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Central African Republic vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 43rd vs. 84th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Uganda
Population
5662456
52490669
Population rank 117/197 30/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Central African Republic and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Uganda
Year GDP
CAR Uganda
1960 $112,155,598 $423,145,605
1961 $123,134,583 $441,667,335
1962 $124,482,774 $449,158,233
1963 $129,379,124 $516,315,231
1964 $142,025,079 $589,247,687
1965 $150,574,795 $884,502,310
1966 $157,930,018 $925,381,492
1967 $163,820,514 $967,240,655
1968 $191,767,442 $1,037,379,252
1969 $188,039,210 $1,168,556,629
1970 $189,106,529 $1,259,554,809
1971 $201,450,800 $1,417,191,656
1972 $230,317,883 $1,490,970,181
1973 $271,183,082 $1,701,829,789
1974 $281,398,706 $2,098,944,967
1975 $378,660,016 $2,359,555,556
1976 $451,152,461 $2,447,300,000
1977 $507,298,148 $2,936,470,588
1978 $610,578,632 $2,420,260,870
1979 $700,764,748 $2,139,025,000
1980 $797,048,199 $1,244,610,000
1981 $694,803,623 $1,337,300,000
1982 $748,312,391 $2,177,500,000
1983 $658,679,333 $2,240,333,333
1984 $637,820,670 $3,615,647,477
1985 $864,849,836 $3,519,695,444
1986 $1,122,265,013 $3,923,244,050
1987 $1,200,991,978 $6,269,522,042
1988 $1,264,899,288 $6,508,931,652
1989 $1,233,930,281 $5,276,480,799
1990 $1,440,711,459 $4,304,399,310
1991 $1,377,374,987 $3,321,729,160
1992 $1,411,917,553 $2,857,457,762
1993 $1,278,781,262 $3,220,439,044
1994 $851,174,357 $3,990,430,447
1995 $1,115,389,674 $5,755,818,842
1996 $1,007,791,127 $6,044,585,327
1997 $937,741,513 $6,269,333,313
1998 $967,338,390 $6,584,815,847
1999 $999,477,511 $5,998,563,258
2000 $916,777,283 $6,193,246,837
2001 $932,648,605 $5,840,503,869
2002 $996,068,145 $6,178,563,591
2003 $1,142,315,523 $6,606,884,275
2004 $1,272,360,517 $7,939,487,548
2005 $1,337,894,379 $9,239,221,763
2006 $1,461,859,762 $9,977,647,683
2007 $1,699,811,295 $11,902,564,495
2008 $1,993,407,888 $14,440,404,132
2009 $2,067,381,665 $25,127,805,567
2010 $2,142,591,540 $26,673,441,431
2011 $2,437,982,705 $27,871,725,241
2012 $2,510,126,512 $27,305,915,911
2013 $1,691,544,110 $28,915,786,517
2014 $1,894,813,389 $32,612,397,257
2015 $1,695,825,714 $32,387,183,730
2016 $1,825,018,145 $29,203,988,696
2017 $2,072,349,973 $30,744,473,841
2018 $2,220,979,146 $32,927,025,620
2019 $2,221,301,351 $35,353,061,008
2020 $2,326,720,900 $37,600,368,240
2021 $2,516,498,412 $40,529,788,744
2022 $2,382,618,615 $45,565,333,216
2023 $2,555,492,086 $48,768,955,859
2024 $2,751,544,520 $53,651,874,314

Central African Republic and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
CAR Uganda
1960 $65.9 $55.4
1961 $71 $56.2
1962 $70.4 $55.5
1963 $71.8 $62
1964 $77.2 $68.6
1965 $80.2 $100
1966 $82.3 $101.4
1967 $83.6 $102.8
1968 $95.6 $106.9
1969 $91.7 $116.7
1970 $90.2 $122
1971 $94.1 $133.5
1972 $105.5 $137
1973 $121.8 $152.7
1974 $124 $183.7
1975 $163.6 $201.2
1976 $192.1 $203.3
1977 $213.8 $237.6
1978 $254.6 $190.7
1979 $289.1 $164.5
1980 $325 $93.8
1981 $280.3 $98.6
1982 $298.4 $157
1983 $259.6 $157.5
1984 $248.3 $247.5
1985 $333 $234.3
1986 $426 $253.6
1987 $450 $393
1988 $466 $395
1989 $443 $310
1990 $502 $245
1991 $465 $183
1992 $462 $152.1
1993 $405 $165.6
1994 $261.3 $198.4
1995 $333 $278.5
1996 $293.3 $284.7
1997 $265.5 $286.8
1998 $266.6 $292.5
1999 $268 $257.9
2000 $239.2 $258.1
2001 $238 $236
2002 $248.6 $242
2003 $278.4 $250.7
2004 $303 $292.4
2005 $312 $330
2006 $334 $347
2007 $381 $401
2008 $437 $473
2009 $456 $799
2010 $477 $823
2011 $534 $836
2012 $544 $795
2013 $364 $818
2014 $410 $896
2015 $366 $863
2016 $387 $753
2017 $432 $765
2018 $455 $792
2019 $449 $822
2020 $463 $846
2021 $492 $883
2022 $467 $963
2023 $496 $1,002
2024 $516 $1,073

