Central African Republic vs Eritrea

Central African Republic and Eritrea compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Central African Republic has about 1.5 times as many people as Eritrea: 5.5 million against 3.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Eritrea ($689 in 2011) is 24% higher than in Central African Republic ($556 in 2025).
• The economy grew faster in Eritrea (8.7% in 2011) than in Central African Republic (4.5% in 2025), a difference of 4.2 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Central African Republic (6.3%) than in Eritrea (6%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Eritrea can expect to live 11.2 years longer than one born in Central African Republic: 68.9 years against 57.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Eritrea is older: half of its people are over 18.7 years, against 14.3 years in Central African Republic in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Eritrea (14.3% in 2020) than in Central African Republic (13.8% in 2024), a difference of 0.5 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Eritrea (0.22 tonnes) are about 3.7 times as high as in Central African Republic (0.06 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Central African Republic (72.5%) than in Eritrea (12%), a difference of 60.5 percentage points in 2024.