Central African Republic vs Congo - Brazzaville
Central African Republic vs Congo - Brazzaville: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 57.4 years in Central African Republic and 65.8 years in Congo - Brazzaville, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Brazzaville, by 8.4 years, or 1.15 times that in Central African Republic.
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What the numbers say
- Congo - Brazzaville has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Central African Republic ranked 226 and Congo - Brazzaville ranked 199 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Central African Republic at 71 years and Congo - Brazzaville at 77.4 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Central African Republic | Congo - Brazzaville | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 57.4 | 65.8 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 18.8 | 65 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 40.3 | 64.2 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 50.6 | 64.4 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 31.5 | 63.2 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 52.3 | 64.5 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 45.2 | 64.2 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 51 | 63.9 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 51.9 | 63.7 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 40.3 | 63.4 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 49.5 | 63 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 51.3 | 62.7 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 50.1 | 62.3 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 46.9 | 61.7 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 14.7 | 61.2 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 49.9 | 60.8 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 49.3 | 60.1 | 69 |
| 2006 | 48.7 | 59.5 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 48.2 | 58.7 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 47.7 | 58 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 47.3 | 57.1 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 46.8 | 56.4 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 46.7 | 55.9 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 46.6 | 55.4 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 46.9 | 54.4 | 66 |
| 1998 | 47.1 | 52.6 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 47.3 | 48.6 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 47.7 | 55.2 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 48.1 | 55.5 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 48.5 | 55.6 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 48.9 | 56 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 49.2 | 56.5 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 49.6 | 56.8 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 49.9 | 57.1 | 64 |
| 1989 | 50.1 | 57.3 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 50.2 | 57.5 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 50.4 | 57.6 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 50.4 | 57.6 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 50.5 | 57.6 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 50.4 | 57.5 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 50.3 | 57.4 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 50.2 | 57.2 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 50 | 57.1 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 49.8 | 56.8 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 49.5 | 56.5 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 49.2 | 56.3 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 48.8 | 56 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 48.4 | 55.7 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 47.9 | 55.4 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 47.4 | 55.1 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 46.9 | 54.7 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 46.3 | 54.4 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 45.8 | 54 | 56 |
| 1970 | 45.2 | 53.6 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 44.6 | 53.1 | 56 |
| 1968 | 44 | 52.6 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 43.4 | 51.9 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 42.8 | 51.6 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 42.2 | 51 | 54 |
| 1964 | 41.6 | 50.4 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 41.1 | 49.7 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 40.6 | 49 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 40.1 | 48.4 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 39.6 | 47.6 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 39.1 | 46.8 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 38.7 | 46 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 38.3 | 45.1 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 37.8 | 44.3 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 37.4 | 43.5 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 37 | 42.6 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 36.6 | 41.9 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 36.3 | 41.1 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 35.8 | 40.3 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 35.4 | 39.6 | 46.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Central African Republic | Congo - Brazzaville | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57.756.1–59.3 | 6664.6–67.5 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 57.955.7–60.3 | 66.264.3–68.3 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 58.255.4–61 | 66.464–68.9 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 58.455.1–61.6 | 66.663.7–69.5 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 58.654.8–62.3 | 66.863.7–70 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 58.954.7–62.9 | 6763.7–70.5 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 59.154.8–63.4 | 67.263.6–71.1 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 59.454.7–64.2 | 67.463.4–71.5 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 59.654.4–64.9 | 67.663.3–72 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 59.954.5–65.4 | 67.863.2–72.4 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 60.154–65.7 | 6863.2–72.8 | 75 |
| 2035 | 60.354–66.1 | 68.163.1–73.2 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 60.554.1–66.5 | 68.363–73.5 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 60.854.3–67 | 68.563–73.8 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 6154.3–67.5 | 68.663.1–74.4 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 61.254.2–67.9 | 68.863–74.4 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 61.454.3–68.2 | 6963.1–74.6 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 61.654.3–68.6 | 69.163.1–74.9 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 61.854.1–69 | 69.363–75.2 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 6254.3–69.4 | 69.563.2–75.6 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 62.253.7–69.6 | 69.663.2–75.8 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 62.453.8–70.2 | 69.863.3–76.3 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 62.653.8–70.4 | 69.963.2–76.4 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 62.853.8–70.7 | 70.163.2–76.7 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 6353.9–70.8 | 70.263.4–77 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 63.253.9–71.3 | 70.463.2–77.1 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 63.454.1–72 | 70.563.4–77.3 | 77 |
