Central African Republic vs Chad
Central African Republic vs Chad: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 10,000 people in Central African Republic and 45,000 people in Chad, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Chad, by 35,000 people, or 4.5 times that in Central African Republic.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Chad has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Central African Republic | Chad | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10,000 | 45,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 10,000 | 45,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 10,150 | 32,850 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 8,000 | 35,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 8,150 | 39,850 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 8,150 | 39,850 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 8,150 | 39,850 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 8,150 | 34,850 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 8,150 | 34,850 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 3,150 | 34,850 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 3,150 | 34,850 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 3,150 | 35,030 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 3,000 | 35,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 3,000 | 35,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | – | – | 27 million |
| 2005 | 3,000 | 35,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 2,000 | 34,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 3,600 | 34,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 3,550 | 34,900 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 4,200 | 34,900 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 5,400 | 34,600 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 5,000 | 34,850 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 4,950 | 34,850 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 5,000 | 34,850 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 5,000 | 34,850 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 5,000 | 34,850 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 4,000 | 40,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 4,000 | 30,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 4,000 | 38,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 4,000 | 50,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 4,000 | 50,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 5,000 | 33,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 2,300 | 12,200 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 5,000 | 16,000 | – |
| 1983 | 4,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1982 | 5,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1981 | 4,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1980 | 4,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1979 | 4,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1978 | 4,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1977 | 7,000 | 9,000 | – |
| 1976 | 4,000 | 11,000 | – |
| 1975 | 3,000 | 11,000 | – |
| 1974 | 3,000 | 10,000 | – |
| 1973 | 3,000 | 10,000 | – |
| 1972 | 3,000 | 10,000 | – |
| 1971 | 2,000 | 8,000 | – |
| 1970 | 2,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1969 | 2,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1968 | 2,000 | 6,000 | – |
| 1967 | 2,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1966 | 2,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1965 | 2,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1964 | 2,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | 2,000 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Central African Republic vs Chad
Health
- Life expectancyCentral African Republic: 57.4 years in 2023Chad: 55.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCentral African Republic: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Chad: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCentral African Republic: 68.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Chad: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCentral African Republic: 6.1% in 2022Chad: 6.2% in 2022
- DepressionCentral African Republic: 4.21% in 2017Chad: 3.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateCentral African Republic: 16.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Chad: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCentral African Republic: 5.15 million people in 2023Chad: 19.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthCentral African Republic: 3.41% a year in 2023Chad: 5.71% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCentral African Republic: 6.01 births per woman in 2023Chad: 6.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCentral African Republic: 44.6% in 2025Chad: 27.6% in 2025
- Median ageCentral African Republic: 14.3 years in 2023Chad: 15.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCentral African Republic: 2.1% in 2023Chad: 2.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateCentral African Republic: -2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Chad: 25.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCentral African Republic: $394 in 2025Chad: $874 in 2025
- GDP growthCentral African Republic: 1.9% a year in 2022Chad: 5% a year in 2024
- InflationCentral African Republic: 1% a year in 2025Chad: -2.6% a year in 2025
- Government debtCentral African Republic: 42.6% of GDP in 2025Chad: 33.3% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCentral African Republic: 2.33% of GDP in 2025Chad: 3.19% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCentral African Republic: $68M in 2025Chad: $598M in 2025
- Military spending per personCentral African Republic: $14 in 2025Chad: $31 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCentral African Republic: 12.5% of government spending in 2025Chad: 15.5% of government spending in 2025
- National powerCentral African Republic: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Chad: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCentral African Republic: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Chad: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCentral African Republic: 43 million TIV in 2023Chad: 4 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personCentral African Republic: 0.06 tonnes in 2024Chad: 0.14 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersCentral African Republic: 13.8% in 2024Chad: 12.6% in 2024
- Access to electricityCentral African Republic: 18.2% in 2024Chad: 13.4% in 2024
- Forest areaCentral African Republic: 72.5% in 2024Chad: 3% in 2024