Guinea-Bissau and Saint Kitts and Nevis Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country

Leader
Interim president: Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo	Prime minister: Denzil Douglas
Population
1,660,870	51,134
Life Expectancy
49.500 years	75.070 years
Capital City

Largest city
Bissau (population: 388,028)	Basseterre (population: 12,920)
Human Development Index
0.383	0.83
GDP per capita

Literacy Rate
42.4%	97.8%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9	NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
14%	6.7%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate

Death Penalty
Abolished	Legal

Political System
republic	parliamentary democracy
Independence date

Religions
Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%	Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Languages
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages	English
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 and Senegal	Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Area
36,125 km sq	261 km sq
Coastline
350 km	135 km
Climate
tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds	tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)

Guinea-Bissau vs Saint Kitts and Nevis