The Central African Republic has a population density of 22.2 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. The Central African Republic has 1,257,950 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, the Central African Republic and the Vatican are ranked 186th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The Central African Republic has 0.07% of the world's population and 0.42% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in the Central African Republic is 99.6% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
CAR
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 22.2 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 186/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
5662456
|
949
|
| Land area | 240,534 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 1,257,942 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 55.9% | n/a |
| Urban population | 44.1% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
the Central African Republic vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in the Central African Republic increased by 29%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, the Central African Republic ranked 180th for population density and is in 186th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
CAR
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 22.2 | - |
| 2023 | 21.4 | - |
| 2022 | 21.2 | - |
| 2021 | 21.3 | - |
| 2020 | 20.9 | - |
| 2019 | 20.6 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 20.3 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 19.9 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 19.6 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 19.2 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 19.2 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 19.3 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 19.2 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 19 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 18.7 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 18.8 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 19 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 18.6 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 18.2 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 17.8 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 17.4 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 17.1 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 16.7 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 16.3 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 15.9 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 15.5 | - |
| 1998 | 15.1 | - |
| 1997 | 14.7 | - |
| 1996 | 14.3 | - |
| 1995 | 13.9 | - |
| 1994 | 13.5 | - |
| 1993 | 13.1 | - |
| 1992 | 12.7 | - |
| 1991 | 12.3 | - |
| 1990 | 11.9 | - |
| 1989 | 11.6 | - |
| 1988 | 11.3 | - |
| 1987 | 11.1 | - |
| 1986 | 11 | - |
| 1985 | 10.8 | - |
| 1984 | 10.7 | - |
| 1983 | 10.5 | - |
| 1982 | 10.4 | - |
| 1981 | 10.3 | - |
| 1980 | 10.2 | - |
| 1979 | 10.1 | - |
| 1978 | 9.97 | - |
| 1977 | 9.87 | - |
| 1976 | 9.76 | - |
| 1975 | 9.62 | - |
| 1974 | 9.43 | - |
| 1973 | 9.25 | - |
| 1972 | 9.08 | - |
| 1971 | 8.9 | - |
| 1970 | 8.72 | - |
| 1969 | 8.53 | - |
| 1968 | 8.34 | - |
| 1967 | 8.15 | - |
| 1966 | 7.97 | - |
| 1965 | 7.81 | - |
| 1964 | 7.65 | - |
| 1963 | 7.5 | - |
| 1962 | 7.35 | - |
| 1961 | 7.21 | - |
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