Central African Republic vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Urban population, per capita
Central African Republic
0.4455 units per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.4511 units per person
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
164th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
162nd
Urban population, per capita over time
- Central African Republic
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.4511 units per person against 0.4455 units per person in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0056 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 164th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 5 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2304 units per person | 0.2296 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 0.3286 units per person | 0.2524 units per person | 0.0762 units per person | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 0.3661 units per person | 0.283 units per person | 0.0831 units per person | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 0.3744 units per person | 0.3227 units per person | 0.0517 units per person | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 0.3804 units per person | 0.3707 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 0.3996 units per person | 0.4114 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.4347 units per person | 0.4419 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Central African Republic or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.4511 units per person against 0.4455 units per person in Central African Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.0056 units per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 164th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.