Central African Republic vs Congo - Kinshasa
Central African Republic vs Congo - Kinshasa: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 10,000 people in Central African Republic and 134,000 people in Congo - Kinshasa, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 124,000 people, or 13 times that in Central African Republic.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa 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 | Congo - Kinshasa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10,000 | 134,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 10,000 | 134,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 10,150 | 134,300 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 8,000 | 134,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 8,150 | 134,300 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 8,150 | 134,300 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 8,150 | 134,300 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 8,150 | 134,300 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 8,150 | 134,300 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 3,150 | 134,300 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 3,150 | 159,000 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 3,150 | 159,000 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 3,000 | 151,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 3,000 | 143,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | – | – | 27 million |
| 2005 | 3,000 | 65,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 2,000 | 64,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 3,600 | 97,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 3,550 | 81,400 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 4,200 | 81,400 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 5,400 | 92,900 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 5,000 | 92,900 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 4,950 | 87,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 5,000 | 77,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 5,000 | 65,100 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 5,000 | 65,100 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 4,000 | 40,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 4,000 | 40,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 4,000 | 45,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 4,000 | 60,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 4,000 | 55,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 5,000 | 51,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 2,300 | 48,000 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 5,000 | 60,000 | – |
| 1983 | 4,000 | 42,000 | – |
| 1982 | 5,000 | 40,000 | – |
| 1981 | 4,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1980 | 4,000 | 26,000 | – |
| 1979 | 4,000 | 23,000 | – |
| 1978 | 4,000 | 53,000 | – |
| 1977 | 7,000 | 53,000 | – |
| 1976 | 4,000 | 55,000 | – |
| 1975 | 3,000 | 55,000 | – |
| 1974 | 3,000 | 60,000 | – |
| 1973 | 3,000 | 65,000 | – |
| 1972 | 3,000 | 45,000 | – |
| 1971 | 2,000 | 45,000 | – |
| 1970 | 2,000 | 45,000 | – |
| 1969 | 2,000 | 45,000 | – |
| 1968 | 2,000 | 30,000 | – |
| 1967 | 2,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1966 | 2,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1965 | 2,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1964 | 2,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | 25,000 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | 20,000 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | 18,000 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | 25,000 | – |
- 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 Congo - Kinshasa
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
- 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