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Central African Republic vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 43rd vs. 117th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

CAR UAE
Population
5662456
11372700
Population rank 117/197 86/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Central African Republic and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
CAR UAE
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 $685,986,701
1971 $201,450,800 $939,893,600
1972 $230,317,883 $1,415,086,929
1973 $271,183,082 $4,231,243,616
1974 $281,398,706 $11,651,505,689
1975 $378,660,016 $14,720,728,249
1976 $451,152,461 $19,213,158,779
1977 $507,298,148 $24,871,775,165
1978 $610,578,632 $23,775,764,225
1979 $700,764,748 $31,225,659,621
1980 $797,048,199 $43,599,160,050
1981 $694,803,623 $49,333,424,135
1982 $748,312,391 $46,622,718,605
1983 $658,679,333 $42,803,323,345
1984 $637,820,670 $41,807,954,236
1985 $864,849,836 $40,603,650,232
1986 $1,122,265,013 $33,943,612,095
1987 $1,200,991,978 $36,384,908,744
1988 $1,264,899,288 $36,275,674,203
1989 $1,233,930,281 $41,464,995,914
1990 $1,440,711,459 $50,701,443,748
1991 $1,377,374,987 $51,552,165,622
1992 $1,411,917,553 $54,239,171,888
1993 $1,278,781,262 $55,625,170,253
1994 $851,174,357 $59,305,093,980
1995 $1,115,389,674 $65,743,666,576
1996 $1,007,791,127 $73,571,233,996
1997 $937,741,513 $78,839,008,445
1998 $967,338,390 $75,674,336,283
1999 $999,477,511 $84,445,473,111
2000 $916,777,283 $104,337,372,362
2001 $932,648,605 $103,311,640,572
2002 $996,068,145 $109,816,201,498
2003 $1,142,315,523 $124,346,358,067
2004 $1,272,360,517 $147,824,370,320
2005 $1,337,894,379 $180,617,467,965
2006 $1,461,859,762 $222,116,541,865
2007 $1,699,811,295 $257,916,133,424
2008 $1,993,407,888 $315,474,615,739
2009 $2,067,381,665 $253,547,358,747
2010 $2,142,591,540 $300,189,052,689
2011 $2,437,982,705 $360,832,739,551
2012 $2,510,126,512 $384,610,125,391
2013 $1,691,544,110 $400,218,529,748
2014 $1,894,813,389 $414,105,366,753
2015 $1,695,825,714 $370,275,469,571
2016 $1,825,018,145 $369,255,326,236
2017 $2,072,349,973 $390,516,804,030
2018 $2,220,979,146 $427,049,432,158
2019 $2,221,301,351 $417,989,721,743
2020 $2,326,720,900 $349,473,015,330
2021 $2,516,498,412 $415,178,792,757
2022 $2,382,618,615 $502,731,935,194
2023 $2,555,492,086 $514,130,432,648
2024 $2,751,544,520 $537,078,829,135

Central African Republic and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
CAR UAE
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 $2,394
1971 $94.1 $2,805
1972 $105.5 $3,675
1973 $121.8 $9,696
1974 $124 $23,823
1975 $163.6 $27,117
1976 $192.1 $31,197
1977 $213.8 $35,020
1978 $254.6 $29,379
1979 $289.1 $34,238
1980 $325 $42,925
1981 $280.3 $44,854
1982 $298.4 $39,972
1983 $259.6 $34,650
1984 $248.3 $32,012
1985 $333 $29,468
1986 $426 $23,132
1987 $450 $23,113
1988 $466 $21,570
1989 $443 $23,167
1990 $502 $26,710
1991 $465 $25,691
1992 $462 $25,648
1993 $405 $25,033
1994 $261.3 $25,473
1995 $333 $27,003
1996 $293.3 $28,323
1997 $265.5 $27,983
1998 $266.6 $24,889
1999 $268 $25,856
2000 $239.2 $29,866
2001 $238 $27,745
2002 $248.6 $27,754
2003 $278.4 $29,660
2004 $303 $33,377
2005 $312 $38,719
2006 $334 $44,343
2007 $381 $45,855
2008 $437 $50,054
2009 $456 $37,803
2010 $477 $43,697
2011 $534 $50,789
2012 $544 $52,034
2013 $364 $52,024
2014 $410 $51,381
2015 $366 $43,535
2016 $387 $41,326
2017 $432 $42,341
2018 $455 $45,690
2019 $449 $44,251
2020 $463 $37,174
2021 $492 $43,360
2022 $467 $49,899
2023 $496 $49,041
2024 $516 $49,378

