El Salvador and Zimbabwe Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
El Salvador	Zimbabwe
Leader
President: Mauricio Funes	President: Robert Mugabe
Population
6,090,646	12,619,600
Life Expectancy
73.690 years	51.820 years
Capital City
San Salvador	Harare
Largest city
San Salvador (population: 525,990)	Harare (population: 1,542,810)
Human Development Index
0.747	NA
GDP per capita
$7,600 US	$500 US
Literacy Rate
80.2%	90.7%
Corruption Perception Index
3.9	1.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
16.7%	18.2%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
7.000%	95.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished except for special circumstances	Legal

Political System
republic	parliamentary democracy
Independence date
15 September 1821 (from Spain)	18 April 1980 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003 est.)	syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
Languages
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)	English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Exports
offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity	platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing
External Debt
$12,950,000,000 $	$6,440,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
the US dollar became El Salvador's currency in 2001	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
0.600%	3.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	4
Location
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras	Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Area
21,041 km sq	390,757 km sq
Coastline
307 km	0 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands	tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)

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