Belize and Zimbabwe Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Belize	Zimbabwe
Leader
Prime minister: Dean Barrow	President: Robert Mugabe
Population
334,297	13,182,908
Life Expectancy
68.400 years	53.860 years
Capital City
Belmopan	Harare
Largest city
Belize City (population: 61,461)	Harare (population: 1,542,810)
Human Development Index
0.771	NA
GDP per capita
$8,400 US	$500 US
Literacy Rate
76.9%	90.7%
Corruption Perception Index
2.9	1.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
11.1%	18.2%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
11.300%	95.000%
Death Penalty
Legal	Legal

Political System
parliamentary democracy	parliamentary democracy
Independence date
21 September 1981 (from UK)	18 April 1980 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000)	syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
Languages
Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% (2000 census)	English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Exports
sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood	platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing
External Debt
$1,457,000,000 $	$6,975,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar - 2 (2008 est.), 2 (2007), 2 (2006), 2 (2005), 2 (2004)	Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD) per US dollar - NA (2008 est.), 30,000 (2007), 162.07 (2006), 77.965 (2005), 5.729 (2004) note: these are official exchange rates; non-official rates vary significantly
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.200%	3.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	4
Location
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico	Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Area
22,966 km sq	390,757 km sq
Coastline
386 km	0 km
Climate
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)	tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)

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