Central African Republic vs Sudan
Central African Republic vs Sudan: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 57.4 years in Central African Republic and 66.3 years in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sudan, by 8.9 years, or 1.16 times that in Central African Republic.
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What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 1986, when it overtook Central African Republic.
- In 2023, Central African Republic ranked 226 and Sudan ranked 193 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Central African Republic at 71 years and Sudan at 78.1 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
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| Year | Central African Republic | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 57.4 | 66.3 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 18.8 | 65.7 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 40.3 | 64.5 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 50.6 | 65.1 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 31.5 | 65.8 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 52.3 | 65.5 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 45.2 | 65.2 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 51 | 64.7 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 51.9 | 64.4 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 40.3 | 64 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 49.5 | 63.4 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 51.3 | 63.4 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 50.1 | 63.2 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 46.9 | 63 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 14.7 | 62.7 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 49.9 | 61.3 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 49.3 | 61.4 | 69 |
| 2006 | 48.7 | 60.4 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 48.2 | 57.2 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 47.7 | 56.8 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 47.3 | 58.3 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 46.8 | 59.3 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 46.7 | 59.3 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 46.6 | 59 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 46.9 | 58.6 | 66 |
| 1998 | 47.1 | 58.3 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 47.3 | 58.1 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 47.7 | 57.6 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 48.1 | 57.5 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 48.5 | 57 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 48.9 | 56.1 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 49.2 | 56 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 49.6 | 55.6 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 49.9 | 55.5 | 64 |
| 1989 | 50.1 | 54.9 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 50.2 | 55 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 50.4 | 54.8 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 50.4 | 54.6 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 50.5 | 50 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 50.4 | 49.8 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 50.3 | 49.6 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 50.2 | 54.4 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 50 | 54.4 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 49.8 | 54.1 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 49.5 | 53.4 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 49.2 | 53.3 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 48.8 | 53.5 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 48.4 | 53.3 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 47.9 | 53.3 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 47.4 | 53.2 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 46.9 | 53 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 46.3 | 52.8 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 45.8 | 52.5 | 56 |
| 1970 | 45.2 | 52.3 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 44.6 | 52 | 56 |
| 1968 | 44 | 51.8 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 43.4 | 51.5 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 42.8 | 51.3 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 42.2 | 51 | 54 |
| 1964 | 41.6 | 50.9 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 41.1 | 50.8 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 40.6 | 50.4 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 40.1 | 50 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 39.6 | 49.6 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 39.1 | 49.2 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 38.7 | 48.9 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 38.3 | 48.5 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 37.8 | 48.1 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 37.4 | 47.7 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 37 | 47.3 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 36.6 | 46.9 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 36.3 | 46.5 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 35.8 | 46.2 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 35.4 | 45.8 | 46.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Central African Republic | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57.756.1–59.3 | 66.565.1–67.9 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 57.955.7–60.3 | 66.764.8–68.6 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 58.255.4–61 | 66.964.5–69.2 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 58.455.1–61.6 | 67.164.1–69.8 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 58.654.8–62.3 | 67.364–70.3 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 58.954.7–62.9 | 67.464–70.8 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 59.154.8–63.4 | 67.663.7–71.1 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 59.454.7–64.2 | 67.863.8–71.6 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 59.654.4–64.9 | 6863.7–71.8 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 59.954.5–65.4 | 68.163.6–72.2 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 60.154–65.7 | 68.363.5–72.5 | 75 |
