Central African Republic vs Sudan
Central African Republic vs Sudan: Adult literacy
Adult literacy: 42.4% in Central African Republic in 2019 and 53.5% in Sudan in 2008, by UNESCO estimates. In 2000 the value was higher in Sudan, by 10.7 percentage points, or 1.21 times that in Central African Republic.
% of adults · UNESCO
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- The world as a whole: 81.1% in 2000.
Every year
% of adults · UNESCO
| Year | Central African Republic | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | – | 87.7 |
| 2023 | – | – | 87.6 |
| 2022 | – | – | 87.4 |
| 2021 | – | – | 87.2 |
| 2020 | – | – | 87 |
| 2019 | 42.4 | – | 86.8 |
| 2018 | – | – | 86.8 |
| 2017 | – | – | 86.5 |
| 2016 | – | – | 86.3 |
| 2015 | – | – | 86 |
| 2014 | – | – | 85.6 |
| 2013 | – | – | 85.2 |
| 2012 | – | – | 84.9 |
| 2011 | – | – | 84.7 |
| 2010 | – | – | 84.4 |
| 2009 | – | – | 83.8 |
| 2008 | – | 53.5 | 83.5 |
| 2007 | – | – | 83.1 |
| 2006 | – | – | 82.5 |
| 2005 | – | – | 82.6 |
| 2004 | – | – | 82.6 |
| 2003 | – | – | 82.2 |
| 2002 | – | – | 81.7 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81.4 |
| 2000 | 50.7 | 61.4 | 81.1 |
| 1999 | – | – | 80.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 80.5 |
| 1997 | – | – | 79.3 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1995 | – | – | 76.9 |
| 1994 | – | – | 76.4 |
| 1993 | – | – | 76 |
| 1992 | – | – | 75.5 |
| 1991 | – | – | 75.1 |
| 1990 | – | – | 74.6 |
| 1989 | – | – | 74.1 |
| 1988 | 33.6 | – | 73.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 71.9 |
| 1986 | – | – | 71.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 70.7 |
| 1984 | – | – | 70.2 |
| 1983 | – | – | 69.5 |
| 1982 | – | – | 68.9 |
| 1981 | – | – | 68.4 |
| 1980 | – | – | 67.8 |
| 1979 | – | – | 67.2 |
| 1978 | – | – | 66.5 |
| 1977 | – | – | 65.9 |
| 1976 | – | – | 65.6 |
| 1975 | 18.2 | – | 65.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people aged 15 and over who can read and write a short, simple statement about their everyday life.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, via the World Bank.
- 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
- Life expectancyCentral African Republic: 57.4 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- 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