 137,857
1991 2,963,191 139,520
1992 3,058,831 141,617
1993 3,157,839 143,726
1994 3,257,954 145,890
1995 3,348,052 148,208
1996 3,435,965 150,436
1997 3,531,700 152,569
1998 3,628,827 154,677
1999 3,729,450 156,702
2000 3,833,416 158,616
2001 3,919,487 160,237
2002 4,006,077 161,641
2003 4,103,086 162,976
2004 4,192,826 164,239
2005 4,288,810 165,450
2006 4,377,579 166,639
2007 4,462,770 167,758
2008 4,558,984 168,808
2009 4,529,047 169,869
2010 4,492,995 170,906
2011 4,565,021 171,801
2012 4,610,848 172,587
2013 4,642,419 173,369
2014 4,623,182 174,138
2015 4,629,320 174,905
2016 4,713,663 175,646
2017 4,793,511 176,342
2018 4,878,657 177,017
2019 4,944,703 177,661
2020 5,026,628 178,250
2021 5,112,100 178,522
2022 5,098,039 178,781
2023 5,152,421 179,285
2024 5,330,690 179,744

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Saint Lucia
Year Fertility rate
CAR Saint Lucia
1960 5.95 6.77
1961 5.96 6.84
1962 5.97 6.82
1963 5.99 6.72
1964 6.01 6.76
1965 6.03 6.69
1966 6.06 6.61
1967 6.08 6.51
1968 6.1 6.39
1969 6.06 6.25
1970 6.03 6.1
1971 5.99 5.95
1972 5.96 5.81
1973 5.93 5.69
1974 5.9 5.57
1975 5.88 5.36
1976 5.94 5.16
1977 5.99 4.97
1978 6.04 4.83
1979 6.09 4.58
1980 6.13 4.41
1981 6.17 4.28
1982 6.16 4.17
1983 6.15 4.08
1984 6.14 4.02
1985 6.12 3.97
1986 6.11 3.8
1987 6.12 3.61
1988 6.1 3.44
1989 6.07 3.31
1990 6.05 3.24
1991 6.03 3.19
1992 5.96 3.11
1993 5.93 3
1994 5.92 3.03
1995 5.94 3.03
1996 5.96 2.71
1997 5.92 2.74
1998 5.89 2.4
1999 5.88 2.5
2000 5.85 2.21
2001 5.81 2.13
2002 5.79 2.03
2003 5.8 1.94
2004 5.78 1.86
2005 5.81 1.81
2006 5.84 1.77
2007 5.87 1.7
2008 5.9 1.7
2009 5.94 1.74
2010 5.96 1.67
2011 6.01 1.5
2012 6.05 1.5
2013 6.08 1.5
2014 6.1 1.49
2015 6.13 1.47
2016 6.13 1.46
2017 6.13 1.45
2018 6.11 1.44
2019 6.09 1.42
2020 6.06 1.41
2021 6.05 1.4
2022 6.02 1.39
2023 6.01 1.38

Central African Republic and Saint Lucia demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Saint Lucia
Year Median age, years
CAR Saint Lucia
1960 20.3 16.5
1961 20.1 16
1962 19.9 15.5
1963 19.7 15.2
1964 19.6 15
1965 19.4 14.8
1966 19.3 14.9
1967 19.2 15
1968 19 15.1
1969 18.9 15
1970 18.9 14.9
1971 18.8 14.9
1972 18.7 14.9
1973 18.6 14.9
1974 18.6 15
1975 18.5 15.2
1976 18.5 15.4
1977 18.5 15.8
1978 18.5 16.3
1979 18.5 16.8
1980 18.5 17.1
1981 18.4 17.2
1982 18.4 17.3
1983 18.3 17.5
1984 18.3 17.6
1985 18.3 17.7
1986 18.2 17.8
1987 18.1 18
1988 18 18.4
1989 17.9 19.2
1990 17.8 19.9
1991 17.6 20.3
1992 17.5 20.5
1993 17.5 20.7
1994 17.4 20.9
1995 17.3 21.2
1996 17.2 21.4
1997 17.1 21.7
1998 17.1 22.2
1999 17.1 23
2000 17.1 23.8
2001 17.1 24.3
2002 17.1 24.7
2003 17.2 25
2004 17.2 25.4
2005 17.2 25.8
2006 17.1 26.2
2007 17.1 26.9
2008 17 27.9
2009 16.9 28.7
2010 16.7 29.3
2011 16.6 29.7
2012 16.3 30.2
2013 16 30.6
2014 15.6 31.1
2015 15.4 31.5
2016 15.4 31.9
2017 15.4 32.3
2018 15.4 32.8
2019 15.4 33.2
2020 15.4 33.6
2021 15.4 34
2022 15.3 34.3
2023 15.3 34.8
2024 15.4 35.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Saint Lucia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$2.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
25%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
3.85%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-2.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
10.1%
2024
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
75.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
9.75%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
67
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
34.1%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.1%
2015
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$406M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
432,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
88.8%
2018
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
n/a

Energy

CAR Saint Lucia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
763 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
0.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
1.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
9.7%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
2.54%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Saint Lucia
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-7
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
19.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
46.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
36.7
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
29.8
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
139
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
90.1%
2001
English speaking
3%
2025
43%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
70.1%
2023

Health

CAR Saint Lucia
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$645
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$249.7
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
13.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
0.66
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
44
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
15.5
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
13.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
9.28 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Saint Lucia
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.0004%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
1,310 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
38.4 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
80.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
752 mi
2011

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