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Central African Republic vs Congo - Kinshasa
How Central African Republic and Congo - Kinshasa compare on 38 measures, from 1820 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Congo - Kinshasa was higher: 61.9 years against 57.4 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa was higher: $568 against $394
- Population · In 2023, Congo - Kinshasa was higher: 106 million people against 5.15 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, Central African Republic was higher: 2.33% of GDP against 1.38% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, Central African Republic was higher: 0.06 tonnes against 0.06 tonnes
- Life expectancyCentral African Republic: 57.4 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023
- PopulationCentral African Republic: 5.15 million people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023
- GDP per personCentral African Republic: $394 in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025
- TemperatureCentral African Republic: 26.6 °C in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 24.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyCentral African Republic: 57.4 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCentral African Republic: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Congo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCentral African Republic: 68.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCentral African Republic: 6.1% in 2022Congo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022
- DepressionCentral African Republic: 4.21% in 2017Congo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateCentral African Republic: 16.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Congo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCentral African Republic: 5.15 million people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023
- Population growthCentral African Republic: 3.41% a year in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCentral African Republic: 6.01 births per woman in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCentral African Republic: 44.6% in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025
- Median ageCentral African Republic: 14.3 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCentral African Republic: 2.1% in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateCentral African Republic: -2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCentral African Republic: $394 in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025
- GDP growthCentral African Republic: 1.9% a year in 2022Congo - Kinshasa: 8.5% a year in 2023
- InflationCentral African Republic: 1% a year in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 7.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtCentral African Republic: 42.6% of GDP in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 17.2% of GDP in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCentral African Republic: 2.33% of GDP in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCentral African Republic: $68M in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025
- Military spending per personCentral African Republic: $14 in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCentral African Republic: 12.5% of government spending in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCentral African Republic: 10,000 people in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020
- National powerCentral African Republic: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Congo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCentral African Republic: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCentral African Republic: 43 million TIV in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personCentral African Republic: 0.06 tonnes in 2024Congo - Kinshasa: 0.06 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersCentral African Republic: 13.8% in 2024Congo - Kinshasa: 19.7% in 2024
- Access to electricityCentral African Republic: 18.2% in 2024Congo - Kinshasa: 22.5% in 2024
- Forest areaCentral African Republic: 72.5% in 2024Congo - Kinshasa: 61.5% in 2024
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, WHO/UNICEF, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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