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Central African Republic vs Senegal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 18.5M in Senegal (ranked 69/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 74,336 sq mi for Senegal (ranked 43rd vs. 85th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Senegal
Population
5662456
19281054
Population rank 117/197 68/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$32.3B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 110/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$1,744
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 160/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$5,110
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$36.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
111.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$1,982
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 119/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$1,890
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
74,336 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
3.82
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
20.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Central African Republic and Senegal: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Senegal economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Senegal
Year GDP
CAR Senegal
1960 $112,155,598 $1,003,692,370
1961 $123,134,583 $1,058,975,257
1962 $124,482,774 $1,085,475,791
1963 $129,379,124 $1,122,139,862
1964 $142,025,079 $1,188,930,645
1965 $150,574,795 $1,210,058,228
1966 $157,930,018 $1,246,908,186
1967 $163,820,514 $1,246,480,766
1968 $191,767,442 $1,309,384,862
1969 $188,039,210 $1,245,234,931
1970 $189,106,529 $1,297,407,655
1971 $201,450,800 $1,339,549,033
1972 $230,317,883 $1,620,857,104
1973 $271,183,082 $1,863,398,590
1974 $281,398,706 $2,099,325,229
1975 $378,660,016 $2,830,388,405
1976 $451,152,461 $2,869,777,884
1977 $507,298,148 $2,938,046,463
1978 $610,578,632 $3,280,354,921
1979 $700,764,748 $4,084,877,823
1980 $797,048,199 $4,510,108,291
1981 $694,803,623 $4,095,892,781
1982 $748,312,391 $4,013,951,443
1983 $658,679,333 $3,569,356,125
1984 $637,820,670 $3,485,165,432
1985 $864,849,836 $3,818,944,918
1986 $1,122,265,013 $5,392,093,446
1987 $1,200,991,978 $6,487,353,103
1988 $1,264,899,288 $6,418,419,389
1989 $1,233,930,281 $6,366,039,373
1990 $1,440,711,459 $7,390,967,360
1991 $1,377,374,987 $7,255,210,470
1992 $1,411,917,553 $7,769,817,840
1993 $1,278,781,262 $7,367,986,241
1994 $851,174,357 $5,034,588,196
1995 $1,115,389,674 $6,326,342,633
1996 $1,007,791,127 $6,559,712,166
1997 $937,741,513 $6,041,478,726
1998 $967,338,390 $6,505,607,909
1999 $999,477,511 $6,592,834,933
2000 $916,777,283 $6,013,185,004
2001 $932,648,605 $6,507,824,829
2002 $996,068,145 $7,006,402,320
2003 $1,142,315,523 $8,768,721,563
2004 $1,272,360,517 $10,076,816,667
2005 $1,337,894,379 $11,009,033,438
2006 $1,461,859,762 $11,697,918,243
2007 $1,699,811,295 $13,994,218,413
2008 $1,993,407,888 $16,853,989,628
2009 $2,067,381,665 $16,145,867,495
2010 $2,142,591,540 $16,121,315,909
2011 $2,437,982,705 $17,814,283,639
2012 $2,510,126,512 $17,660,870,412
2013 $1,691,544,110 $18,918,667,725
2014 $1,894,813,389 $19,797,253,440
2015 $1,695,825,714 $17,774,766,696
2016 $1,825,018,145 $19,040,312,333
2017 $2,072,349,973 $20,996,562,944
2018 $2,220,979,146 $23,116,701,556
2019 $2,221,301,351 $23,403,995,992
2020 $2,326,720,900 $24,530,513,038
2021 $2,516,498,412 $27,520,784,130
2022 $2,382,618,615 $27,783,332,223
2023 $2,555,492,086 $30,696,331,296
2024 $2,751,544,520 $32,267,254,425

Central African Republic and Senegal economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Senegal
Year GDP per capita
CAR Senegal
1960 $65.9 $300
1961 $71 $308
1962 $70.4 $307
1963 $71.8 $309
1964 $77.2 $318
1965 $80.2 $314
1966 $82.3 $315
1967 $83.6 $305
1968 $95.6 $311
1969 $91.7 $287.3
1970 $90.2 $290.5
1971 $94.1 $291.1
1972 $105.5 $342
1973 $121.8 $381
1974 $124 $417
1975 $163.6 $547
1976 $192.1 $541
1977 $213.8 $540
1978 $254.6 $589
1979 $289.1 $716
1980 $325 $772
1981 $280.3 $683
1982 $298.4 $652
1983 $259.6 $564
1984 $248.3 $536
1985 $333 $571
1986 $426 $784
1987 $450 $916
1988 $466 $880
1989 $443 $849
1990 $502 $957
1991 $465 $913
1992 $462 $951
1993 $405 $878
1994 $261.3 $584
1995 $333 $715
1996 $293.3 $723
1997 $265.5 $651
1998 $266.6 $685
1999 $268 $678
2000 $239.2 $603
2001 $238 $637
2002 $248.6 $669
2003 $278.4 $818
2004 $303 $918
2005 $312 $980
2006 $334 $1,017
2007 $381 $1,189
2008 $437 $1,399
2009 $456 $1,309
2010 $477 $1,276
2011 $534 $1,375
2012 $544 $1,327
2013 $364 $1,380
2014 $410 $1,399
2015 $366 $1,218
2016 $387 $1,266
2017 $432 $1,357
2018 $455 $1,453
2019 $449 $1,431
2020 $463 $1,461
2021 $492 $1,598
2022 $467 $1,574
2023 $496 $1,698
2024 $516 $1,744

