Skip to content

Central African Republic vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 43rd vs. 176th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Tonga
Population
5662456
103744
Population rank 117/197 183/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 171/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 194/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 178/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Central African Republic and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Tonga
Year GDP
CAR Tonga
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 $32,506,742
1976 $451,152,461 $30,036,417
1977 $507,298,148 $34,139,388
1978 $610,578,632 $41,567,472
1979 $700,764,748 $44,667,002
1980 $797,048,199 $53,260,077
1981 $694,803,623 $62,242,013
1982 $748,312,391 $62,068,161
1983 $658,679,333 $60,863,964
1984 $637,820,670 $64,248,355
1985 $864,849,836 $60,058,663
1986 $1,122,265,013 $68,195,856
1987 $1,200,991,978 $81,667,133
1988 $1,264,899,288 $106,657,267
1989 $1,233,930,281 $106,344,855
1990 $1,440,711,459 $113,563,822
1991 $1,377,374,987 $132,201,141
1992 $1,411,917,553 $137,066,291
1993 $1,278,781,262 $138,489,884
1994 $851,174,357 $195,990,986
1995 $1,115,389,674 $208,871,666
1996 $1,007,791,127 $222,100,576
1997 $937,741,513 $214,991,452
1998 $967,338,390 $191,504,893
1999 $999,477,511 $199,208,718
2000 $916,777,283 $204,848,488
2001 $932,648,605 $181,117,230
2002 $996,068,145 $182,764,281
2003 $1,142,315,523 $202,246,591
2004 $1,272,360,517 $230,678,011
2005 $1,337,894,379 $261,823,805
2006 $1,461,859,762 $292,232,703
2007 $1,699,811,295 $298,519,623
2008 $1,993,407,888 $344,438,844
2009 $2,067,381,665 $312,415,028
2010 $2,142,591,540 $366,887,375
2011 $2,437,982,705 $414,143,828
2012 $2,510,126,512 $471,122,971
2013 $1,691,544,110 $451,788,498
2014 $1,894,813,389 $440,997,735
2015 $1,695,825,714 $437,525,539
2016 $1,825,018,145 $420,828,255
2017 $2,072,349,973 $459,976,847
2018 $2,220,979,146 $489,714,530
2019 $2,221,301,351 $494,197,854
2020 $2,326,720,900 $496,856,304
2021 $2,516,498,412 $518,228,029
2022 $2,382,618,615 $518,180,029
2023 $2,555,492,086 $508,735,107
2024 $2,751,544,520 -

Central African Republic and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
CAR Tonga
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 $349
1976 $192.1 $315
1977 $213.8 $353
1978 $254.6 $428
1979 $289.1 $458
1980 $325 $545
1981 $280.3 $636
1982 $298.4 $633
1983 $259.6 $621
1984 $248.3 $656
1985 $333 $613
1986 $426 $696
1987 $450 $830
1988 $466 $1,078
1989 $443 $1,070
1990 $502 $1,139
1991 $465 $1,323
1992 $462 $1,370
1993 $405 $1,383
1994 $261.3 $1,957
1995 $333 $2,084
1996 $293.3 $2,215
1997 $265.5 $2,136
1998 $266.6 $1,889
1999 $268 $1,952
2000 $239.2 $1,995
2001 $238 $1,754
2002 $248.6 $1,759
2003 $278.4 $1,936
2004 $303 $2,195
2005 $312 $2,478
2006 $334 $2,750
2007 $381 $2,797
2008 $437 $3,218
2009 $456 $2,914
2010 $477 $3,416
2011 $534 $3,850
2012 $544 $4,384
2013 $364 $4,219
2014 $410 $4,137
2015 $366 $4,124
2016 $387 $3,988
2017 $432 $4,366
2018 $455 $4,639
2019 $449 $4,677
2020 $463 $4,700
2021 $492 $4,913
2022 $467 $4,933
2023 $496 $4,864
2024 $516 -

