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Central African Republic vs South Sudan

86 shared metrics.

Central African RepublicLeads in 45

vs86 shared

South SudanLeads in 41

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What matters for both sides

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Central African Republic

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Name origin: self-descriptive name specifying the country's location on the continent.

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Geography

Size snapshot: slightly smaller than Texas.

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South Sudan

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of South Sudan.

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Identity

Name origin: self-descriptive name from the country's geographic position within Sudan prior to independence.

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Analysis

Central African Republic leads in 45 of 86 shared metrics, while South Sudan leads in 41.

Central African Republic's Credit Card Ownership is 18.1x that of South Sudan (2.9% of adults vs 0.15% of adults).

Central African Republic's Freedom of Expression Index is 3.0x that of South Sudan (0.61 vs 0.15).

Central African Republic's Electricity Access (%) is 2.3x that of South Sudan (17.6% vs 5.4%).

Central African Republic's Forest Coverage (%) is 2.1x that of South Sudan (35.66% vs 11.33%).

Central African Republic's Forest Area is 2.1x that of South Sudan (222.1K km² vs 71.6K km²).

Key Comparisons

Credit Card OwnershipCentral African Republic leads

Central African Republic

2.9% of adults

South Sudan

0.15% of adults

Freedom of Expression IndexCentral African Republic leads

Central African Republic

0.61

South Sudan

0.15

Electricity Access (%)Central African Republic leads

Central African Republic

17.6%

South Sudan

5.4%

Forest Coverage (%)Central African Republic leads

Central African Republic

35.66%

South Sudan

11.33%

Forest AreaCentral African Republic leads

Central African Republic

222.1K km²

South Sudan

71.6K km²

Renewable Energy (%)Central African Republic leads

Central African Republic

90.9%

South Sudan

32.4%

All Metrics

Credit Card Ownership

Central African Republic

2.9% of adults

South Sudan

0.15% of adults

1808% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Central African Republic

0.61

South Sudan

0.15

295% higher

Electricity Access (%)

Central African Republic

17.6%

South Sudan

5.4%

226% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Central African Republic

35.66%

South Sudan

11.33%

215% higher

Forest Area

Central African Republic

222.1K km²

South Sudan

71.6K km²

210% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Central African Republic

90.9%

South Sudan

32.4%

181% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Central African Republic

24 pts

South Sudan

9.0 pts

167% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Central African Republic

0.29

South Sudan

0.13

120% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Central African Republic

6.7 kg/person/yr

South Sudan

3.1 kg/person/yr

116% higher

Urban Population (%)

Central African Republic

44.12%

South Sudan

21.38%

106% higher

Official Languages Count

Central African Republic

2.0

South Sudan

1.0

100% higher

Irrigated Land

South Sudan

Central African Republic

10 km²

South Sudan

1.0K km²

99% lower

Water Stress (%)