Central African Republic vs. Senegal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Senegal
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Senegal
1950 35.4 36.5
1951 35.8 36.9
1952 36.2 37.4
1953 36.6 37.8
1954 37 38.2
1955 37.4 38.5
1956 37.8 38.9
1957 38.3 39.1
1958 38.7 39.4
1959 39.1 39.5
1960 39.6 39.7
1961 40.1 39.7
1962 40.6 39.7
1963 41.1 39.7
1964 41.6 39.8
1965 42.2 39.8
1966 42.8 39.8
1967 43.4 40
1968 44 40.1
1969 44.6 40.4
1970 45.2 40.8
1971 45.8 41.2
1972 46.3 41.8
1973 46.9 42.4
1974 47.4 43.1
1975 47.9 43.9
1976 48.4 44.8
1977 48.8 45.7
1978 49.2 46.6
1979 49.5 47.5
1980 49.8 48.3
1981 50 49.1
1982 50.2 49.9
1983 50.3 50.8
1984 50.4 51.7
1985 50.5 52.6
1986 50.4 53.7
1987 50.4 54.6
1988 50.2 55.5
1989 50.1 56.2
1990 49.9 56.7
1991 49.6 57
1992 49.2 57.3
1993 48.9 57.3
1994 48.5 57.5
1995 48.1 57.3
1996 47.7 57.1
1997 47.3 57.1
1998 47.1 57.1
1999 46.9 57.3
2000 46.6 57.6
2001 46.7 58.2
2002 46.8 58.9
2003 47.3 59.5
2004 47.7 60.3
2005 48.2 61
2006 48.7 61.8
2007 49.3 62.7
2008 49.9 63.2
2009 14.7 63.8
2010 46.9 64.2
2011 50.1 64.8
2012 51.3 65.2
2013 49.5 65.6
2014 40.3 66
2015 51.9 66.5
2016 51 66.7
2017 45.2 67.1
2018 52.3 67.4
2019 31.5 67.7
2020 50.6 67.5
2021 40.3 66.9
2022 18.8 67.8
2023 57.4 68.7
2024 57.7 68.9
2025 57.9 69.2

Central African Republic and Senegal population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Senegal
Year Population
CAR Senegal
1960 1,702,346 3,340,907
1961 1,734,580 3,436,375
1962 1,768,115 3,534,686
1963 1,803,063 3,635,876
1964 1,839,583 3,740,535
1965 1,877,854 3,849,788
1966 1,918,082 3,964,299
1967 1,960,444 4,083,870
1968 2,005,100 4,207,587
1969 2,051,515 4,334,974
1970 2,097,505 4,466,328
1971 2,141,450 4,601,864
1972 2,183,769 4,741,631
1973 2,226,008 4,885,181
1974 2,269,338 5,029,437
1975 2,313,916 5,170,810
1976 2,348,566 5,308,564
1977 2,372,930 5,439,549
1978 2,397,961 5,568,096
1979 2,423,794 5,702,895
1980 2,450,535 5,845,638
1981 2,478,402 5,997,160
1982 2,507,375 6,156,961
1983 2,537,399 6,324,504
1984 2,568,610 6,499,364
1985 2,600,932 6,683,287
1986 2,634,258 6,878,192
1987 2,669,155 7,081,530
1988 2,713,965 7,289,618
1989 2,783,970 7,502,207
1990 2,871,910 7,720,523
1991 2,963,191 7,943,085
1992 3,058,831 8,168,395
1993 3,157,839 8,396,288
1994 3,257,954 8,624,078
1995 3,348,052 8,848,101
1996 3,435,965 9,067,014
1997 3,531,700 9,283,495
1998 3,628,827 9,502,952
1999 3,729,450 9,730,887
2000 3,833,416 9,968,260
2001 3,919,487 10,212,942
2002 4,006,077 10,466,214
2003 4,103,086 10,721,176
2004 4,192,826 10,975,704
2005 4,288,810 11,235,472
2006 4,377,579 11,500,094
2007 4,462,770 11,770,344
2008 4,558,984 12,048,959
2009 4,529,047 12,337,389
2010 4,492,995 12,635,413
2011 4,565,021 12,958,897
2012 4,610,848 13,310,495
2013 4,642,419 13,710,849
2014 4,623,182 14,152,102
2015 4,629,320 14,593,331
2016 4,713,663 15,034,521
2017 4,793,511 15,475,002
2018 4,878,657 15,914,498
2019 4,944,703 16,352,922
2020 5,026,628 16,789,219
2021 5,112,100 17,220,867
2022 5,098,039 17,651,103
2023 5,152,421 18,077,573
2024 5,330,690 18,501,984

