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Central African Republic

Sub-Saharan Africa ·Low incomeCAF

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🌍Population
2024

5.3M

121st of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2024

$516

191st of 192 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2023

57.4 yrs

214th of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

0.063 t

192nd of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

6.3%

68th of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2024

1.5%

137th of 171 countries

⚖️Inequality
2021

33.1%

7th of 79 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2024

2.5%

35th of 147 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$54

168th of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2019

7.5%

184th of 186 countries

Electricity Access
2023

17.6%

211th of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.387

191st of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
2021

71.6%

1st of 79 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2023

6.01

5th of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

44.1%

162nd of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2020

34.4 µg/m³

38th of 200 countries

✈️Tourism
2019

87,000

168th of 179 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2023

92.2 / 1k

8th of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2019

42.4%

53rd of 55 countries

🌲Forest Area
2023

35.7%

86th of 213 countries

👴Aging Population
2024

2.2%

213th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2024

1.5%

127th of 186 countries

🚢Trade
2024

46.4%

129th of 160 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

0.3%

177th of 208 countries

🎒Education
2023

1.8%

108th of 121 countries

💸Remittances
1993

0.012%

123rd of 126 countries

📱Mobile
2022

38.8

205th of 209 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

23.7%

184th of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2016

20.1 / 100k

17th of 128 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2024

11.4%

159th of 183 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

13 Mt

133rd of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

9.0

186th of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Central African Republic

  • Central African Republic records $516 in gdp per capita (2024), ranking 191st out of 192 countries — in the bottom 1% globally.
  • Central African Republic records 0.387 in human development index (2022), ranking 191st out of 193 countries — in the bottom 1% globally.
  • Central African Republic records 7.5% in internet users (2019), ranking 184th out of 186 countries — in the bottom 1% globally.
  • In 2021, Central African Republic ranks 1st out of 79 countries in poverty rate (71.6%) — placing it in the top 1% globally.
  • Central African Republic records 57.4 yrs in life expectancy (2023), ranking 214th out of 217 countries — in the bottom 1% globally.

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