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Central African Republic vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 43rd vs. 181st).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Seychelles
Population
5662456
125181
Population rank 117/197 181/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Central African Republic and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Seychelles
Year GDP
CAR Seychelles
1960 $112,155,598 $12,012,025
1961 $123,134,583 $11,592,024
1962 $124,482,774 $12,642,026
1963 $129,379,124 $13,923,029
1964 $142,025,079 $15,393,032
1965 $150,574,795 $15,603,032
1966 $157,930,018 $16,443,034
1967 $163,820,514 $16,632,032
1968 $191,767,442 $16,074,028
1969 $188,039,210 $16,452,028
1970 $189,106,529 $18,432,032
1971 $201,450,800 $21,965,951
1972 $230,317,883 $30,645,123
1973 $271,183,082 $36,896,280
1974 $281,398,706 $43,134,496
1975 $378,660,016 $47,803,146
1976 $451,152,461 $49,278,982
1977 $507,298,148 $64,526,401
1978 $610,578,632 $85,552,366
1979 $700,764,748 $127,261,099
1980 $797,048,199 $156,783,830
1981 $694,803,623 $163,750,728
1982 $748,312,391 $157,211,790
1983 $658,679,333 $156,098,237
1984 $637,820,670 $160,992,921
1985 $864,849,836 $179,691,483
1986 $1,122,265,013 $221,147,061
1987 $1,200,991,978 $265,212,957
1988 $1,264,899,288 $301,985,618
1989 $1,233,930,281 $324,333,367
1990 $1,440,711,459 $392,163,561
1991 $1,377,374,987 $398,307,170
1992 $1,411,917,553 $461,409,399
1993 $1,278,781,262 $504,230,621
1994 $851,174,357 $517,570,058
1995 $1,115,389,674 $540,733,048
1996 $1,007,791,127 $535,250,347
1997 $937,741,513 $598,966,982
1998 $967,338,390 $647,287,376
1999 $999,477,511 $662,838,615
2000 $916,777,283 $654,212,394
2001 $932,648,605 $662,064,156
2002 $996,068,145 $742,134,838
2003 $1,142,315,523 $750,847,230
2004 $1,272,360,517 $893,012,218
2005 $1,337,894,379 $977,899,382
2006 $1,461,859,762 $1,081,441,283
2007 $1,699,811,295 $1,077,308,814
2008 $1,993,407,888 $979,597,394
2009 $2,067,381,665 $850,901,620
2010 $2,142,591,540 $981,616,542
2011 $2,437,982,705 $1,058,918,707
2012 $2,510,126,512 $1,089,407,839
2013 $1,691,544,110 $1,333,160,407
2014 $1,894,813,389 $1,387,577,870
2015 $1,695,825,714 $1,432,403,352
2016 $1,825,018,145 $1,568,513,348
2017 $2,072,349,973 $1,675,370,641
2018 $2,220,979,146 $1,784,313,927
2019 $2,221,301,351 $1,868,690,097
2020 $2,326,720,900 $1,382,551,752
2021 $2,516,498,412 $1,487,173,795
2022 $2,382,618,615 $2,018,346,589
2023 $2,555,492,086 $2,187,379,755
2024 $2,751,544,520 $2,167,239,562

Central African Republic and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
CAR Seychelles
1960 $65.9 $288.1
1961 $71 $270.3
1962 $70.4 $287
1963 $71.8 $308
1964 $77.2 $332
1965 $80.2 $328
1966 $82.3 $338
1967 $83.6 $333
1968 $95.6 $314
1969 $91.7 $314
1970 $90.2 $344
1971 $94.1 $402
1972 $105.5 $547
1973 $121.8 $649
1974 $124 $745
1975 $163.6 $806
1976 $192.1 $814
1977 $213.8 $1,044
1978 $254.6 $1,377
1979 $289.1 $2,030
1980 $325 $2,478
1981 $280.3 $2,557
1982 $298.4 $2,441
1983 $259.6 $2,426
1984 $248.3 $2,488
1985 $333 $2,754
1986 $426 $3,368
1987 $450 $3,872
1988 $466 $4,392
1989 $443 $4,689
1990 $502 $5,642
1991 $465 $5,655
1992 $462 $6,520
1993 $405 $6,979
1994 $261.3 $6,975
1995 $333 $7,181
1996 $293.3 $7,004
1997 $265.5 $7,747
1998 $266.6 $8,210
1999 $268 $8,243
2000 $239.2 $8,064
2001 $238 $8,153
2002 $248.6 $8,864
2003 $278.4 $9,070
2004 $303 $10,828
2005 $312 $11,802
2006 $334 $12,783
2007 $381 $12,669
2008 $437 $11,265
2009 $456 $9,747
2010 $477 $10,935
2011 $534 $12,110
2012 $544 $12,337
2013 $364 $14,821
2014 $410 $15,188
2015 $366 $15,333
2016 $387 $16,567
2017 $432 $17,480
2018 $455 $18,440
2019 $449 $19,142
2020 $463 $14,041
2021 $492 $14,983
2022 $467 $16,837
2023 $496 $18,263
2024 $516 $17,859

