Central African Republic vs Somalia statistics compared

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 43rd vs. 42nd).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Central African Republic and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Somalia economies compared

GDP

Central African Republic

Somalia

Table

Year	GDP
	CAR	Somalia
1960	$112,155,598	$180,459,937
1961	$123,134,583	$191,659,914
1962	$124,482,774	$203,531,928
1963	$129,379,124	$216,145,936
1964	$142,025,079	$229,529,913
1965	$150,574,795	$243,725,898
1966	$157,930,018	$257,375,897
1967	$163,820,514	$271,781,887
1968	$191,767,442	$286,719,885
1969	$188,039,210	$306,357,285
1970	$189,106,529	$347,985,394
1971	$201,450,800	$347,039,446
1972	$230,317,883	$447,883,941
1973	$271,183,082	$483,699,611
1974	$281,398,706	$572,504,036
1975	$378,660,016	$757,015,879
1976	$451,152,461	$871,344,245
1977	$507,298,148	$498,550,725
1978	$610,578,632	$564,571,823
1979	$700,764,748	$589,566,929
1980	$797,048,199	$602,515,548
1981	$694,803,623	$699,302,473
1982	$748,312,391	$774,578,932
1983	$658,679,333	$735,408,642
1984	$637,820,670	$787,434,542
1985	$864,849,836	$875,702,247
1986	$1,122,265,013	$916,590,786
1987	$1,200,991,978	$1,018,972,664
1988	$1,264,899,288	$1,051,596,967
1989	$1,233,930,281	$1,181,360,844
1990	$1,440,711,459	$1,031,282,081
1991	$1,377,374,987	$717,974,930
1992	$1,411,917,553	$709,297,579
1993	$1,278,781,262	$1,260,132,956
1994	$851,174,357	$1,481,205,098
1995	$1,115,389,674	$1,534,756,135
1996	$1,007,791,127	$1,792,234,297
1997	$937,741,513	$2,191,749,014
1998	$967,338,390	$2,962,047,564
1999	$999,477,511	$3,045,751,528
2000	$916,777,283	$3,412,797,450
2001	$932,648,605	$2,252,847,465
2002	$996,068,145	$2,192,684,135
2003	$1,142,315,523	$2,836,724,352
2004	$1,272,360,517	$3,859,592,813
2005	$1,337,894,379	$4,683,246,454
2006	$1,461,859,762	$5,026,743,282
2007	$1,699,811,295	$5,430,713,729
2008	$1,993,407,888	$5,913,620,293
2009	$2,067,381,665	$2,948,594,552
2010	$2,142,591,540	$2,687,807,004
2011	$2,437,982,705	$2,906,000,097
2012	$2,510,126,512	$4,364,670,160
2013	$1,691,544,110	$5,062,881,600
2014	$1,894,813,389	$5,728,399,720
2015	$1,695,825,714	$6,152,149,100
2016	$1,825,018,145	$6,613,743,070
2017	$2,072,349,973	$7,621,501,710
2018	$2,220,979,146	$7,873,440,830
2019	$2,221,301,351	$8,655,023,960
2020	$2,326,720,900	$8,628,393,720
2021	$2,516,498,412	$9,483,997,390
2022	$2,382,618,615	$10,202,767,270
2023	$2,555,492,086	$10,968,517,090
2024	$2,751,544,520	$12,108,515,110

Central African Republic and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita

Central African Republic

Somalia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	CAR	Somalia
1960	$65.9	$62.7
1961	$71	$64.9
1962	$70.4	$67.2
1963	$71.8	$69.5
1964	$77.2	$71.9
1965	$80.2	$74.4
1966	$82.3	$76.5
1967	$83.6	$78.7
1968	$95.6	$80.8
1969	$91.7	$84.1
1970	$90.2	$93.1
1971	$94.1	$90.4
1972	$105.5	$113.7
1973	$121.8	$119.6
1974	$124	$137.9
1975	$163.6	$177.8
1976	$192.1	$199.6
1977	$213.8	$111.2
1978	$254.6	$117.3
1979	$289.1	$108.2
1980	$325	$101.5
1981	$280.3	$116.9
1982	$298.4	$129
1983	$259.6	$118.6
1984	$248.3	$122.5
1985	$333	$130.8
1986	$426	$131.4
1987	$450	$141
1988	$466	$145.3
1989	$443	$166
1990	$502	$145.6
1991	$465	$105.4
1992	$462	$109.2
1993	$405	$188.6
1994	$261.3	$210.8
1995	$333	$210.7
1996	$293.3	$237.2
1997	$265.5	$280.1
1998	$266.6	$363
1999	$268	$359
2000	$239.2	$386
2001	$238	$244.9
2002	$248.6	$229.6
2003	$278.4	$286.3
2004	$303	$375
2005	$312	$440
2006	$334	$458
2007	$381	$480
2008	$437	$507
2009	$456	$246.5
2010	$477	$219.2
2011	$534	$235.3
2012	$544	$350
2013	$364	$393
2014	$410	$429
2015	$366	$446
2016	$387	$461
2017	$432	$511
2018	$455	$510
2019	$449	$540
2020	$463	$518
2021	$492	$549
2022	$467	$573
2023	$496	$597
2024	$516	$637