| 2051 | 63.654–72.1 | 70.763.5–77.8 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 63.853.9–72.3 | 70.863.3–78 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 63.953.9–72.5 | 70.963.5–78.4 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 64.153.9–72.9 | 71.163.3–78.5 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 64.353.9–73.4 | 71.263.3–78.8 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 64.554–73.7 | 71.463.1–78.8 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 64.654–73.9 | 71.563.1–79.3 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 64.854–74.2 | 71.763.1–79.4 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 6554.1–74.4 | 71.863.3–79.6 | 78 |
| 2060 | 65.154.2–74.5 | 71.963.2–80 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 65.354.2–74.9 | 72.163.3–80 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 65.454.1–75.4 | 72.263.4–80.1 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 65.653.9–75.5 | 72.463.8–80.4 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 65.853.9–75.7 | 72.563.7–80.8 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 65.953.9–75.9 | 72.763.9–81.1 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 66.153.9–76.2 | 72.863.9–81.2 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 66.253.9–76.3 | 72.963.7–81.6 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 66.454–76.4 | 73.163.9–81.8 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 66.553.8–76.6 | 73.263.9–81.8 | 79 |
| 2070 | 66.753.8–77.3 | 73.463.8–82.2 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 66.854.2–77.5 | 73.563.9–82.6 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 6754.3–78.1 | 73.763.7–82.5 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 67.154.4–77.9 | 73.863.9–83.1 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 67.354.3–78.1 | 73.964.1–83.3 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 67.454.6–78.2 | 74.164.2–83.4 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 67.654.5–78.5 | 74.264.4–83.5 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 67.754.8–78.6 | 74.364.4–83.7 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 67.854.6–78.8 | 74.464.2–84 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 6854.3–78.7 | 74.664.2–84.2 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 68.154.4–79.2 | 74.764.4–84.3 | 80 |
| 2081 | 68.255.1–79.5 | 74.964.4–84.5 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 68.455–80 | 7564.4–84.6 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 68.554.9–79.9 | 75.164.5–84.8 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 68.755.2–80.1 | 75.364.4–85.2 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 68.955.1–80.4 | 75.464.4–85.2 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 6955.2–80.9 | 75.564.6–85.4 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 69.255.4–81 | 75.764.3–85.5 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 69.355.4–81.3 | 75.864.5–85.6 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 69.455.1–81.5 | 75.964.7–85.8 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 69.655.8–81.5 | 76.164.8–86.2 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 69.755.9–81.9 | 76.264.4–86.3 | 81 |
| 2092 | 69.955.7–82 | 76.464.5–86.4 | 81 |
| 2093 | 7055.6–82.3 | 76.564.4–86.4 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 70.155.2–82.3 | 76.664.3–86.6 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 70.355.5–82.7 | 76.864.5–86.6 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 70.456.1–82.8 | 76.964.5–86.8 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 70.656–83 | 7764.4–87.2 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 70.756.1–83.1 | 77.264.6–87.5 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 70.856.4–83.4 | 77.364.9–87.6 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 7156.4–83.8 | 77.464.7–87.8 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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 - Brazzaville
Health
- Child mortalityCentral African Republic: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Congo - Brazzaville: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCentral African Republic: 68.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCentral African Republic: 6.1% in 2022Congo - Brazzaville: 46.1% in 2021
- DepressionCentral African Republic: 4.21% in 2017Congo - Brazzaville: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateCentral African Republic: 16.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Congo - Brazzaville: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCentral African Republic: 5.15 million people in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 6.18 million people in 2023
- Population growthCentral African Republic: 3.41% a year in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 2.42% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCentral African Republic: 6.01 births per woman in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 4.16 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCentral African Republic: 44.6% in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 64.1% in 2025
- Median ageCentral African Republic: 14.3 years in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCentral African Republic: 2.1% in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCentral African Republic: -2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCentral African Republic: $394 in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: $1,683 in 2025
- GDP growthCentral African Republic: 1.9% a year in 2022Congo - Brazzaville: 0.8% a year in 2022
- InflationCentral African Republic: 1% a year in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 2.6% a year in 2025
- Government debtCentral African Republic: 42.6% of GDP in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 100.4% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCentral African Republic: 2.33% of GDP in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 1.31% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCentral African Republic: $68M in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: $190M in 2025
- Military spending per personCentral African Republic: $14 in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: $32 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCentral African Republic: 12.5% of government spending in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCentral African Republic: 10,000 people in 2020Congo - Brazzaville: 12,000 people in 2020
- National powerCentral African Republic: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Congo - Brazzaville: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCentral African Republic: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Congo - Brazzaville: 0.55% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCentral African Republic: 43 million TIV in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 9 million TIV in 2024
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personCentral African Republic: 0.06 tonnes in 2024Congo - Brazzaville: 1.34 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersCentral African Republic: 13.8% in 2024Congo - Brazzaville: 47.3% in 2024
- Access to electricityCentral African Republic: 18.2% in 2024Congo - Brazzaville: 53% in 2024
- Forest areaCentral African Republic: 72.5% in 2024Congo - Brazzaville: 64% in 2024