Compare Central African Republic & its neighbours

(Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic Of The, Congo, Republic Of The, South Sudan, Sudan)

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Misc
Country CodeCFCMTDCDCGSSSD
Geography
Area (sq km)622,984475,4401,284,0002,344,858342,000644,3291,861,484
Coastline (km)40237169853
Highest Point (m)1,410 (Mont Ngaoui)4,045 (Fako on Mont Cameroun)3,445 (Emi Koussi)5,110 (Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley))903 (Mount Berongou)3,187 (Kinyeti)3,042 (Jabal Marrah)
Average Elevation (m)635667543726430568
People
Population5,745,06225,640,96515,833,11685,281,0245,062,02110,204,58143,120,843
Median Age19.8018.6015.8018.8019.6018.1017.90
Growth Rate2.11 %2.54 %3.23 %2.33 %2.17 %-1.16 %2.93 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)34.0035.0043.0032.8033.7036.9034.20
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)12.909.4010.509.409.2019.306.70
Urban Population41.40 %56.40 %23.10 %44.50 %66.90 %19.60 %34.60 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth19.7017.9019.9019.80
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)882.00596.00856.00693.00442.00789.00311.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)84.3049.8071.7066.7053.5090.4044.20
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)4.20 %4.10 %3.60 %4.30 %5.20 %2.70 %8.40 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.060.090.050.090.120.41
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)1.001.300.80
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)7.50 %11.40 %6.10 %6.70 %9.60 %6.60 %6.60 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)1.20 %3.10 %2.90 %1.50 %4.60 %1.00 %2.20 %
School life (years)713810118
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)6.30 %8.70 %38.60 %20.00 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)3.390 billion89.540 billion28.620 billion68.600 billion29.390 billion20.010 billion177.400 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)4.30 %3.50 %-3.10 %3.40 %-3.10 %-5.20 %1.40 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)7003,7002,3008006,8001,6004,300
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)5.40 %25.50 %15.50 %11.50 %19.50 %3.60 %12.10 %