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Central African Republic

The Central African Republic's best placing is 8th of 194 for forest per person.

Best placing: #8Forest per person
Top 10 placings: 1 / 13
Population: 5.5 million
Land area: 622,980 km²

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Best placings first. The bar shows how far up the ranking the Central African Republic is.

Forest per person

#8 of 194

0.0403 km² of forest per person

World Bank · 2023

Land area per person

#13 of 194

0.113 km² of land per person

World Bank · 2023

Forest

#27 of 194

222,130 km² of forest

7th in Africa · World Bank · 2023

Land area

#43 of 194

622,980 km² of land

20th in Africa · World Bank · 2023

Rainfall

#67 of 179

1,343 mm of precipitation per year

15th in Africa · World Bank · 2022

Forest by area

#78 of 194

35.7 % of land area covered by forest

World Bank · 2023

Airports per person

#81 of 192

7.80 airports per million people

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Airports

#97 of 193

43 airports

23rd in Africa · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Population

#118 of 195

5,513,282 people

38th in Africa · World Bank · 2025

GDP

#158 of 182

3,066,109,226 US$ (current prices)

45th in Africa · World Bank · 2025

Airports by area

#172 of 191

0.69 airports per 10,000 km²

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Population by area

#182 of 194

8.85 people per km²

World Bank · 2025

GDP per person

#181 of 182

556 GDP per person (US$)

World Bank · 2025

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