Central African Republic vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR UAE
1950 35.4 42.1
1951 35.8 42.9
1952 36.2 43.6
1953 36.6 44.4
1954 37 45.2
1955 37.4 46
1956 37.8 46.9
1957 38.3 47.8
1958 38.7 48.8
1959 39.1 49.7
1960 39.6 50.7
1961 40.1 51.6
1962 40.6 52.5
1963 41.1 53.5
1964 41.6 54.5
1965 42.2 55.5
1966 42.8 56.6
1967 43.4 57.6
1968 44 58.7
1969 44.6 59.8
1970 45.2 60.8
1971 45.8 61.8
1972 46.3 62.7
1973 46.9 63.5
1974 47.4 64.4
1975 47.9 65.1
1976 48.4 65.8
1977 48.8 66.5
1978 49.2 67.1
1979 49.5 67.6
1980 49.8 68.2
1981 50 68.6
1982 50.2 69.1
1983 50.3 69.4
1984 50.4 69.8
1985 50.5 70.1
1986 50.4 70.4
1987 50.4 70.6
1988 50.2 70.8
1989 50.1 71
1990 49.9 71.1
1991 49.6 71.1
1992 49.2 71.2
1993 48.9 71.2
1994 48.5 71.2
1995 48.1 71.4
1996 47.7 71.8
1997 47.3 72.6
1998 47.1 73.7
1999 46.9 75
2000 46.6 76.3
2001 46.7 77.6
2002 46.8 78.7
2003 47.3 79.6
2004 47.7 80.3
2005 48.2 80.8
2006 48.7 81.2
2007 49.3 81.4
2008 49.9 81.6
2009 14.7 81.7
2010 46.9 81.9
2011 50.1 81.9
2012 51.3 81.9
2013 49.5 82
2014 40.3 82
2015 51.9 82.1
2016 51 82.2
2017 45.2 82.4
2018 52.3 82.4
2019 31.5 82.6
2020 50.6 81.9
2021 40.3 79.1
2022 18.8 80.5
2023 57.4 82.9
2024 57.7 83.1
2025 57.9 83.2

