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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Central African Republic: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 13.8% (2024), 185th of 188 in the world and 43rd of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 38.8 (2022), 205th of 210 in the world and 47th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.0 (2022), 203rd of 208 in the world and 44th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users13.8%2024 · world 185/188 · region 43/46Mobile subscriptions38.82022 · world 205/210 · region 47/48Fixed broadband0.02022 · world 203/208 · region 44/48Fixed telephone0.02022 · world 200/213 · region 39/48
Internet users
Central African RepublicSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199620012006201120162021Central African Republic13.8%Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
Central African RepublicSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Central African Republic38.8Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
9 indicators

Digital & energy access: Central African Republic in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population13.8%2024185/18843/460.1%2.0%7.5%2019+11.1 ppsince 201435.7%23.4%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people38.82022205/21047/480.121.836.4+57%since 201290.469.3111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people0.02022203/20844/48·0.020110.02021+23%since 20121.10.620.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people0.02022200/21339/480.20.00.0+129%since 20120.41.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people22024214/21547/48··1+681%since 20149032616,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population18.2%2024212/21545/486.0%9.8%15.4%+6.2 ppsince 201455.1%48.8%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population2.0%2024208/21144/470.8%20011.7%20091.9%+1.2 ppsince 201435.7%37.1%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population38.8%2024212/21347/4815.6%24.9%33.9%+10.0 ppsince 201482.9%77.6%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population1.0%2024189/19245/481.0%1.0%1.0%±0.0 ppsince 201422.9%15.6%75.4%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Central African Republic and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Central African Republic. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorCentral African RepublicDemocratic Republic of the CongoSudanCameroonChadSouth Sudan
Internet users13.8%202419.7%202418.6%201746.3%202412.6%20246.7%2019
Mobile subscriptions38.8202258.5202470.22022108.2202472.9202446.62023
Fixed broadband0.020220.020240.120222.120220.020240.02023
Fixed telephone0.020220.020240.320220.220240.020240.02023
Secure servers22024102024220242520241202452024
Electricity access18.2%202422.5%202466.0%202472.0%202413.4%20245.4%2024
Electricity access, rural2.0%20241.0%202454.2%202442.7%2024100.0%20240.7%2024
Electricity access, urban38.8%202455.0%202487.9%202495.6%202451.0%202422.8%2024
Clean cooking1.0%20245.0%202447.0%202432.0%202411.0%20240.0%2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo: digital & energy accessSudan: digital & energy accessCameroon: digital & energy accessChad: digital & energy accessSouth Sudan: digital & energy access
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