Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Equatorial Guinea	Zimbabwe
Leader
President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo	President: Robert Mugabe
Population
704,001	13,182,908
Life Expectancy
63.120 years	53.860 years
Capital City
Malabo	Harare
Largest city
Bata (population: 173,046)	Harare (population: 1,542,810)
Human Development Index
0.717	NA
GDP per capita
$20,200 US	$500 US
Literacy Rate
87%	90.7%
Corruption Perception Index
1.7	1.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
6%	18.2%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
22.300%	95.000%
Death Penalty
Legal	Legal

Political System
republic	parliamentary democracy
Independence date
12 October 1968 (from Spain)	18 April 1980 (from UK)
Religions
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices	syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
Languages
Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)	English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Exports
petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa	platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing
External Debt
$1,232,000,000 $	$6,975,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.4 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (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
0.100%	3.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	4
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon	Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Area
28,051 km sq	390,757 km sq
Coastline
296 km	0 km
Climate
tropical; always hot, humid	tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)

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Equatorial Guinea vs Zimbabwe