Central African Republic vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Central African Republic

Somalia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	CAR	Somalia
1950	35.4	41.5
1951	35.8	41.7
1952	36.2	41.9
1953	36.6	42.1
1954	37	42.3
1955	37.4	42.5
1956	37.8	42.7
1957	38.3	42.9
1958	38.7	43.1
1959	39.1	43.3
1960	39.6	43.5
1961	40.1	43.7
1962	40.6	44
1963	41.1	44.2
1964	41.6	44.4
1965	42.2	44.6
1966	42.8	44.8
1967	43.4	45.1
1968	44	45.3
1969	44.6	45.5
1970	45.2	45.6
1971	45.8	45.8
1972	46.3	46
1973	46.9	46.2
1974	47.4	44.3
1975	47.9	44.5
1976	48.4	44.7
1977	48.8	47
1978	49.2	47
1979	49.5	47.4
1980	49.8	47.6
1981	50	47.8
1982	50.2	48
1983	50.3	48.2
1984	50.4	48.4
1985	50.5	48.3
1986	50.4	48.4
1987	50.4	49
1988	50.2	43.9
1989	50.1	46.6
1990	49.9	46.9
1991	49.6	25.4
1992	49.2	25
1993	48.9	50.6
1994	48.5	50.3
1995	48.1	50.6
1996	47.7	50.5
1997	47.3	50.3
1998	47.1	50.8
1999	46.9	50.6
2000	46.6	50.7
2001	46.7	50.8
2002	46.8	50.8
2003	47.3	50.7
2004	47.7	50.7
2005	48.2	50.9
2006	48.7	50.9
2007	49.3	50.9
2008	49.9	51.5
2009	14.7	52.1
2010	46.9	48.9
2011	50.1	32.5
2012	51.3	49.1
2013	49.5	54
2014	40.3	54.4
2015	51.9	55.1
2016	51	55.3
2017	45.2	52.2
2018	52.3	54.8
2019	31.5	57.2
2020	50.6	57.1
2021	40.3	55.7
2022	18.8	53.9
2023	57.4	58.8
2024	57.7	59
2025	57.9	59.1

Central African Republic and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population

Central African Republic

Somalia

Table

Year	Population
	CAR	Somalia
1960	1,702,346	2,876,331
1961	1,734,580	2,952,054
1962	1,768,115	3,030,091
1963	1,803,063	3,110,361
1964	1,839,583	3,192,796
1965	1,877,854	3,277,874
1966	1,918,082	3,365,106
1967	1,960,444	3,454,537
1968	2,005,100	3,546,590
1969	2,051,515	3,641,015
1970	2,097,505	3,738,448
1971	2,141,450	3,837,691
1972	2,183,769	3,939,436
1973	2,226,008	4,045,592
1974	2,269,338	4,151,842
1975	2,313,916	4,257,535
1976	2,348,566	4,365,812
1977	2,372,930	4,484,050
1978	2,397,961	4,814,892
1979	2,423,794	5,449,117
1980	2,450,535	5,936,154
1981	2,478,402	5,982,849
1982	2,507,375	6,003,840
1983	2,537,399	6,198,430
1984	2,568,610	6,428,389
1985	2,600,932	6,693,289
1986	2,634,258	6,974,788
1987	2,669,155	7,228,302
1988	2,713,965	7,235,360
1989	2,783,970	7,114,817
1990	2,871,910	7,082,811
1991	2,963,191	6,813,760
1992	3,058,831	6,495,107
1993	3,157,839	6,681,399
1994	3,257,954	7,026,797
1995	3,348,052	7,285,007
1996	3,435,965	7,554,474
1997	3,531,700	7,824,525
1998	3,628,827	8,155,417
1999	3,729,450	8,492,059
2000	3,833,416	8,838,713
2001	3,919,487	9,198,493
2002	4,006,077	9,550,063
2003	4,103,086	9,909,157
2004	4,192,826	10,280,998
2005	4,288,810	10,644,228
2006	4,377,579	10,975,502
2007	4,462,770	11,322,582
2008	4,558,984	11,663,084
2009	4,529,047	11,961,201
2010	4,492,995	12,261,756
2011	4,565,021	12,348,830
2012	4,610,848	12,461,160
2013	4,642,419	12,869,594
2014	4,623,182	13,339,491
2015	4,629,320	13,806,963
2016	4,713,663	14,348,740
2017	4,793,511	14,916,629
2018	4,878,657	15,452,487
2019	4,944,703	16,030,971
2020	5,026,628	16,651,191
2021	5,112,100	17,271,431
2022	5,098,039	17,801,897
2023	5,152,421	18,358,615
2024	5,330,690	19,009,151