Central African Republic vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Uganda
1950 35.4 39.7
1951 35.8 40.2
1952 36.2 40.8
1953 36.6 41.3
1954 37 41.8
1955 37.4 42.4
1956 37.8 43
1957 38.3 43.7
1958 38.7 44.3
1959 39.1 45
1960 39.6 45.6
1961 40.1 46.3
1962 40.6 46.8
1963 41.1 47.4
1964 41.6 47.8
1965 42.2 48.3
1966 42.8 48.5
1967 43.4 49
1968 44 49.3
1969 44.6 49.5
1970 45.2 49.6
1971 45.8 47.1
1972 46.3 47.2
1973 46.9 47
1974 47.4 46.9
1975 47.9 46.5
1976 48.4 46.2
1977 48.8 45.8
1978 49.2 45.6
1979 49.5 45.4
1980 49.8 43.5
1981 50 43.5
1982 50.2 43.3
1983 50.3 43.5
1984 50.4 43.7
1985 50.5 45.5
1986 50.4 45.7
1987 50.4 47.4
1988 50.2 47.5
1989 50.1 47.5
1990 49.9 47.6
1991 49.6 47.5
1992 49.2 47.7
1993 48.9 47.7
1994 48.5 47.7
1995 48.1 47.7
1996 47.7 47.8
1997 47.3 48
1998 47.1 48.3
1999 46.9 49
2000 46.6 49.6
2001 46.7 50.6
2002 46.8 51.4
2003 47.3 52.4
2004 47.7 53.7
2005 48.2 54.9
2006 48.7 56.1
2007 49.3 57.2
2008 49.9 58.3
2009 14.7 59.2
2010 46.9 60
2011 50.1 60.8
2012 51.3 61.6
2013 49.5 62.4
2014 40.3 63.1
2015 51.9 63.8
2016 51 64.5
2017 45.2 65.2
2018 52.3 65.8
2019 31.5 66.4
2020 50.6 66.4
2021 40.3 66.4
2022 18.8 67.7
2023 57.4 68.3
2024 57.7 68.5
2025 57.9 68.7

Central African Republic and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Uganda
Year Population
CAR Uganda
1960 1,702,346 7,640,973
1961 1,734,580 7,862,217
1962 1,768,115 8,092,231
1963 1,803,063 8,333,663
1964 1,839,583 8,586,363
1965 1,877,854 8,849,203
1966 1,918,082 9,122,864
1967 1,960,444 9,408,924
1968 2,005,100 9,708,632
1969 2,051,515 10,014,858
1970 2,097,505 10,321,603
1971 2,141,450 10,618,206
1972 2,183,769 10,885,796
1973 2,226,008 11,144,236
1974 2,269,338 11,424,846
1975 2,313,916 11,725,240
1976 2,348,566 12,037,294
1977 2,372,930 12,359,669
1978 2,397,961 12,692,113
1979 2,423,794 13,002,163
1980 2,450,535 13,275,741
1981 2,478,402 13,556,452
1982 2,507,375 13,873,631
1983 2,537,399 14,221,881
1984 2,568,610 14,607,677
1985 2,600,932 15,023,681
1986 2,634,258 15,467,579
1987 2,669,155 15,954,170
1988 2,713,965 16,470,483
1989 2,783,970 17,010,698
1990 2,871,910 17,569,897
1991 2,963,191 18,155,901
1992 3,058,831 18,785,032
1993 3,157,839 19,445,161
1994 3,257,954 20,108,801
1995 3,348,052 20,665,667
1996 3,435,965 21,231,550
1997 3,531,700 21,856,046
1998 3,628,827 22,515,806
1999 3,729,450 23,257,281
2000 3,833,416 24,000,150
2001 3,919,487 24,745,676
2002 4,006,077 25,532,870
2003 4,103,086 26,352,124
2004 4,192,826 27,154,515
2005 4,288,810 27,963,289
2006 4,377,579 28,794,003
2007 4,462,770 29,653,430
2008 4,558,984 30,539,553
2009 4,529,047 31,451,151
2010 4,492,995 32,390,802
2011 4,565,021 33,354,543
2012 4,610,848 34,337,438
2013 4,642,419 35,337,042
2014 4,623,182 36,395,539
2015 4,629,320 37,531,446
2016 4,713,663 38,799,152
2017 4,793,511 40,177,388
2018 4,878,657 41,565,831
2019 4,944,703 42,999,637
2020 5,026,628 44,457,152
2021 5,112,100 45,910,930
2022 5,098,039 47,312,719
2023 5,152,421 48,656,601
2024 5,330,690 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Uganda