Central African Republic vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Tonga
1950 35.4 48.4
1951 35.8 49.8
1952 36.2 51.2
1953 36.6 52.4
1954 37 53.6
1955 37.4 54.7
1956 37.8 55.7
1957 38.3 56.5
1958 38.7 57.2
1959 39.1 57.8
1960 39.6 58.3
1961 40.1 58.8
1962 40.6 59.3
1963 41.1 59.8
1964 41.6 60.3
1965 42.2 60.7
1966 42.8 61.2
1967 43.4 61.7
1968 44 62.2
1969 44.6 62.7
1970 45.2 63.2
1971 45.8 63.6
1972 46.3 64.1
1973 46.9 64.4
1974 47.4 64.8
1975 47.9 65.1
1976 48.4 65.4
1977 48.8 65.6
1978 49.2 65.9
1979 49.5 66
1980 49.8 66.2
1981 50 66.4
1982 50.2 66.3
1983 50.3 66.7
1984 50.4 66.8
1985 50.5 66.9
1986 50.4 67.1
1987 50.4 67.2
1988 50.2 67.3
1989 50.1 67.4
1990 49.9 67.5
1991 49.6 67.7
1992 49.2 67.9
1993 48.9 68.2
1994 48.5 68.4
1995 48.1 68.6
1996 47.7 68.8
1997 47.3 69
1998 47.1 69.2
1999 46.9 69.4
2000 46.6 69.6
2001 46.7 69.8
2002 46.8 70
2003 47.3 70.2
2004 47.7 70.4
2005 48.2 70.6
2006 48.7 70.7
2007 49.3 70.9
2008 49.9 71
2009 14.7 70.9
2010 46.9 71.3
2011 50.1 71.4
2012 51.3 71.5
2013 49.5 71.6
2014 40.3 71.7
2015 51.9 71.9
2016 51 72
2017 45.2 72.1
2018 52.3 72.2
2019 31.5 72.3
2020 50.6 72.4
2021 40.3 72.1
2022 18.8 72.6
2023 57.4 72.9
2024 57.7 73.1
2025 57.9 73.2

Central African Republic and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Tonga
Year Population
CAR Tonga
1960 1,702,346 66,170
1961 1,734,580 68,037
1962 1,768,115 69,940
1963 1,803,063 71,885
1964 1,839,583 73,879
1965 1,877,854 75,924
1966 1,918,082 78,002
1967 1,960,444 79,814
1968 2,005,100 81,353
1969 2,051,515 82,885
1970 2,097,505 84,401
1971 2,141,450 85,896
1972 2,183,769 87,356
1973 2,226,008 88,805
1974 2,269,338 90,683
1975 2,313,916 93,017
1976 2,348,566 95,325
1977 2,372,930 96,725
1978 2,397,961 97,204
1979 2,423,794 97,544
1980 2,450,535 97,769
1981 2,478,402 97,909
1982 2,507,375 97,980
1983 2,537,399 97,998
1984 2,568,610 97,990
1985 2,600,932 97,984
1986 2,634,258 98,010
1987 2,669,155 98,376
1988 2,713,965 98,969
1989 2,783,970 99,403
1990 2,871,910 99,700
1991 2,963,191 99,895
1992 3,058,831 100,022
1993 3,157,839 100,103
1994 3,257,954 100,166
1995 3,348,052 100,225
1996 3,435,965 100,275
1997 3,531,700 100,674
1998 3,628,827 101,388
1999 3,729,450 102,046
2000 3,833,416 102,677
2001 3,919,487 103,288
2002 4,006,077 103,874
2003 4,103,086 104,464
2004 4,192,826 105,071
2005 4,288,810 105,671
2006 4,377,579 106,253
2007 4,462,770 106,726
2008 4,558,984 107,020
2009 4,529,047 107,203
2010 4,492,995 107,400
2011 4,565,021 107,570
2012 4,610,848 107,460
2013 4,642,419 107,078
2014 4,623,182 106,609
2015 4,629,320 106,095
2016 4,713,663 105,524
2017 4,793,511 105,356
2018 4,878,657 105,567
2019 4,944,703 105,669
2020 5,026,628 105,704
2021 5,112,100 105,490
2022 5,098,039 105,042
2023 5,152,421 104,597
2024 5,330,690 104,175

