| Attribute |
Sao Tome and Principe × | 
Central African Republic × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 964 | 622,984 |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 964 | 622,984 |
| Water area (km²) | 0 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 5,920 |
| 1↑Border countries | - | - Cameroon
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- South Sudan
- Sudan
|
| Coastline (km) | 209 | 0 |
| Mean elevation (m) | - | 635 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 335 |
| Highest point (m) | 2,024 | 1,410 |
| People | | |
| Population | 211,122 | 5,990,855 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Catholic | Indigenous beliefs |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe | Central African Republic |
| Short country name | Sao Tome and Principe | - |
| Long local name | Republica Democratica de Sao Tome e Principe | Republique Centrafricaine |
| Short local name | Sao Tome e Principe | - |
| Former name | - | - Central African Empire
- Ubangi-Shari
|
| Government type | Semi-presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Sao Tome | Bangui |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 686,000,000 | 3,390,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 393,000,000 | 1,937,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 3,200 | 700 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 18.7 | 5.4 |
| Labor force | 72,600 | 2,242,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 12.2 | 6.9 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 66.2 | 62 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 103,000,000 | 282,900,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 112,400,000 | 300,100,000 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 26.2 | 14.6 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -2.4 | -0.9 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 88.4 | 52.9 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 5.7 | 4.1 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 16 | 4.25 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 19.61 | 15.5 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 75,380,000 | 428,900,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 75,380,000 | 428,900,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 96,030,000 | 547,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -32,000,000 | -163,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 15,600,000 | 113,700,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 127,700,000 | 393,100,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 58,950,000 | 304,300,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 292,900,000 | 779,900,000 |
| National currency | dobras | Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs |
| National currency (code) | STD | XAF |
| National currency (symbol) | Db | FCFA |
| National currency rate to USD | 22 | 605.3 |