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Senegal

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Senegal
Year Fertility rate
CAR Senegal
1960 5.95 7
1961 5.96 7.04
1962 5.97 7.08
1963 5.99 7.12
1964 6.01 7.16
1965 6.03 7.19
1966 6.06 7.22
1967 6.08 7.24
1968 6.1 7.25
1969 6.06 7.26
1970 6.03 7.26
1971 5.99 7.26
1972 5.96 7.26
1973 5.93 7.26
1974 5.9 7.25
1975 5.88 7.25
1976 5.94 7.26
1977 5.99 7.27
1978 6.04 7.28
1979 6.09 7.29
1980 6.13 7.29
1981 6.17 7.28
1982 6.16 7.25
1983 6.15 7.19
1984 6.14 7.11
1985 6.12 7.01
1986 6.11 6.9
1987 6.12 6.79
1988 6.1 6.58
1989 6.07 6.48
1990 6.05 6.4
1991 6.03 6.27
1992 5.96 6.15
1993 5.93 6.05
1994 5.92 5.92
1995 5.94 5.82
1996 5.96 5.72
1997 5.92 5.64
1998 5.89 5.58
1999 5.88 5.57
2000 5.85 5.5
2001 5.81 5.4
2002 5.79 5.3
2003 5.8 5.25
2004 5.78 5.19
2005 5.81 5.13
2006 5.84 5.06
2007 5.87 5.02
2008 5.9 5.02
2009 5.94 5.03
2010 5.96 5.06
2011 6.01 5.1
2012 6.05 5.13
2013 6.08 5.05
2014 6.1 4.88
2015 6.13 4.75
2016 6.13 4.65
2017 6.13 4.49
2018 6.11 4.29
2019 6.09 4.1
2020 6.06 4
2021 6.05 3.94
2022 6.02 3.86
2023 6.01 3.82

Central African Republic and Senegal demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Senegal
Year Median age, years
CAR Senegal
1960 20.3 18.1
1961 20.1 18
1962 19.9 18
1963 19.7 17.9
1964 19.6 17.9
1965 19.4 17.9
1966 19.3 17.8
1967 19.2 17.9
1968 19 17.9
1969 18.9 17.9
1970 18.9 17.9
1971 18.8 17.9
1972 18.7 17.9
1973 18.6 17.9
1974 18.6 17.8
1975 18.5 17.7
1976 18.5 17.6
1977 18.5 17.4
1978 18.5 17.2
1979 18.5 17
1980 18.5 16.8
1981 18.4 16.7
1982 18.4 16.5
1983 18.3 16.4
1984 18.3 16.3
1985 18.3 16.3
1986 18.2 16.3
1987 18.1 16.3
1988 18 16.4
1989 17.9 16.5
1990 17.8 16.6
1991 17.6 16.7
1992 17.5 16.8
1993 17.5 16.9
1994 17.4 17
1995 17.3 17.1
1996 17.2 17.2
1997 17.1 17.3
1998 17.1 17.4
1999 17.1 17.5
2000 17.1 17.6
2001 17.1 17.7
2002 17.1 17.8
2003 17.2 18
2004 17.2 18.1
2005 17.2 18.2
2006 17.1 18.2
2007 17.1 18.3
2008 17 18.4
2009 16.9 18.4
2010 16.7 18.5
2011 16.6 18.5
2012 16.3 18.5
2013 16 18.5
2014 15.6 18.6
2015 15.4 18.6
2016 15.4 18.7
2017 15.4 18.9
2018 15.4 19
2019 15.4 19.2
2020 15.4 19.4
2021 15.4 19.7
2022 15.3 19.9
2023 15.3 20.1
2024 15.4 20.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Senegal
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
6.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
19,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-7.25%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
5.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
49.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
25.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
28.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$3.75B
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
1,376,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports n/a
10.5%
2018
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
76.5%
2024

Energy

CAR Senegal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
291.1 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
12 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
0.67 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
63.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
35.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
410 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
13.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
74.2%
2023

Society

CAR Senegal
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-10,307
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
50.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
32.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
0.3
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
50.4%
2023
English speaking
3%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
60.6%
2023

Health

CAR Senegal
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$63.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$31.1
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
21.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
237
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
38.5
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
10.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
3.8%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
23
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
6.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Senegal
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
4,018 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
36,722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
30,688 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
10,355 mi
2017

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