Guatemala and Zimbabwe Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Guatemala	Zimbabwe
Leader
President: Otto Perez Molina	President: Robert Mugabe
Population
14,099,032	12,619,600
Life Expectancy
71.170 years	51.820 years
Capital City
Guatemala	Harare
Largest city
Guatemala City (population: 994,938)	Harare (population: 1,542,810)
Human Development Index
0.696	NA
GDP per capita
$5,100 US	$500 US
Literacy Rate
69.1%	90.7%
Corruption Perception Index
3.1	1.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
12%	18.2%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
4.100%	95.000%
Death Penalty
Legal	Legal

Political System
constitutional democratic republic	parliamentary democracy
Independence date
15 September 1821 (from Spain)	18 April 1980 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs	syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
Languages
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)	English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Exports
coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom	platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing
External Debt
$15,670,000,000 $	$6,440,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - 7.5895 (2008 est.), 7.6833 (2007), 7.6026 (2006), 7.6339 (2005), 7.9465 (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
0.400%	3.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	4
Location
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize	Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Area
108,889 km sq	390,757 km sq
Coastline
400 km	0 km
Climate
tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands	tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)

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