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Somalia

Fertility rate

Central African Republic

Somalia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	CAR	Somalia
1960	5.95	7.25
1961	5.96	7.25
1962	5.97	7.26
1963	5.99	7.26
1964	6.01	7.26
1965	6.03	7.26
1966	6.06	7.26
1967	6.08	7.25
1968	6.1	7.23
1969	6.06	7.21
1970	6.03	7.18
1971	5.99	7.15
1972	5.96	7.12
1973	5.93	7.09
1974	5.9	7.06
1975	5.88	7.03
1976	5.94	7.02
1977	5.99	7
1978	6.04	7.13
1979	6.09	7.16
1980	6.13	7.18
1981	6.17	7.23
1982	6.16	7.25
1983	6.15	7.28
1984	6.14	7.3
1985	6.12	7.33
1986	6.11	7.35
1987	6.12	7.37
1988	6.1	7.4
1989	6.07	7.42
1990	6.05	7.44
1991	6.03	7.47
1992	5.96	7.5
1993	5.93	7.53
1994	5.92	7.54
1995	5.94	7.58
1996	5.96	7.62
1997	5.92	7.66
1998	5.89	7.66
1999	5.88	7.66
2000	5.85	7.65
2001	5.81	7.64
2002	5.79	7.63
2003	5.8	7.6
2004	5.78	7.57
2005	5.81	7.53
2006	5.84	7.49
2007	5.87	7.46
2008	5.9	7.42
2009	5.94	7.38
2010	5.96	7.32
2011	6.01	7.27
2012	6.05	7.21
2013	6.08	7.14
2014	6.1	7.06
2015	6.13	6.98
2016	6.13	6.88
2017	6.13	6.77
2018	6.11	6.66
2019	6.09	6.56
2020	6.06	6.45
2021	6.05	6.35
2022	6.02	6.26
2023	6.01	6.13

Central African Republic and Somalia demographics compared

Median age

Central African Republic

Somalia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	CAR	Somalia
1960	20.3	18.1
1961	20.1	17.9
1962	19.9	17.8
1963	19.7	17.7
1964	19.6	17.6
1965	19.4	17.5
1966	19.3	17.5
1967	19.2	17.5
1968	19	17.5
1969	18.9	17.5
1970	18.9	17.5
1971	18.8	17.6
1972	18.7	17.6
1973	18.6	17.6
1974	18.6	17.7
1975	18.5	17.7
1976	18.5	17.7
1977	18.5	17.7
1978	18.5	17.7
1979	18.5	17.6
1980	18.5	17.6
1981	18.4	17.5
1982	18.4	17.4
1983	18.3	17.4
1984	18.3	17.3
1985	18.3	17.2
1986	18.2	17.1
1987	18.1	17
1988	18	16.8
1989	17.9	16.7
1990	17.8	16.5
1991	17.6	16.5
1992	17.5	16.7
1993	17.5	16.8
1994	17.4	16.7
1995	17.3	16.6
1996	17.2	16.5
1997	17.1	16.4
1998	17.1	16.4
1999	17.1	16.3
2000	17.1	16.3
2001	17.1	16.2
2002	17.1	16.2
2003	17.2	16.1
2004	17.2	16
2005	17.2	15.9
2006	17.1	15.7
2007	17.1	15.6
2008	17	15.6
2009	16.9	15.6
2010	16.7	15.7
2011	16.6	15.8
2012	16.3	16
2013	16	16
2014	15.6	16
2015	15.4	16.1
2016	15.4	16.1
2017	15.4	16.2
2018	15.4	16.2
2019	15.4	16.3
2020	15.4	16.3
2021	15.4	16.4
2022	15.3	16.5
2023	15.3	16.5
2024	15.4	16.6

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