| 2035 | 60.354–66.1 | 68.563.7–73 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 60.554.1–66.5 | 68.663.7–73.3 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 60.854.3–67 | 68.863.5–73.5 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 6154.3–67.5 | 6963.4–74 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 61.254.2–67.9 | 69.163.5–74.2 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 61.454.3–68.2 | 69.363.5–74.4 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 61.654.3–68.6 | 69.563.5–74.6 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 61.854.1–69 | 69.663.6–74.9 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 6254.3–69.4 | 69.863.5–75.2 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 62.253.7–69.6 | 69.963.9–75.5 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 62.453.8–70.2 | 70.163.9–75.8 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 62.653.8–70.4 | 70.364–76 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 62.853.8–70.7 | 70.463.9–76.4 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 6353.9–70.8 | 70.663.9–76.6 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 63.253.9–71.3 | 70.763.8–76.8 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 63.454.1–72 | 70.963.9–77.1 | 77 |
| 2051 | 63.654–72.1 | 7163.7–77.3 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 63.853.9–72.3 | 71.263.9–77.7 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 63.953.9–72.5 | 71.363.7–78 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 64.153.9–72.9 | 71.563.9–78.1 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 64.353.9–73.4 | 71.664.1–78.5 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 64.554–73.7 | 71.863.8–78.6 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 64.654–73.9 | 71.963.9–78.9 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 64.854–74.2 | 72.164.2–79.2 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 6554.1–74.4 | 72.264.2–79.2 | 78 |
| 2060 | 65.154.2–74.5 | 72.364.3–79.6 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 65.354.2–74.9 | 72.564.4–79.9 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 65.454.1–75.4 | 72.664.3–80.2 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 65.653.9–75.5 | 72.864.2–80.2 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 65.853.9–75.7 | 72.964.4–80.6 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 65.953.9–75.9 | 73.164.3–80.7 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 66.153.9–76.2 | 73.264.2–80.9 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 66.253.9–76.3 | 73.364.4–81.2 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 66.454–76.4 | 73.564.4–81.6 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 66.553.8–76.6 | 73.664.6–81.9 | 79 |
| 2070 | 66.753.8–77.3 | 73.864.7–82.2 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 66.854.2–77.5 | 73.964.6–82.5 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 6754.3–78.1 | 74.164.6–82.6 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 67.154.4–77.9 | 74.264.4–82.6 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 67.354.3–78.1 | 74.464.8–82.9 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 67.454.6–78.2 | 74.564.5–83.1 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 67.654.5–78.5 | 74.764.7–83.2 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 67.754.8–78.6 | 74.864.7–83.4 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 67.854.6–78.8 | 74.964.6–83.6 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 6854.3–78.7 | 75.164.5–83.7 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 68.154.4–79.2 | 75.264.6–84.1 | 80 |
| 2081 | 68.255.1–79.5 | 75.464.7–84.3 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 68.455–80 | 75.564.7–84.5 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 68.554.9–79.9 | 75.764.9–84.6 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 68.755.2–80.1 | 75.865.2–85 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 68.955.1–80.4 | 7665.2–85 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 6955.2–80.9 | 76.165.4–85 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 69.255.4–81 | 76.265.5–85.1 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 69.355.4–81.3 | 76.465.3–85.2 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 69.455.1–81.5 | 76.565–85.6 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 69.655.8–81.5 | 76.765.4–85.9 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 69.755.9–81.9 | 76.865.2–86 | 81 |
| 2092 | 69.955.7–82 | 7765.2–86.1 | 81 |
| 2093 | 7055.6–82.3 | 77.165.2–85.9 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 70.155.2–82.3 | 77.265.2–86.1 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 70.355.5–82.7 | 77.465.4–86.3 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 70.456.1–82.8 | 77.565.5–86.6 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 70.656–83 | 77.765.7–86.7 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 70.756.1–83.1 | 77.865.7–86.8 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 70.856.4–83.4 | 7865.6–86.8 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 7156.4–83.8 | 78.165.5–87 | 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 Sudan
Health
- Child mortalityCentral African Republic: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCentral African Republic: 68.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCentral African Republic: 4.21% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateCentral African Republic: 16.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCentral African Republic: 5.15 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthCentral African Republic: 3.41% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCentral African Republic: 6.01 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCentral African Republic: 44.6% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageCentral African Republic: 14.3 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCentral African Republic: 2.1% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateCentral African Republic: -2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCentral African Republic: $394 in 2025Sudan: $582 in 2025
- GDP growthCentral African Republic: 1.9% a year in 2022Sudan: -2.5% a year in 2019
- InflationCentral African Republic: 1% a year in 2025Sudan: 99.9% a year in 2025
- Government debtCentral African Republic: 42.6% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 191.3% of GDP in 2021
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCentral African Republic: 2.33% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsCentral African Republic: $68M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personCentral African Republic: $14 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingCentral African Republic: 12.5% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelCentral African Republic: 10,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerCentral African Republic: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCentral African Republic: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCentral African Republic: 43 million TIV in 2023Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personCentral African Republic: 0.06 tonnes in 2024Sudan: 0.43 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersCentral African Republic: 13.8% in 2024Sudan: 18.6% in 2017
- Access to electricityCentral African Republic: 18.2% in 2024Sudan: 66% in 2024
- Forest areaCentral African Republic: 72.5% in 2024Sudan: 11.9% in 2024