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
CAR Uganda
1960 5.95 6.91
1961 5.96 6.93
1962 5.97 6.96
1963 5.99 6.98
1964 6.01 7.01
1965 6.03 7.04
1966 6.06 7.07
1967 6.08 7.1
1968 6.1 7.13
1969 6.06 7.12
1970 6.03 7.15
1971 5.99 7.18
1972 5.96 7.19
1973 5.93 7.19
1974 5.9 7.19
1975 5.88 7.2
1976 5.94 7.19
1977 5.99 7.18
1978 6.04 7.16
1979 6.09 7.14
1980 6.13 7.11
1981 6.17 7.12
1982 6.16 7.11
1983 6.15 7.07
1984 6.14 7.02
1985 6.12 7.04
1986 6.11 7.08
1987 6.12 7.12
1988 6.1 7.1
1989 6.07 7.05
1990 6.05 7.01
1991 6.03 6.94
1992 5.96 6.91
1993 5.93 6.89
1994 5.92 6.9
1995 5.94 6.87
1996 5.96 6.84
1997 5.92 6.86
1998 5.89 6.84
1999 5.88 6.83
2000 5.85 6.79
2001 5.81 6.76
2002 5.79 6.74
2003 5.8 6.67
2004 5.78 6.61
2005 5.81 6.53
2006 5.84 6.43
2007 5.87 6.33
2008 5.9 6.2
2009 5.94 6.12
2010 5.96 6.02
2011 6.01 5.89
2012 6.05 5.73
2013 6.08 5.56
2014 6.1 5.41
2015 6.13 5.25
2016 6.13 5.11
2017 6.13 4.99
2018 6.11 4.87
2019 6.09 4.74
2020 6.06 4.62
2021 6.05 4.51
2022 6.02 4.39
2023 6.01 4.28

Central African Republic and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Uganda
Year Median age, years
CAR Uganda
1960 20.3 17.1
1961 20.1 16.9
1962 19.9 16.8
1963 19.7 16.7
1964 19.6 16.6
1965 19.4 16.6
1966 19.3 16.6
1967 19.2 16.6
1968 19 16.6
1969 18.9 16.6
1970 18.9 16.6
1971 18.8 16.6
1972 18.7 16.5
1973 18.6 16.3
1974 18.6 16.3
1975 18.5 16.2
1976 18.5 16.2
1977 18.5 16.2
1978 18.5 16.1
1979 18.5 16.1
1980 18.5 16
1981 18.4 15.9
1982 18.4 15.9
1983 18.3 15.9
1984 18.3 15.9
1985 18.3 15.9
1986 18.2 15.9
1987 18.1 15.9
1988 18 15.9
1989 17.9 15.8
1990 17.8 15.8
1991 17.6 15.8
1992 17.5 15.7
1993 17.5 15.7
1994 17.4 15.6
1995 17.3 15.4
1996 17.2 15.3
1997 17.1 15.1
1998 17.1 15
1999 17.1 15
2000 17.1 15
2001 17.1 15
2002 17.1 15
2003 17.2 15
2004 17.2 15
2005 17.2 15
2006 17.1 15
2007 17.1 15
2008 17 15.1
2009 16.9 15.1
2010 16.7 15.2
2011 16.6 15.3
2012 16.3 15.4
2013 16 15.5
2014 15.6 15.6
2015 15.4 15.8
2016 15.4 16
2017 15.4 16.3
2018 15.4 16.5
2019 15.4 16.8
2020 15.4 17
2021 15.4 17.2
2022 15.3 17.4
2023 15.3 17.6
2024 15.4 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
9.21%
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
72.8%
2024

Energy

CAR Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

CAR Uganda
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
80.6%
2022
English speaking
3%
2025
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
8.95%
2024

Health

CAR Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Uganda
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
90,720 mi
2019

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