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