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Central African Republic

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Bangui188,143 observations

Population

5.51M

world rank #119 / 217

GDP

3.07B

world rank #161 / 186

GDP / capita

1,122.8

world rank #184 / 185

Life expectancy

57.7

world rank #215 / 217

Governance

582 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile21.3#185 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile20.7#195 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile34.6#189 Rule of Law0-100 percentile27.5#198

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Economy

1,268 indicators

GDPcurrent US$3.07B#161 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $1,122.8#184 GDP growth%4.5%#57 Inflation%1%#36

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

131 indicators

Merchandise exportscurrent US$255M#176 Merchandise importscurrent US$573M#186 Exports of goods & services% GDP19.3%#113 Imports of goods & services% GDP33.6%#86

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

2,454 indicators

Life expectancyyears57.7#215 Infant mortalityper 1k births58.8#142 Maternal mortalityper 100k692#114 Health spending% GDP10.7%#22

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,708 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross15.8%#140 Education spending% GDP1.8%#109 Adult literacy%42.4%#53 Primary enrollment% gross96.8%#132

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

1,143 indicators

Populationpeople5.51M#119 Population growth%3.4%#7 Urban population%44.6%#152 Fertility ratebirths/woman6#4

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

240 indicators

Electricity access% pop18.2%#78 Renewable energy share%90.9%#3 Forest area% land35.7%#86 CO₂ per capitat0.07#202

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

192 indicators

Electricity access, rural% rural pop2%#78 Electricity access, urban% urban pop38.8%#64 Electricity from coal% of output0%#1

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

305 indicators

Terrestrial protected areas% land area14.8%#101 Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources0.05%#3 Capture fisheries productiontonnes29,000#122

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

271 indicators

Agricultural land% land area9.1%#181 Cereal yieldkg per hectare878.1#162 Aquaculture productiontonnes410#143 Food production index2014-16 = 100148#8

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

43 indicators

Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people38.8#205 Secure internet serversper 1M people1.7#214 Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.04#202

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

791 indicators

Gini indexindex43#60 Extreme poverty% pop71.6%#46 Internet users% pop13.8%#177 Homicide rateper 100k20.1#112

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

361 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths371#26 INFORM risk score0-107.6#60 Hazard & exposure0-106.4#55 Vulnerability0-108#63

Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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