Central African Republic vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Seychelles
1950 35.4 57.8
1951 35.8 58
1952 36.2 58.4
1953 36.6 58.7
1954 37 59
1955 37.4 59.4
1956 37.8 59.8
1957 38.3 60.2
1958 38.7 60.4
1959 39.1 60.4
1960 39.6 60.5
1961 40.1 60.6
1962 40.6 60.7
1963 41.1 60.9
1964 41.6 61.2
1965 42.2 61.4
1966 42.8 61.7
1967 43.4 62.1
1968 44 62.6
1969 44.6 63.3
1970 45.2 64
1971 45.8 64.6
1972 46.3 65.3
1973 46.9 65.9
1974 47.4 66.4
1975 47.9 66.8
1976 48.4 67.2
1977 48.8 67.6
1978 49.2 67.9
1979 49.5 68.2
1980 49.8 68.5
1981 50 68.7
1982 50.2 69
1983 50.3 69.3
1984 50.4 69.5
1985 50.5 69.6
1986 50.4 69.8
1987 50.4 69.9
1988 50.2 70
1989 50.1 70.1
1990 49.9 70.2
1991 49.6 70.3
1992 49.2 70.3
1993 48.9 70.4
1994 48.5 70.5
1995 48.1 70.6
1996 47.7 70.8
1997 47.3 70.8
1998 47.1 71.1
1999 46.9 71.2
2000 46.6 71.3
2001 46.7 71.4
2002 46.8 71.5
2003 47.3 71.7
2004 47.7 71.7
2005 48.2 71.9
2006 48.7 72
2007 49.3 72.2
2008 49.9 72.3
2009 14.7 72.4
2010 46.9 72.5
2011 50.1 72.5
2012 51.3 72.5
2013 49.5 72.4
2014 40.3 72.4
2015 51.9 72.3
2016 51 72.2
2017 45.2 72.2
2018 52.3 72.2
2019 31.5 72.1
2020 50.6 74.1
2021 40.3 71.2
2022 18.8 71.2
2023 57.4 72.9
2024 57.7 73
2025 57.9 73.1

Central African Republic and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Seychelles
Year Population
CAR Seychelles
1960 1,702,346 41,700
1961 1,734,580 42,889
1962 1,768,115 44,042
1963 1,803,063 45,176
1964 1,839,583 46,322
1965 1,877,854 47,500
1966 1,918,082 48,699
1967 1,960,444 49,911
1968 2,005,100 51,134
1969 2,051,515 52,365
1970 2,097,505 53,600
1971 2,141,450 54,695
1972 2,183,769 56,029
1973 2,226,008 56,892
1974 2,269,338 57,937
1975 2,313,916 59,292
1976 2,348,566 60,504
1977 2,372,930 61,786
1978 2,397,961 62,150
1979 2,423,794 62,686
1980 2,450,535 63,261
1981 2,478,402 64,035
1982 2,507,375 64,413
1983 2,537,399 64,335
1984 2,568,610 64,717
1985 2,600,932 65,244
1986 2,634,258 65,652
1987 2,669,155 68,499
1988 2,713,965 68,755
1989 2,783,970 69,167
1990 2,871,910 69,507
1991 2,963,191 70,439
1992 3,058,831 70,763
1993 3,157,839 72,253
1994 3,257,954 74,205
1995 3,348,052 75,304
1996 3,435,965 76,417
1997 3,531,700 77,319
1998 3,628,827 78,846
1999 3,729,450 80,410
2000 3,833,416 81,131
2001 3,919,487 81,202
2002 4,006,077 83,723
2003 4,103,086 82,781
2004 4,192,826 82,475
2005 4,288,810 82,858
2006 4,377,579 84,600
2007 4,462,770 85,033
2008 4,558,984 86,956
2009 4,529,047 87,298
2010 4,492,995 89,770
2011 4,565,021 87,441
2012 4,610,848 88,303
2013 4,642,419 89,949
2014 4,623,182 91,359
2015 4,629,320 93,419
2016 4,713,663 94,677
2017 4,793,511 95,843
2018 4,878,657 96,762
2019 4,944,703 97,625
2020 5,026,628 98,462
2021 5,112,100 99,258
2022 5,098,039 119,878
2023 5,152,421 119,773
2024 5,330,690 121,354

