| Attribute |
Kenya × | 
Central African Republic × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 580,367 | 622,984 |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 569,140 | 622,984 |
| Water area (km²) | 11,227 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 3,457 | 5,920 |
| Border countries | - Ethiopia
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
| - Cameroon
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- South Sudan
- Sudan
|
| Coastline (km) | 536 | 0 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 762 | 635 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 335 |
| Highest point (m) | 5,199 | 1,410 |
| People | | |
| Population | 53,527,936 | 5,990,855 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Christian | Indigenous beliefs |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of Kenya | Central African Republic |
| Short country name | Kenya | - |
| Long local name | Republic of Kenya/Jamhuri ya Kenya | Republique Centrafricaine |
| Short local name | Kenya | - |
| Former name | | - Central African Empire
- Ubangi-Shari
|
| Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Nairobi | Bangui |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 163,700,000,000 | 3,390,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 79,220,000,000 | 1,937,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 3,500 | 700 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 10.4 | 5.4 |
| Labor force | 19,600,000 | 2,242,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 40 | 6.9 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 36.1 | 62 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 13,950,000,000 | 282,900,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 19,240,000,000 | 300,100,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.3 | - |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 17.6 | 14.6 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -6.7 | -0.9 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 54.2 | 52.9 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 8 | 4.1 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 10 | 4.25 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 13.67 | 15.5 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 14,070,000,000 | 428,900,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 14,070,000,000 | 428,900,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 32,000,000,000 | 547,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 19,330,000,000 | - |
| Current account balance (USD) | -5,021,000,000 | -163,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 5,792,000,000 | 113,700,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 15,990,000,000 | 393,100,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 7,354,000,000 | 304,300,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 27,590,000,000 | 779,900,000 |
| National currency | Kenyan shillings | Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs |
| National currency (code) | KES | XAF |
| National currency (symbol) | KSh | FCFA |
| National currency rate to USD | 102.1 | 605.3 |