South Sudan

Central African Republic

0.05%

South Sudan

2.5%

98% lower

Inflation Rate

South Sudan

Central African Republic

1.5%

South Sudan

91.4%

98% lower

Digital Payments Used

Central African Republic

9.3% of adults

South Sudan

4.8% of adults

92% higher

Water Withdrawal

South Sudan

Central African Republic

0.07 B m³

South Sudan

0.66 B m³

89% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

South Sudan

Central African Republic

111.11 gCO2/kWh

South Sudan

642.86 gCO2/kWh

83% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

South Sudan

Central African Republic

10.0K

South Sudan

53.0K

81% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

South Sudan

Central African Republic

9.1%

South Sudan

44.86%

80% lower

Electricity Generation

South Sudan

Central African Republic

0.14 TWh

South Sudan

0.59 TWh

76% lower

Comparison of Central African Republic and South Sudan across 86 metrics
				Winner
Credit Card Ownership	2.9% of adults	0.15% of adults	1808% higher	Central African Republic
Freedom of Expression Index	0.61	0.15	295% higher	Central African Republic
Electricity Access (%)	17.6%	5.4%	226% higher	Central African Republic
Forest Coverage (%)	35.66%	11.33%	215% higher	Central African Republic
Forest Area	222.1K km²	71.6K km²	210% higher	Central African Republic
Renewable Energy (%)	90.9%	32.4%	181% higher	Central African Republic
Corruption Perceptions Index	24 pts	9.0 pts	167% higher	Central African Republic
Electoral Democracy Index	0.29	0.13	120% higher	Central African Republic
Seafood Consumption per Person	6.7 kg/person/yr	3.1 kg/person/yr	116% higher	Central African Republic
Urban Population (%)	44.12%	21.38%	106% higher	Central African Republic
Official Languages Count	2.0	1.0	100% higher	Central African Republic
Irrigated Land	10 km²	1.0K km²	99% lower	South Sudan
Water Stress (%)	0.05%	2.5%	98% lower	South Sudan
Inflation Rate	1.5%	91.4%	98% lower	South Sudan
Digital Payments Used	9.3% of adults	4.8% of adults	92% higher	Central African Republic
Water Withdrawal	0.07 B m³	0.66 B m³	89% lower	South Sudan
Electricity Carbon Intensity	111.11 gCO2/kWh	642.86 gCO2/kWh	83% lower	South Sudan
Armed Forces Personnel	10.0K	53.0K	81% lower	South Sudan
Agricultural Land (%)	9.1%	44.86%	80% lower	South Sudan
Electricity Generation	0.14 TWh	0.59 TWh	76% lower	South Sudan
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.07 per 1k	0.04 per 1k	75% higher	Central African Republic
Nurses & Midwives	0.19 per 1k	0.71 per 1k	73% lower	South Sudan
Teen Birth Rate	163.09 per 1k	97.13 per 1k	68% higher	Central African Republic
Women in Parliament (%)	11.43%	32.36%	65% lower	South Sudan
Liberal Democracy Index	0.10	0.06	59% higher	Central African Republic
Highest Elevation	1.4K m	3.2K m	56% lower	South Sudan
Population	5.75M	12.70M	55% lower	South Sudan
Airports	43	96	55% lower	South Sudan
Can Raise Emergency Money	27.39% of adults	60.93% of adults	55% lower	South Sudan
Population Density	8.3 /km²	18.17 /km²	54% lower	South Sudan
Electric Generating Capacity	63.0K kW	136.0K kW	54% lower	South Sudan
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	12.48%	53% lower	South Sudan
Firms Making Informal Payments	34.93% of firms	22.82% of firms	53% higher	Central African Republic
CO2 Per Capita	0.07 t/person/yr	0.14 t/person/yr	48% lower	South Sudan
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	1.4 per 100k	0.93 per 100k	47% higher	Central African Republic
Health Spending (% GDP)	10.0% of GDP	6.8% of GDP	47% higher	Central African Republic
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.09% of youth labor force	18.52% of youth labor force	46% lower	South Sudan
Dependency Ratio	104.73% of working-age pop.	72.14% of working-age pop.	45% higher	Central African Republic
Government Debt (% GDP)	56% of GDP	86.6% of GDP	35% lower	South Sudan
Capital Elevation	369 m	550 m	33% lower	South Sudan
Firms Hit by Power Outages	89.28% of firms	68.37% of firms	31% higher	Central African Republic
Death Rate	11.04 per 1k	8.7 per 1k	28% higher	Central African Republic
Military Spending	2.5% of GDP	2.0% of GDP	28% higher	Central African Republic
Elderly Population (%)	2.2%	3.0%	28% lower	South Sudan
Youth Population (%)	49%	38.92%	26% higher	Central African Republic
Vehicles per 1,000 People	8.1 per 1k people	6.4 per 1k people	26% higher	Central African Republic
Fertility Rate	3.9 children/woman	5.0 children/woman	22% lower	South Sudan
Scientific Publications	19.82	16.38	21% higher	Central African Republic
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	24 days/yr	20 days/yr	20% higher	Central African Republic
Median Age	14.3 years	18.0 years	20% lower	South Sudan
Hypertension Prevalence	41.5% of adults	34.9% of adults	19% higher	Central African Republic
Women's Political Empowerment	0.56	0.48	17% higher	Central African Republic
Infant Mortality	60.4 per 1k births	72.6 per 1k births	17% lower	South Sudan
Firms Asked for Bribes	22.64% of firms	27.39% of firms	17% lower	South Sudan
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	39 per 100 people	46.62 per 100 people	16% lower	South Sudan
Suicide Rate	9.2 per 100k	7.9 per 100k	16% higher	Central African Republic
Birth Rate	31.49 per 1k	35.68 per 1k	12% lower	South Sudan
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	34.43 µg/m³	30.74 µg/m³	12% higher	Central African Republic
Lowest Elevation	335 m	381 m	12% lower	South Sudan
Internet Users (%)	8.0%	9.0%	11% lower	South Sudan
Road Traffic Death Rate	25.9 per 100k	23.3 per 100k	11% higher	Central African Republic
Human Development Index	0.41	0.39	7% higher	Central African Republic
Child Mortality	92.2 per 1k births	98.7 per 1k births	7% lower	South Sudan
Obesity Rate	7.7%	8.0%	4% lower	South Sudan
Political Corruption Index	0.85	0.89	4% lower	South Sudan
Protected Land (%)	14.8%	15.4%	4% lower	South Sudan
Sanitation Access (%)	14.04%	14.43%	3% lower	South Sudan
Health Spending Per Capita	$47.92	$49.41	3% lower	South Sudan
Firms with Female Top Manager	10.22% of firms	10.55% of firms	3% lower	South Sudan
Land Border Length	5.9K km	6.0K km	2% lower	South Sudan
Insufficient Physical Activity	16.53% of adults	16.26% of adults	2% higher	Central African Republic
Land Area	623.0K km²	631.9K km²	1% lower	South Sudan
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Central African Republic
Coastline Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	Central African Republic
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Central African Republic
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Central African Republic
Solar Electricity Share	0%	1.8%	ranked lower	South Sudan
Broadband Access (%)	202 per 100 people	202 per 100 people	equal	Central African Republic
Life Expectancy	57.4 years	57.6 years	equal	South Sudan
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Central African Republic
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-3.8% of GDP	-4% of GDP	ranked higher	Central African Republic
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	2.0 sites	0 sites	ranked higher	Central African Republic
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.02 per 100k people	0 per 100k people	ranked higher	Central African Republic
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Central African Republic
Food Waste per Person	132.83 kg/person/yr	132.78 kg/person/yr	equal	Central African Republic
Border Neighbors	6.0	6.0	equal	Central African Republic