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
CAR Seychelles
1960 5.95 5.31
1961 5.96 5.42
1962 5.97 5.51
1963 5.99 5.61
1964 6.01 5.69
1965 6.03 5.72
1966 6.06 6.13
1967 6.08 5.9
1968 6.1 5.61
1969 6.06 5.48
1970 6.03 5.31
1971 5.99 5.69
1972 5.96 5.16
1973 5.93 4.78
1974 5.9 5.1
1975 5.88 4.75
1976 5.94 4.09
1977 5.99 3.75
1978 6.04 3.92
1979 6.09 3.66
1980 6.13 3.79
1981 6.17 3.67
1982 6.16 3.13
1983 6.15 3.22
1984 6.14 3.24
1985 6.12 3.09
1986 6.11 3.07
1987 6.12 2.92
1988 6.1 2.79
1989 6.07 2.67
1990 6.05 2.61
1991 6.03 2.69
1992 5.96 2.53
1993 5.93 2.58
1994 5.92 2.6
1995 5.94 2.36
1996 5.96 2.31
1997 5.92 2.1
1998 5.89 2.04
1999 5.88 2.04
2000 5.85 2.08
2001 5.81 1.98
2002 5.79 2.04
2003 5.8 2.06
2004 5.78 2.01
2005 5.81 2.2
2006 5.84 2.11
2007 5.87 2.24
2008 5.9 2.33
2009 5.94 2.38
2010 5.96 2.16
2011 6.01 2.33
2012 6.05 2.37
2013 6.08 2.26
2014 6.1 2.25
2015 6.13 2.31
2016 6.13 2.39
2017 6.13 2.41
2018 6.11 2.41
2019 6.09 2.36
2020 6.06 2.29
2021 6.05 2.46
2022 6.02 2.01
2023 6.01 2.02

Central African Republic and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
CAR Seychelles
1960 20.3 21.9
1961 20.1 21.6
1962 19.9 21.3
1963 19.7 21
1964 19.6 20.6
1965 19.4 20.2
1966 19.3 19.8
1967 19.2 19.4
1968 19 19
1969 18.9 18.7
1970 18.9 18.5
1971 18.8 18.4
1972 18.7 18.5
1973 18.6 18.6
1974 18.6 18.7
1975 18.5 18.9
1976 18.5 19
1977 18.5 19.3
1978 18.5 19.6
1979 18.5 19.9
1980 18.5 20.4
1981 18.4 20.7
1982 18.4 21.1
1983 18.3 21.4
1984 18.3 21.7
1985 18.3 22
1986 18.2 22.3
1987 18.1 22.5
1988 18 22.9
1989 17.9 23.3
1990 17.8 23.6
1991 17.6 24
1992 17.5 24.5
1993 17.5 24.8
1994 17.4 25.2
1995 17.3 25.4
1996 17.2 25.7
1997 17.1 26.1
1998 17.1 26.4
1999 17.1 26.8
2000 17.1 27.3
2001 17.1 27.7
2002 17.1 28.1
2003 17.2 28.5
2004 17.2 28.9
2005 17.2 29.3
2006 17.1 29.6
2007 17.1 30
2008 17 30.4
2009 16.9 30.8
2010 16.7 31.2
2011 16.6 31.4
2012 16.3 31.5
2013 16 31.6
2014 15.6 31.8
2015 15.4 32.1
2016 15.4 32.3
2017 15.4 32.6
2018 15.4 32.9
2019 15.4 33.2
2020 15.4 33.6
2021 15.4 34
2022 15.3 34.4
2023 15.3 34.7
2024 15.4 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
n/a

Energy

CAR Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Seychelles
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
96.2%
2020
English speaking
3%
2025
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
87.4%
2023

Health

CAR Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
3.82
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Seychelles
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
327 mi
2015

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