Bhutan and Equatorial Guinea Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Bhutan	Equatorial Guinea
Leader
Head of state: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck	President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Population
716,896	685,991
Life Expectancy
67.880 years	62.750 years
Capital City
Thimphu	Malabo
Largest city
Thimphu (population: 98,676)	Bata (population: 173,046)
Human Development Index
0.613	0.717
GDP per capita
$6,200 US	$19,600 US
Literacy Rate
47%	87%
Corruption Perception Index
5.2	1.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13.9%	6%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
4.000%	22.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished	Legal

Political System
in transition to constitutional monarchy; special treaty relationship with India	republic
Independence date
1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king)	12 October 1968 (from Spain)
Religions
Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%	nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
Languages
Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects	Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
Exports
electricity (to India), cardamom, gypsum, timber, handicrafts, cement, fruit, precious stones, spices	petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa
External Debt
$1,275,000,000 $	$1,051,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
ngultrum (BTN) per US dollar - 41.487 (2007), 45.279 (2006), 44.101 (2005), 45.317 (2004), 46.583 (2003) note: the ngultrum is pegged to the Indian rupee	Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.4 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.000%	0.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Southern Asia, between China and India	Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
Area
38,394 km sq	28,051 km sq
Coastline
0 km	296 km
Climate
varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas	tropical; always hot, humid

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