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Central African Republic vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 43rd vs. 157th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Vanuatu
Population
5662456
341110
Population rank 117/197 174/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Central African Republic and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Vanuatu
Year GDP
CAR Vanuatu
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 -
1976 $451,152,461 -
1977 $507,298,148 -
1978 $610,578,632 -
1979 $700,764,748 $119,258,835
1980 $797,048,199 $121,185,498
1981 $694,803,623 $113,781,796
1982 $748,312,391 $114,501,913
1983 $658,679,333 $117,389,554
1984 $637,820,670 $144,482,515
1985 $864,849,836 $131,856,421
1986 $1,122,265,013 $126,498,935
1987 $1,200,991,978 $139,464,174
1988 $1,264,899,288 $158,351,368
1989 $1,233,930,281 $154,013,202
1990 $1,440,711,459 $168,879,207
1991 $1,377,374,987 $201,334,169
1992 $1,411,917,553 $209,088,825
1993 $1,278,781,262 $200,491,853
1994 $851,174,357 $233,701,301
1995 $1,115,389,674 $249,333,250
1996 $1,007,791,127 $261,370,044
1997 $937,741,513 $272,771,209
1998 $967,338,390 $262,293,411
1999 $999,477,511 $268,006,973
2000 $916,777,283 $272,014,628
2001 $932,648,605 $257,926,882
2002 $996,068,145 $262,596,536
2003 $1,142,315,523 $314,471,413
2004 $1,272,360,517 $364,996,869
2005 $1,337,894,379 $394,962,433
2006 $1,461,859,762 $439,358,587
2007 $1,699,811,295 $516,392,923
2008 $1,993,407,888 $590,748,429
2009 $2,067,381,665 $592,622,319
2010 $2,142,591,540 $670,712,980
2011 $2,437,982,705 $770,153,588
2012 $2,510,126,512 $747,839,698
2013 $1,691,544,110 $758,304,466
2014 $1,894,813,389 $773,717,011
2015 $1,695,825,714 $759,690,181
2016 $1,825,018,145 $804,323,577
2017 $2,072,349,973 $880,043,284
2018 $2,220,979,146 $914,727,908
2019 $2,221,301,351 $936,526,268
2020 $2,326,720,900 $909,421,044
2021 $2,516,498,412 $982,362,212
2022 $2,382,618,615 $1,030,654,208
2023 $2,555,492,086 $1,126,313,359
2024 $2,751,544,520 $1,161,251,868

Central African Republic and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
CAR Vanuatu
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 -
1976 $192.1 -
1977 $213.8 -
1978 $254.6 -
1979 $289.1 $1,055
1980 $325 $1,048
1981 $280.3 $962
1982 $298.4 $946
1983 $259.6 $947
1984 $248.3 $1,137
1985 $333 $1,012
1986 $426 $946
1987 $450 $1,017
1988 $466 $1,125
1989 $443 $1,067
1990 $502 $1,141
1991 $465 $1,326
1992 $462 $1,344
1993 $405 $1,257
1994 $261.3 $1,431
1995 $333 $1,492
1996 $293.3 $1,529
1997 $265.5 $1,562
1998 $266.6 $1,471
1999 $268 $1,472
2000 $239.2 $1,460
2001 $238 $1,350
2002 $248.6 $1,341
2003 $278.4 $1,567
2004 $303 $1,774
2005 $312 $1,874
2006 $334 $2,035
2007 $381 $2,334
2008 $437 $2,604
2009 $456 $2,546
2010 $477 $2,815
2011 $534 $3,163
2012 $544 $3,005
2013 $364 $2,980
2014 $410 $2,973
2015 $366 $2,855
2016 $387 $2,956
2017 $432 $3,160
2018 $455 $3,207
2019 $449 $3,207
2020 $463 $3,043
2021 $492 $3,212
2022 $467 $3,292
2023 $496 $3,515
2024 $516 $3,543

