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