How much coast is there?

Central African Republic: 0 km (2026 edition) · Congo: 169 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

The Central African Republic’s highest peak towers 390 m above the Congo’s.

Central African Republic: 1,410 m (2026 edition) · Congo: 1,020 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

The Congo has 18% more people than the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 5.51 million (2025) · Congo: 6.48 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

The Congo is 2.1 times as densely populated as the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 9 per km² (2025) · Congo: 19 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in the Congo is 4 years older than in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 14.3 years (2023) · Congo: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the Central African Republic have 1.8 more children on average than in the Congo.

Central African Republic: 5.95 children per woman (2024) · Congo: 4.11 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

3.1% of people in the Congo are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 2.2% (2025) · Congo: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

The Central African Republic and the Congo are practically level.

Central African Republic: 0 (2025) · Congo: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

The Congo has 3 official languages, the Central African Republic 2.

Central African Republic: 2 (2026) · Congo: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

The Congo’s economy is 5.3 times the size of the Central African Republic’s.

Central African Republic: $3.07 billion (2025) · Congo: $16.3 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

The Congo produces 5.5 times as much per person as the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: Int$1,314 (2025) · Congo: Int$7,248 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Central African Republic: 43 (2021) · Congo: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 20% in the Congo, versus 6.3% in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 6.3% (2025) · Congo: 19.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

The Central African Republic spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, the Congo 1.2%.

Central African Republic: 2.5% (2024) · Congo: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

The Central African Republic’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× the Congo’s.

Central African Republic: 42% (2025) · Congo: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

The Congo spends 40% more on health per person than the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: $54 (2023) · Congo: $76 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the Central African Republic is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in the Congo.

Central African Republic: 58.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Congo: 27 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

The Congo has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

12% of adults in the Congo are obese, versus 8.9% in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 8.9% (2024) · Congo: 11.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Central African Republic: no data · Congo: 16.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in the Congo rate their lives 0.98 points higher than in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 3.48 (2019) · Congo: 4.46 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in the Congo drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 1.8 litres (2023) · Congo: 3.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

The Congo has 43% more meat per person than the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 39.1 kg (2022) · Congo: 55.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

The Central African Republic has 232 kcal more food per person per day than the Congo.

Central African Republic: 2,419 kcal (2022) · Congo: 2,187 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Central African Republic: no data · Congo: 2,534 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in the Congo went to school 4.3 years longer than in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 4 years (2023) · Congo: 8.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

The Congo welcomed 62% more tourists per resident than the Central African Republic (2019).

Central African Republic: 0.02 (2019) · Congo: 0.03 (2018)

How many people are online?

47% of people in the Congo are online, versus 14% in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 14% (2024) · Congo: 47% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

53% of people in the Congo have electricity, versus 18% in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 18.2% (2024) · Congo: 53% (2024)

How many live in cities?

64% of people in the Congo live in cities, versus 45% in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 45% (2025) · Congo: 64% (2025)

How many phones per person?

The Congo has 96 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Central African Republic 39.

Central African Republic: 39 (2022) · Congo: 96 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Central African Republic: no data · Congo: 893 km (2012)

How much do they fly?

Central African Republic: no data · Congo: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 64% of the Congo, but only 36% of the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 35.7% (2023) · Congo: 64.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in the Congo emits 19 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 0.1 t (2024) · Congo: 1.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of the Central African Republic’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in the Congo.

Central African Republic: 100% (2023) · Congo: 20.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in the Congo carries 25% more fine dust than in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 32.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Congo: 40.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the Central African Republic are 3.1 times as deadly as in the Congo.

Central African Republic: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Congo: 8.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

The Central African Republic is on average 1.3 °C warmer than the Congo.

Central African Republic: 26.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Congo: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

The Congo gets 39% more rain than the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 1,072 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Congo: 1,486 mm (2016–2025 avg)