Central African Republic vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Vanuatu
1950 35.4 43.9
1951 35.8 42.2
1952 36.2 45.3
1953 36.6 45.8
1954 37 46.5
1955 37.4 47.1
1956 37.8 47.7
1957 38.3 48.2
1958 38.7 48.7
1959 39.1 49.3
1960 39.6 49.8
1961 40.1 50.4
1962 40.6 50.9
1963 41.1 51.5
1964 41.6 52
1965 42.2 52.5
1966 42.8 53.1
1967 43.4 53.7
1968 44 54.2
1969 44.6 54.8
1970 45.2 55.3
1971 45.8 55.9
1972 46.3 56.4
1973 46.9 57
1974 47.4 57.6
1975 47.9 58.1
1976 48.4 58.7
1977 48.8 59.2
1978 49.2 59.9
1979 49.5 60.9
1980 49.8 61.3
1981 50 61.9
1982 50.2 62.5
1983 50.3 63.1
1984 50.4 63.5
1985 50.5 63.9
1986 50.4 64.6
1987 50.4 64.4
1988 50.2 65.7
1989 50.1 66
1990 49.9 66.7
1991 49.6 67.1
1992 49.2 67.4
1993 48.9 67.7
1994 48.5 68
1995 48.1 68.1
1996 47.7 68.2
1997 47.3 68.3
1998 47.1 68.4
1999 46.9 67.9
2000 46.6 68.6
2001 46.7 68.7
2002 46.8 68.8
2003 47.3 68.9
2004 47.7 69
2005 48.2 69.2
2006 48.7 69.1
2007 49.3 69.1
2008 49.9 69.3
2009 14.7 69.4
2010 46.9 69.6
2011 50.1 69.7
2012 51.3 69.9
2013 49.5 70
2014 40.3 70
2015 51.9 70.2
2016 51 70.4
2017 45.2 70.5
2018 52.3 70.6
2019 31.5 70.8
2020 50.6 70.4
2021 40.3 70
2022 18.8 71.3
2023 57.4 71.5
2024 57.7 71.7
2025 57.9 71.8

Central African Republic and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Vanuatu
Year Population
CAR Vanuatu
1960 1,702,346 64,431
1961 1,734,580 66,264
1962 1,768,115 68,174
1963 1,803,063 70,159
1964 1,839,583 72,219
1965 1,877,854 74,358
1966 1,918,082 76,590
1967 1,960,444 78,921
1968 2,005,100 81,314
1969 2,051,515 83,755
1970 2,097,505 86,266
1971 2,141,450 88,862
1972 2,183,769 91,562
1973 2,226,008 94,362
1974 2,269,338 97,260
1975 2,313,916 100,269
1976 2,348,566 103,388
1977 2,372,930 106,618
1978 2,397,961 109,963
1979 2,423,794 113,040
1980 2,450,535 115,660
1981 2,478,402 118,249
1982 2,507,375 121,035
1983 2,537,399 123,998
1984 2,568,610 127,109
1985 2,600,932 130,356
1986 2,634,258 133,720
1987 2,669,155 137,187
1988 2,713,965 140,756
1989 2,783,970 144,393
1990 2,871,910 148,063
1991 2,963,191 151,793
1992 3,058,831 155,608
1993 3,157,839 159,463
1994 3,257,954 163,314
1995 3,348,052 167,137
1996 3,435,965 170,911
1997 3,531,700 174,626
1998 3,628,827 178,313
1999 3,729,450 182,048
2000 3,833,416 186,281
2001 3,919,487 191,031
2002 4,006,077 195,863
2003 4,103,086 200,746
2004 4,192,826 205,711
2005 4,288,810 210,760
2006 4,377,579 215,923
2007 4,462,770 221,276
2008 4,558,984 226,896
2009 4,529,047 232,731
2010 4,492,995 238,248
2011 4,565,021 243,474
2012 4,610,848 248,883
2013 4,642,419 254,482
2014 4,623,182 260,240
2015 4,629,320 266,101
2016 4,713,663 272,087
2017 4,793,511 278,507
2018 4,878,657 285,259
2019 4,944,703 291,985
2020 5,026,628 298,858
2021 5,112,100 305,868
2022 5,098,039 313,046
2023 5,152,421 320,409
2024 5,330,690 327,777

