| Attribute |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the × | 
Liberia × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 2,344,858 | 111,369 |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 2,267,048 | 96,320 |
| Water area (km²) | 77,810 | 15,049 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 10,481 | 1,667 |
| Border countries | - Angola
- Burundi
- Central African Republic
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
| - Cote d'Ivoire
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
|
| Coastline (km) | 37 | 579 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 726 | 243 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 5,110 | 1,447 |
| People | | |
| Population | 101,780,263 | 5,073,296 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | Christian |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Republic of Liberia |
| Short country name | DRC | Liberia |
| Long local name | Republique Democratique du Congo | - |
| Short local name | RDC | - |
| Former name | - Belgian Congo
- Congo Free State
- Congo/Kinshasa
- Congo/Leopoldville
- Zaire
| - |
| Government type | Semi-presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Kinshasa | Monrovia |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 68,600,000,000 | 6,112,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 41,440,000,000 | 3,285,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 800 | 1,300 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 11.5 | - |
| Labor force | 31,360,000 | 1,677,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | - | 2.8 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 63 | 54.1 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 4,634,000,000 | 553,600,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 5,009,000,000 | 693,800,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.67 | 0.77 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 11.2 | 16.9 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -0.9 | -4.3 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 18.1 | 34.4 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 41.5 | 12.4 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 20 | 3.2 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 20.62 | 13.3 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 1,044,000,000 | 423,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 1,044,000,000 | 423,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 3,252,000,000 | 792,300,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -200,000,000 | -627,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 10,980,000,000 | 260,600,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 10,820,000,000 | 1,166,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 457,500,000 | 459,800,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 4,963,000,000 | 1,036,000,000 |
| National currency | Congolese francs | Liberian dollars |
| National currency (code) | CDF | LRD |
| National currency (symbol) | FC | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 1 | 109.4 |