Congo, Republic of the and Malawi Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country

Leader
President: Denis Sassou Nguesso	President: Joyce Banda
Population
4,366,266	16,323,044
Life Expectancy
55.270 years	52.310 years
Capital City

Largest city
Brazzaville (population: 1,284,610)	Lilongwe (population: 646,750)
Human Development Index
NA	0.457
GDP per capita

Literacy Rate
83.8%	62.7%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9	2.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA	13%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate

Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Abolished in practice

Political System
republic	multiparty democracy
Independence date

Religions
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%	Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
Languages
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)	Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
Exports

External Debt

Exchange Rate

Military Budget as percentage of GDP

Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon	Southern Africa, east of Zambia
Area
342,000 km sq	118,484 km sq
Coastline
169 km	0 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator	sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)

Congo, Republic of the vs Malawi