Central African Republic vs. Sudan
Demographics
| Central African Republic | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,357,984 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected | 46,751,152 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 39.49% (male 1,188,682/female 1,176,958) 15-24 years: 19.89% (male 598,567/female 593,075) 25-54 years: 32.95% (male 988,077/female 986,019) 55-64 years: 4.32% (male 123,895/female 134,829) 65 years and over: 3.35% (male 78,017/female 122,736) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 42.01% (male 9,726,937/female 9,414,988) 15-24 years: 20.94% (male 4,852,903/female 4,687,664) 25-54 years: 29.89% (male 6,633,567/female 6,986,241) 55-64 years: 4.13% (male 956,633/female 923,688) 65 years and over: 3.03% (male 729,214/female 649,721) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 20 years male: 19.7 years female: 20.3 years (2020 est.) | total: 18.3 years male: 18.1 years female: 18.5 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.79% (2021 est.) | 2.55% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 33.2 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 33.63 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 12.01 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 6.41 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -3.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 84.22 deaths/1,000 live births male: 90.39 deaths/1,000 live births female: 77.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 43.15 deaths/1,000 live births male: 48.66 deaths/1,000 live births female: 37.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 55.07 years male: 53.74 years female: 56.44 years (2021 est.) | total population: 66.79 years male: 64.58 years female: 69.11 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 4.09 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 4.66 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 2.9% (2020 est.) | 0.2% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Central African(s) adjective: Central African | noun: Sudanese (singular and plural) adjective: Sudanese |
| Ethnic groups | Baya 28.8%, Banda 22.9%, Mandjia 9.9%, Sara 7.9%, M'Baka-Bantu 7.9%, Arab-Fulani (Peul) 6%, Mbum 6%, Ngbanki 5.5%, Zande-Nzakara 3%, other Central African Republic ethnic groups 2%, non-Central African Republic ethnic groups .1% (2003 est.) | unspecified Sudanese Arab (approximately 70%), Fur, Beja, Nuba, Fallata |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 88,000 (2020 est.) | 49,000 (2020 est.) |
| Religions | Christian 89%, Muslim 9%, folk religion 1%, unaffiliated 1% (2020 est.) note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority | Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 3,200 (2020 est.) | 2,300 (2020 est.) |
| Languages | French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages | Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 37.4% male: 49.5% female: 25.8% (2018) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 60.7% male: 65.4% female: 56.1% (2018) |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: very high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever water contact diseases: schistosomiasis animal contact diseases: rabies respiratory diseases: meningococcal meningitis | degree of risk: very high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and Rift Valley fever water contact diseases: schistosomiasis animal contact diseases: rabies respiratory diseases: meningococcal meningitis |
| Food insecurity | exceptional shortfall in aggregate food production/supplies: due to conflict and population displacements - ongoing conflicts and population displacements due to armed violence that followed the December 2020 elections, adding to the already high levels of civil insecurity, coupled with restrictive measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic, are expected to continue affecting agricultural activities and limit farmers' access to crop-growing areas and inputs, with a negative impact on 2021 crop production (2021) | severe localized food insecurity: due to conflict, civil insecurity, and soaring food prices - the number of severely food insecure people was estimated at 9.8 million in the June-September 2021 period, due to flood-induced livelihood losses sustained in 2020, soaring food prices and inter-communal conflict; the main drivers are macro-economic challenges resulting in rampant food and non-food inflation, the lingering impact of 2020 widespread floods on livelihoods and the escalation of inter-communal violence in western Greater Darfur Region and in eastern South Kordofan, North Kordofan and Blue Nile states (2021) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 7 years male: 8 years female: 6 years (2012) | total: 8 years male: 8 years female: 7 years (2015) |
| Education expenditures | 1.2% of GDP (2011) | NA |
| Urbanization | urban population: 42.6% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 3.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 35.6% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 3.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 89.6% of population rural: 54.4% of population total: 68.5% of population unimproved: urban: 10.4% of population rural: 45.6% of population total: 31.5% of population (2015 est.) | improved: urban: 99% of population rural: 80.7% of population total: 87% of population unimproved: urban: 1% of population rural: 19.3% of population total: 13% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 43.6% of population rural: 7.2% of population total: 21.8% of population unimproved: urban: 56.4% of population rural: 92.8% of population total: 78.2% of population (2015 est.) | improved: urban: 72.1% of population rural: 30.6% of population total: 44.9% of population unimproved: urban: 27.9% of population rural: 69.4% of population total: 55.1% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 910,000 BANGUI (capital) (2021) | 5.989 million KHARTOUM (capital), 967,000 Nyala (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 829 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 295 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 20.5% (2019) | 33% (2014) |
| Health expenditures | 11% (2018) | 4.5% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 0.07 physicians/1,000 population (2015) | 0.26 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 1 beds/1,000 population (2011) | 0.7 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 7.5% (2016) | 6.6% (2014) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 17.8% (2019) | 12.2% (2014) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 86.4 youth dependency ratio: 81.1 elderly dependency ratio: 5.2 potential support ratio: 19.2 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 76.9 youth dependency ratio: 70.4 elderly dependency ratio: 6.5 potential support ratio: 15.4 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