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Tonga

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
CAR Tonga
1960 5.95 6.65
1961 5.96 6.61
1962 5.97 6.57
1963 5.99 6.52
1964 6.01 6.46
1965 6.03 6.41
1966 6.06 6.35
1967 6.08 6.29
1968 6.1 6.23
1969 6.06 6.17
1970 6.03 6.07
1971 5.99 5.96
1972 5.96 5.86
1973 5.93 5.8
1974 5.9 5.77
1975 5.88 5.75
1976 5.94 5.73
1977 5.99 5.7
1978 6.04 5.68
1979 6.09 5.65
1980 6.13 5.6
1981 6.17 5.55
1982 6.16 5.5
1983 6.15 5.45
1984 6.14 5.41
1985 6.12 5.34
1986 6.11 5.27
1987 6.12 5.19
1988 6.1 5.1
1989 6.07 5.01
1990 6.05 4.93
1991 6.03 4.85
1992 5.96 4.79
1993 5.93 4.73
1994 5.92 4.66
1995 5.94 4.56
1996 5.96 4.46
1997 5.92 4.38
1998 5.89 4.31
1999 5.88 4.23
2000 5.85 4.16
2001 5.81 4.13
2002 5.79 4.14
2003 5.8 4.18
2004 5.78 4.19
2005 5.81 4.2
2006 5.84 4.14
2007 5.87 4.09
2008 5.9 4.01
2009 5.94 3.95
2010 5.96 3.88
2011 6.01 3.83
2012 6.05 3.77
2013 6.08 3.7
2014 6.1 3.62
2015 6.13 3.54
2016 6.13 3.46
2017 6.13 3.39
2018 6.11 3.33
2019 6.09 3.27
2020 6.06 3.23
2021 6.05 3.2
2022 6.02 3.17
2023 6.01 3.13

Central African Republic and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Tonga
Year Median age, years
CAR Tonga
1960 20.3 17.1
1961 20.1 17.1
1962 19.9 17.1
1963 19.7 17
1964 19.6 17
1965 19.4 17
1966 19.3 17
1967 19.2 17
1968 19 16.9
1969 18.9 16.8
1970 18.9 16.8
1971 18.8 16.7
1972 18.7 16.7
1973 18.6 16.8
1974 18.6 16.8
1975 18.5 16.7
1976 18.5 16.7
1977 18.5 16.8
1978 18.5 17.1
1979 18.5 17.3
1980 18.5 17.4
1981 18.4 17.6
1982 18.4 17.8
1983 18.3 17.9
1984 18.3 18
1985 18.3 18.1
1986 18.2 18.2
1987 18.1 18.3
1988 18 18.6
1989 17.9 18.9
1990 17.8 19.1
1991 17.6 19.3
1992 17.5 19.5
1993 17.5 19.6
1994 17.4 19.6
1995 17.3 19.6
1996 17.2 19.6
1997 17.1 19.7
1998 17.1 19.9
1999 17.1 20.1
2000 17.1 20.3
2001 17.1 20.5
2002 17.1 20.7
2003 17.2 20.8
2004 17.2 20.8
2005 17.2 20.8
2006 17.1 20.8
2007 17.1 20.9
2008 17 21
2009 16.9 21.1
2010 16.7 21.2
2011 16.6 21.2
2012 16.3 21.4
2013 16 21.6
2014 15.6 21.7
2015 15.4 21.8
2016 15.4 21.9
2017 15.4 21.9
2018 15.4 22
2019 15.4 22
2020 15.4 22.1
2021 15.4 22.1
2022 15.3 22
2023 15.3 21.9
2024 15.4 21.9

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for the Central African Republic and Tonga.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
n/a

Energy

CAR Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
2.3%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Tonga
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
3
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
99.4%
2021
English speaking
3%
2025
30%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
58.5%
2023

Health

CAR Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Tonga
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
423 mi
2011

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Central African Republic vs Tonga
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare