Central African Republic vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 43rd vs. 60th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Central African Republic and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP

Central African Republic

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	GDP
	CAR	Zimbabwe
1960	$112,155,598	$1,052,990,485
1961	$123,134,583	$1,096,646,688
1962	$124,482,774	$1,117,601,690
1963	$129,379,124	$1,159,511,793
1964	$142,025,079	$1,217,138,098
1965	$150,574,795	$1,311,435,906
1966	$157,930,018	$1,281,749,603
1967	$163,820,514	$1,397,002,112
1968	$191,767,442	$1,479,600,019
1969	$188,039,210	$1,747,998,941
1970	$189,106,529	$1,884,206,452
1971	$201,450,800	$2,178,716,475
1972	$230,317,883	$2,677,729,616
1973	$271,183,082	$3,309,353,866
1974	$281,398,706	$3,982,161,721
1975	$378,660,016	$4,371,301,052
1976	$451,152,461	$4,318,372,348
1977	$507,298,148	$4,364,382,451
1978	$610,578,632	$4,351,600,850
1979	$700,764,748	$5,177,459,817
1980	$797,048,199	$6,678,868,738
1981	$694,803,623	$8,011,374,445
1982	$748,312,391	$8,539,701,388
1983	$658,679,333	$7,764,067,625
1984	$637,820,670	$6,352,126,411
1985	$864,849,836	$5,637,259,754
1986	$1,122,265,013	$6,217,524,201
1987	$1,200,991,978	$6,741,215,643
1988	$1,264,899,288	$7,814,784,729
1989	$1,233,930,281	$8,286,323,367
1990	$1,440,711,459	$8,783,817,407
1991	$1,377,374,987	$8,641,482,396
1992	$1,411,917,553	$6,751,472,744
1993	$1,278,781,262	$6,563,813,829
1994	$851,174,357	$6,890,675,555
1995	$1,115,389,674	$7,111,271,273
1996	$1,007,791,127	$8,553,147,289
1997	$937,741,513	$8,529,572,287
1998	$967,338,390	$6,401,968,715
1999	$999,477,511	$6,858,013,652
2000	$916,777,283	$6,689,958,139
2001	$932,648,605	$6,777,385,246
2002	$996,068,145	$6,342,116,911
2003	$1,142,315,523	$5,727,592,261
2004	$1,272,360,517	$5,805,598,867
2005	$1,337,894,379	$5,755,215,663
2006	$1,461,859,762	$5,443,896,938
2007	$1,699,811,295	$5,291,950,526
2008	$1,993,407,888	$4,415,703,156
2009	$2,067,381,665	$9,665,815,601
2010	$2,142,591,540	$12,041,602,762
2011	$2,437,982,705	$14,101,801,031
2012	$2,510,126,512	$17,114,762,914
2013	$1,691,544,110	$19,091,004,042
2014	$1,894,813,389	$19,495,547,523
2015	$1,695,825,714	$19,963,058,858
2016	$1,825,018,145	$20,548,759,858
2017	$2,072,349,973	$51,074,726,484
2018	$2,220,979,146	$34,156,057,417
2019	$2,221,301,351	$25,715,657,177
2020	$2,326,720,900	$26,868,564,055
2021	$2,516,498,412	$27,240,507,842
2022	$2,382,618,615	$32,789,657,378
2023	$2,555,492,086	$35,231,369,343
2024	$2,751,544,520	$44,187,704,410

Central African Republic and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita

Central African Republic

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	CAR	Zimbabwe
1960	$65.9	$276.4
1961	$71	$279
1962	$70.4	$275.5
1963	$71.8	$277
1964	$77.2	$281.7
1965	$80.2	$294.1
1966	$82.3	$278.6
1967	$83.6	$294.2
1968	$95.6	$302
1969	$91.7	$346
1970	$90.2	$361
1971	$94.1	$405
1972	$105.5	$483
1973	$121.8	$579
1974	$124	$674
1975	$163.6	$717
1976	$192.1	$687
1977	$213.8	$677
1978	$254.6	$665
1979	$289.1	$779
1980	$325	$949
1981	$280.3	$1,068
1982	$298.4	$1,095
1983	$259.6	$959
1984	$248.3	$757
1985	$333	$649
1986	$426	$692
1987	$450	$726
1988	$466	$815
1989	$443	$840
1990	$502	$866
1991	$465	$831
1992	$462	$631
1993	$405	$604
1994	$261.3	$634
1995	$333	$648
1996	$293.3	$767
1997	$265.5	$750
1998	$266.6	$552
1999	$268	$582
2000	$239.2	$563
2001	$238	$566
2002	$248.6	$525
2003	$278.4	$468
2004	$303	$469
2005	$312	$461
2006	$334	$431
2007	$381	$413
2008	$437	$341
2009	$456	$735
2010	$477	$902
2011	$534	$1,037
2012	$544	$1,239
2013	$364	$1,362
2014	$410	$1,372
2015	$366	$1,386
2016	$387	$1,407
2017	$432	$3,448
2018	$455	$2,272
2019	$449	$1,684
2020	$463	$1,730
2021	$492	$1,724
2022	$467	$2,041
2023	$496	$2,156
2024	$516	$2,656

Central African Republic vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Central African Republic

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	CAR	Zimbabwe
1950	35.4	49.4
1951	35.8	49.8
1952	36.2	50.2
1953	36.6	50.6
1954	37	51
1955	37.4	51.4
1956	37.8	51.8
1957	38.3	52.2
1958	38.7	52.6
1959	39.1	53
1960	39.6	53.5
1961	40.1	54
1962	40.6	54.5
1963	41.1	54.9
1964	41.6	55.4
1965	42.2	55.9
1966	42.8	56.4
1967	43.4	56.8
1968	44	57.1
1969	44.6	57.5
1970	45.2	57.8
1971	45.8	58
1972	46.3	58.2
1973	46.9	58.1
1974	47.4	58.2
1975	47.9	58.2
1976	48.4	57.6
1977	48.8	57
1978	49.2	54.7
1979	49.5	54.9
1980	49.8	59.1
1981	50	59.4
1982	50.2	59.9
1983	50.3	60
1984	50.4	60.6
1985	50.5	60.9
1986	50.4	61
1987	50.4	60.7
1988	50.2	60.2
1989	50.1	59.4
1990	49.9	58.3
1991	49.6	57
1992	49.2	55.6
1993	48.9	54
1994	48.5	52.5
1995	48.1	51.1
1996	47.7	49
1997	47.3	48.5
1998	47.1	47.6
1999	46.9	46.4
2000	46.6	46
2001	46.7	44.5
2002	46.8	45.9
2003	47.3	45.4
2004	47.7	46
2005	48.2	46.6
2006	48.7	47.1
2007	49.3	47.6
2008	49.9	48.5
2009	14.7	49.7
2010	46.9	51.9
2011	50.1	53.9
2012	51.3	55.4
2013	49.5	56.8
2014	40.3	58.1
2015	51.9	59
2016	51	59.8
2017	45.2	60.3
2018	52.3	60.9
2019	31.5	61.1
2020	50.6	61.5
2021	40.3	60.1
2022	18.8	62.4
2023	57.4	62.8
2024	57.7	63.1
2025	57.9	63.3

Central African Republic and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population