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
CAR Vanuatu
1960 5.95 6.78
1961 5.96 6.73
1962 5.97 6.67
1963 5.99 6.62
1964 6.01 6.57
1965 6.03 6.52
1966 6.06 6.51
1967 6.08 6.51
1968 6.1 6.46
1969 6.06 6.41
1970 6.03 6.35
1971 5.99 6.29
1972 5.96 6.23
1973 5.93 6.15
1974 5.9 6.06
1975 5.88 5.98
1976 5.94 5.89
1977 5.99 5.81
1978 6.04 5.77
1979 6.09 5.73
1980 6.13 5.69
1981 6.17 5.65
1982 6.16 5.6
1983 6.15 5.55
1984 6.14 5.49
1985 6.12 5.43
1986 6.11 5.38
1987 6.12 5.33
1988 6.1 5.27
1989 6.07 5.21
1990 6.05 5.17
1991 6.03 5.13
1992 5.96 5.09
1993 5.93 5.02
1994 5.92 4.94
1995 5.94 4.85
1996 5.96 4.75
1997 5.92 4.66
1998 5.89 4.6
1999 5.88 4.56
2000 5.85 4.54
2001 5.81 4.5
2002 5.79 4.38
2003 5.8 4.29
2004 5.78 4.21
2005 5.81 4.13
2006 5.84 4.1
2007 5.87 4.12
2008 5.9 4.16
2009 5.94 4.16
2010 5.96 4.13
2011 6.01 4.09
2012 6.05 4.06
2013 6.08 4.04
2014 6.1 4
2015 6.13 3.95
2016 6.13 3.92
2017 6.13 3.88
2018 6.11 3.83
2019 6.09 3.79
2020 6.06 3.74
2021 6.05 3.7
2022 6.02 3.65
2023 6.01 3.6

Central African Republic and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
CAR Vanuatu
1960 20.3 17.7
1961 20.1 17.6
1962 19.9 17.5
1963 19.7 17.4
1964 19.6 17.3
1965 19.4 17.2
1966 19.3 17.1
1967 19.2 17.1
1968 19 17
1969 18.9 17
1970 18.9 17
1971 18.8 17
1972 18.7 17
1973 18.6 17
1974 18.6 17.1
1975 18.5 17.1
1976 18.5 17.1
1977 18.5 17.2
1978 18.5 17.3
1979 18.5 17.5
1980 18.5 17.6
1981 18.4 17.7
1982 18.4 17.7
1983 18.3 17.7
1984 18.3 17.7
1985 18.3 17.7
1986 18.2 17.8
1987 18.1 17.8
1988 18 17.8
1989 17.9 17.8
1990 17.8 17.8
1991 17.6 17.9
1992 17.5 17.8
1993 17.5 17.7
1994 17.4 17.7
1995 17.3 17.8
1996 17.2 18
1997 17.1 18
1998 17.1 18
1999 17.1 18
2000 17.1 18.2
2001 17.1 18.5
2002 17.1 18.7
2003 17.2 18.9
2004 17.2 19.2
2005 17.2 19.4
2006 17.1 19.6
2007 17.1 19.9
2008 17 20.1
2009 16.9 20.3
2010 16.7 20.5
2011 16.6 20.6
2012 16.3 20.8
2013 16 20.9
2014 15.6 21
2015 15.4 21.1
2016 15.4 21.1
2017 15.4 21.2
2018 15.4 21.2
2019 15.4 21.2
2020 15.4 21.2
2021 15.4 21.2
2022 15.3 21.2
2023 15.3 21.2
2024 15.4 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
7.58%
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
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
n/a

Energy

CAR Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
25%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

CAR Vanuatu
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
88%
2023
English speaking
3%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
45.7%
2023

Health

CAR Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
96
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Vanuatu
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
665 mi
2000

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