Guinea and Madagascar Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country

Leader
President: Alpha Conde	Acting president: Andry Rajoelina
Population
10,884,958	22,005,222
Life Expectancy
58.610 years	64.000 years
Capital City

Largest city
Camayenne (population: 1,871,240)	Antananarivo (population: 1,391,430)
Human Development Index
0.423	0.533
GDP per capita

Literacy Rate
29.5%	68.9%
Corruption Perception Index
1.6	3.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
19.3%	9.4%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate

Death Penalty
Legal	Abolished in practice

Political System
republic	republic
Independence date

Religions
Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%	indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
Languages
French (official); note - each ethnic group has its own language	English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
Exports

External Debt

Exchange Rate

Military Budget as percentage of GDP

Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone	Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
Area
245,857 km sq	587,041 km sq
Coastline
320 km	4,828 km
Climate
generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds	tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south

Guinea vs Madagascar