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Analysis

Central African Republic leads in 45 of 86 shared metrics, while South Sudan leads in 41.

Central African Republic's Credit Card Ownership is 18.1x that of South Sudan (2.9% of adults vs 0.15% of adults).

Central African Republic's Freedom of Expression Index is 3.0x that of South Sudan (0.61 vs 0.15).

Central African Republic's Electricity Access (%) is 2.3x that of South Sudan (17.6% vs 5.4%).

Central African Republic's Forest Coverage (%) is 2.1x that of South Sudan (35.66% vs 11.33%).

Central African Republic's Forest Area is 2.1x that of South Sudan (222.1K km² vs 71.6K km²).

Key Comparisons

Credit Card OwnershipCentral African Republic leads

Central African Republic

2.9% of adults

South Sudan

0.15% of adults

Freedom of Expression IndexCentral African Republic leads

Central African Republic

0.61

South Sudan

0.15

Electricity Access (%)Central African Republic leads

Central African Republic

17.6%

South Sudan

5.4%

Forest Coverage (%)Central African Republic leads

Central African Republic

35.66%

South Sudan

11.33%

Forest AreaCentral African Republic leads

Central African Republic

222.1K km²

South Sudan

71.6K km²

Renewable Energy (%)Central African Republic leads

Central African Republic

90.9%

South Sudan

32.4%

Credit Card Ownership

2.9% of adults

0.15% of adults

Freedom of Expression Index

0.61

0.15

Electricity Access (%)

17.6%

5.4%

Forest Coverage (%)

35.66%

11.33%

Forest Area

222.1K km²

71.6K km²

Renewable Energy (%)

90.9%

32.4%

Corruption Perceptions Index

24 pts

9.0 pts

Electoral Democracy Index

0.29

0.13

Seafood Consumption per Person

6.7 kg/person/yr

3.1 kg/person/yr

Urban Population (%)

44.12%

21.38%

Official Languages Count

2.0

1.0

Irrigated Land

10 km²

1.0K km²

Water Stress (%)

0.05%

2.5%

Inflation Rate

1.5%

91.4%

Digital Payments Used

9.3% of adults

4.8% of adults

Water Withdrawal

0.07 B m³

0.66 B m³

Electricity Carbon Intensity

111.11 gCO2/kWh

642.86 gCO2/kWh

Armed Forces Personnel

10.0K

53.0K

Agricultural Land (%)

9.1%

44.86%

Electricity Generation

0.14 TWh

0.59 TWh

Central African Republic vs South Sudan

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Credit Card Ownership

Freedom of Expression Index

Electricity Access (%)

Forest Coverage (%)

Forest Area

Renewable Energy (%)

Corruption Perceptions Index

Electoral Democracy Index

Seafood Consumption per Person

Urban Population (%)

Official Languages Count

Irrigated Land

Water Stress (%)

Inflation Rate

Digital Payments Used

Water Withdrawal

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Armed Forces Personnel

Agricultural Land (%)

Electricity Generation

Doctors (per 1,000)

Nurses & Midwives

Teen Birth Rate

Women in Parliament (%)

Liberal Democracy Index

Highest Elevation

Population

Airports

Can Raise Emergency Money

Population Density

Electric Generating Capacity

Unemployment Rate

Firms Making Informal Payments

CO2 Per Capita

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Health Spending (% GDP)

Youth Unemployment Rate

Dependency Ratio

Government Debt (% GDP)

Capital Elevation

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Death Rate

Military Spending

Elderly Population (%)

Youth Population (%)

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Fertility Rate

Scientific Publications

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Median Age

Hypertension Prevalence

Women's Political Empowerment

Infant Mortality

Firms Asked for Bribes

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Suicide Rate

Birth Rate

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Lowest Elevation

Internet Users (%)

Road Traffic Death Rate

Human Development Index

Child Mortality

Obesity Rate

Political Corruption Index

Protected Land (%)

Sanitation Access (%)

Health Spending Per Capita

Firms with Female Top Manager

Land Border Length

Insufficient Physical Activity

Land Area