Central African Republic

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Population
	CAR	Zimbabwe
1960	1,702,346	3,809,389
1961	1,734,580	3,930,401
1962	1,768,115	4,055,959
1963	1,803,063	4,185,877
1964	1,839,583	4,320,006
1965	1,877,854	4,458,462
1966	1,918,082	4,601,217
1967	1,960,444	4,748,307
1968	2,005,100	4,900,440
1969	2,051,515	5,058,181
1970	2,097,505	5,215,918
1971	2,141,450	5,374,712
1972	2,183,769	5,542,445
1973	2,226,008	5,720,404
1974	2,269,338	5,908,328
1975	2,313,916	6,098,658
1976	2,348,566	6,287,105
1977	2,372,930	6,449,512
1978	2,397,961	6,543,575
1979	2,423,794	6,647,556
1980	2,450,535	7,041,303
1981	2,478,402	7,498,635
1982	2,507,375	7,796,496
1983	2,537,399	8,098,404
1984	2,568,610	8,391,488
1985	2,600,932	8,686,813
1986	2,634,258	8,982,578
1987	2,669,155	9,284,644
1988	2,713,965	9,583,094
1989	2,783,970	9,864,798
1990	2,871,910	10,137,281
1991	2,963,191	10,404,816
1992	3,058,831	10,702,700
1993	3,157,839	10,860,288
1994	3,257,954	10,873,148
1995	3,348,052	10,974,599
1996	3,435,965	11,158,360
1997	3,531,700	11,369,827
1998	3,628,827	11,594,297
1999	3,729,450	11,783,458
2000	3,833,416	11,892,055
2001	3,919,487	11,971,901
2002	4,006,077	12,087,653
2003	4,103,086	12,232,323
2004	4,192,826	12,365,896
2005	4,288,810	12,483,432
2006	4,377,579	12,636,445
2007	4,462,770	12,804,058
2008	4,558,984	12,959,149
2009	4,529,047	13,142,790
2010	4,492,995	13,356,548
2011	4,565,021	13,595,424
2012	4,610,848	13,817,887
2013	4,642,419	14,013,808
2014	4,623,182	14,207,359
2015	4,629,320	14,399,013
2016	4,713,663	14,600,294
2017	4,793,511	14,812,482
2018	4,878,657	15,034,452
2019	4,944,703	15,271,368
2020	5,026,628	15,526,888
2021	5,112,100	15,797,210
2022	5,098,039	16,069,056
2023	5,152,421	16,340,822
2024	5,330,690	16,634,373

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate

Central African Republic

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	CAR	Zimbabwe
1960	5.95	7.2
1961	5.96	7.21
1962	5.97	7.23
1963	5.99	7.23
1964	6.01	7.23
1965	6.03	7.23
1966	6.06	7.2
1967	6.08	7.16
1968	6.1	7.11
1969	6.06	7.04
1970	6.03	6.98
1971	5.99	6.94
1972	5.96	6.94
1973	5.93	6.94
1974	5.9	6.88
1975	5.88	6.83
1976	5.94	6.77
1977	5.99	6.71
1978	6.04	6.66
1979	6.09	6.59
1980	6.13	6.52
1981	6.17	6.45
1982	6.16	6.33
1983	6.15	6.2
1984	6.14	6.04
1985	6.12	5.87
1986	6.11	5.69
1987	6.12	5.5
1988	6.1	5.28
1989	6.07	5.07
1990	6.05	4.88
1991	6.03	4.72
1992	5.96	4.57
1993	5.93	4.39
1994	5.92	4.28
1995	5.94	4.15
1996	5.96	4.11
1997	5.92	4.08
1998	5.89	4.07
1999	5.88	4.06
2000	5.85	4.01
2001	5.81	3.98
2002	5.79	3.93
2003	5.8	3.86
2004	5.78	3.78
2005	5.81	3.69
2006	5.84	3.64
2007	5.87	3.68
2008	5.9	3.78
2009	5.94	3.95
2010	5.96	4.04
2011	6.01	4.13
2012	6.05	4.13
2013	6.08	4.11
2014	6.1	4.01
2015	6.13	3.91
2016	6.13	3.83
2017	6.13	3.77
2018	6.11	3.74
2019	6.09	3.75
2020	6.06	3.75
2021	6.05	3.77
2022	6.02	3.77
2023	6.01	3.72

Central African Republic and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age

Central African Republic

Zimbabwe

Table

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

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