| Attribute |
Argentina × | 
Central African Republic × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 2,780,400 | 622,984 |
| Continent | South America | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 2,736,690 | 622,984 |
| Water area (km²) | 43,710 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 11,968 | 5,920 |
| Border countries | - Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
| - Cameroon
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- South Sudan
- Sudan
|
| Coastline (km) | 4,989 | 0 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 595 | 635 |
| Lowest point (m) | -105 | 335 |
| Highest point (m) | 6,962 | 1,410 |
| People | | |
| Population | 45,479,118 | 5,990,855 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Nominally Roman Catholic | Indigenous beliefs |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Argentine Republic | Central African Republic |
| Short country name | Argentina | - |
| Long local name | Republica Argentina | Republique Centrafricaine |
| Short local name | Argentina | - |
| Former name | - | - Central African Empire
- Ubangi-Shari
|
| Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Bangui |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 922,100,000,000 | 3,390,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 637,600,000,000 | 1,937,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 2.9 | 4.3 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 20,900 | 700 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 17.6 | 5.4 |
| Labor force | 18,000,000 | 2,242,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.4 | 6.9 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 25.7 | 62 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 120,600,000,000 | 282,900,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 158,600,000,000 | 300,100,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.86 | - |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 18.9 | 14.6 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -6 | -0.9 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 57.6 | 52.9 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 25.7 | 4.1 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | - | 4.25 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 26.58 | 15.5 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 62,610,000,000 | 428,900,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 62,610,000,000 | 428,900,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 219,400,000,000 | 547,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 56,130,000,000 | - |
| Current account balance (USD) | -31,320,000,000 | -163,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 58,450,000,000 | 113,700,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 63,970,000,000 | 393,100,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 55,330,000,000 | 304,300,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 214,900,000,000 | 779,900,000 |
| National currency | Argentine pesos | Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs |
| National currency (code) | ARS | XAF |
| National currency (symbol) | $ | FCFA |
| National currency rate to USD | 16.92 | 605.3 |