Central African Republic and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
CAR UAE
1960 1,702,346 131,334
1961 1,734,580 137,989
1962 1,768,115 144,946
1963 1,803,063 152,211
1964 1,839,583 159,692
1965 1,877,854 167,103
1966 1,918,082 173,976
1967 1,960,444 179,700
1968 2,005,100 199,416
1969 2,051,515 239,660
1970 2,097,505 286,536
1971 2,141,450 335,027
1972 2,183,769 385,014
1973 2,226,008 436,399
1974 2,269,338 489,087
1975 2,313,916 542,856
1976 2,348,566 615,866
1977 2,372,930 710,209
1978 2,397,961 809,274
1979 2,423,794 912,010
1980 2,450,535 1,015,700
1981 2,478,402 1,099,855
1982 2,507,375 1,166,370
1983 2,537,399 1,235,305
1984 2,568,610 1,305,996
1985 2,600,932 1,377,911
1986 2,634,258 1,467,383
1987 2,669,155 1,574,244
1988 2,713,965 1,681,788
1989 2,783,970 1,789,851
1990 2,871,910 1,898,220
1991 2,963,191 2,006,626
1992 3,058,831 2,114,730
1993 3,157,839 2,222,093
1994 3,257,954 2,328,188
1995 3,348,052 2,434,662
1996 3,435,965 2,597,564
1997 3,531,700 2,817,410
1998 3,628,827 3,040,421
1999 3,729,450 3,266,009
2000 3,833,416 3,493,575
2001 3,919,487 3,723,590
2002 4,006,077 3,956,826
2003 4,103,086 4,192,457
2004 4,192,826 4,428,967
2005 4,288,810 4,664,790
2006 4,377,579 5,009,100
2007 4,462,770 5,624,635
2008 4,558,984 6,302,664
2009 4,529,047 6,707,058
2010 4,492,995 6,869,838
2011 4,565,021 7,104,538
2012 4,610,848 7,391,448
2013 4,642,419 7,693,031
2014 4,623,182 8,059,440
2015 4,629,320 8,505,237
2016 4,713,663 8,935,095
2017 4,793,511 9,223,225
2018 4,878,657 9,346,701
2019 4,944,703 9,445,785
2020 5,026,628 9,401,038
2021 5,112,100 9,575,152
2022 5,098,039 10,074,977
2023 5,152,421 10,483,751
2024 5,330,690 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
CAR UAE
1960 5.95 6.5
1961 5.96 6.49
1962 5.97 6.49
1963 5.99 6.5
1964 6.01 6.49
1965 6.03 6.5
1966 6.06 6.5
1967 6.08 6.51
1968 6.1 6.53
1969 6.06 6.52
1970 6.03 6.52
1971 5.99 6.52
1972 5.96 6.5
1973 5.93 6.46
1974 5.9 6.41
1975 5.88 6.35
1976 5.94 6.29
1977 5.99 6.22
1978 6.04 6.15
1979 6.09 6.06
1980 6.13 5.95
1981 6.17 5.81
1982 6.16 5.66
1983 6.15 5.48
1984 6.14 5.3
1985 6.12 5.13
1986 6.11 5
1987 6.12 4.88
1988 6.1 4.77
1989 6.07 4.65
1990 6.05 4.51
1991 6.03 4.25
1992 5.96 4.09
1993 5.93 3.82
1994 5.92 3.76
1995 5.94 3.28
1996 5.96 3.06
1997 5.92 2.83
1998 5.89 2.77
1999 5.88 2.79
2000 5.85 2.73
2001 5.81 2.62
2002 5.79 2.54
2003 5.8 2.49
2004 5.78 2.38
2005 5.81 2.23
2006 5.84 1.96
2007 5.87 1.79
2008 5.9 1.52
2009 5.94 1.58
2010 5.96 1.57
2011 6.01 1.54
2012 6.05 1.53
2013 6.08 1.53
2014 6.1 1.48
2015 6.13 1.42
2016 6.13 1.37
2017 6.13 1.35
2018 6.11 1.29
2019 6.09 1.25
2020 6.06 1.29
2021 6.05 1.16
2022 6.02 1.15
2023 6.01 1.2

Central African Republic and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
CAR UAE
1960 20.3 19.6
1961 20.1 20.1
1962 19.9 20.6
1963 19.7 21
1964 19.6 21.5
1965 19.4 22
1966 19.3 22.6
1967 19.2 23.3
1968 19 23.5
1969 18.9 23.1
1970 18.9 23
1971 18.8 23.2
1972 18.7 23.6
1973 18.6 24.1
1974 18.6 24.7
1975 18.5 25.4
1976 18.5 25.6
1977 18.5 25.4
1978 18.5 25.5
1979 18.5 25.8
1980 18.5 26.2
1981 18.4 26.4
1982 18.4 26.4
1983 18.3 26.4
1984 18.3 26.4
1985 18.3 26.6
1986 18.2 26.5
1987 18.1 26.1
1988 18 25.9
1989 17.9 25.8
1990 17.8 25.8
1991 17.6 26
1992 17.5 26.4
1993 17.5 26.8
1994 17.4 27.4
1995 17.3 28
1996 17.2 28.1
1997 17.1 27.9
1998 17.1 27.9
1999 17.1 28
2000 17.1 28.2
2001 17.1 28.6
2002 17.1 29.1
2003 17.2 29.6
2004 17.2 30.3
2005 17.2 30.9
2006 17.1 31.4
2007 17.1 31.6
2008 17 31.6
2009 16.9 31.6
2010 16.7 31.7
2011 16.6 31.7
2012 16.3 31.7
2013 16 31.7
2014 15.6 31.8
2015 15.4 31.8
2016 15.4 31.8
2017 15.4 31.8
2018 15.4 31.8
2019 15.4 31.8
2020 15.4 31.8
2021 15.4 31.9
2022 15.3 31.9
2023 15.3 32.2
2024 15.4 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
n/a
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
8,084,000
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
85.7%
2021

Energy

CAR UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR UAE
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
98.8%
2024
English speaking
3%
2025
65%
2025
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
100%
2024

Health

CAR UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
2.91
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

CAR UAE
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
2,535 mi
2008

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