| Attribute |
Central African Republic × | 
Liberia × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 622,984 | 111,369 |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 622,984 | 96,320 |
| Water area (km²) | 0 | 15,049 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 5,920 | 1,667 |
| Border countries | - Cameroon
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- South Sudan
- Sudan
| - Cote d'Ivoire
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
|
| Coastline (km) | 0 | 579 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 635 | 243 |
| Lowest point (m) | 335 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 1,410 | 1,447 |
| People | | |
| Population | 5,990,855 | 5,073,296 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Indigenous beliefs | Christian |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Central African Republic | Republic of Liberia |
| Short country name | - | Liberia |
| Long local name | Republique Centrafricaine | - |
| Former name | - Central African Empire
- Ubangi-Shari
| - |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Bangui | Monrovia |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 3,390,000,000 | 6,112,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 1,937,000,000 | 3,285,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 700 | 1,300 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 5.4 | - |
| Labor force | 2,242,000 | 1,677,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.9 | 2.8 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 62 | 54.1 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 282,900,000 | 553,600,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 300,100,000 | 693,800,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | - | 0.77 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 14.6 | 16.9 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -0.9 | -4.3 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 52.9 | 34.4 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 4.1 | 12.4 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 4.25 | 3.2 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 15.5 | 13.3 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 428,900,000 | 423,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 428,900,000 | 423,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 547,000,000 | 792,300,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -163,000,000 | -627,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 113,700,000 | 260,600,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 393,100,000 | 1,166,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 304,300,000 | 459,800,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 779,900,000 | 1,036,000,000 |
| National currency | Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs | Liberian dollars |
| National currency (code) | XAF | LRD |
| National currency (symbol) | FCFA | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 605.3 | 109.4 |