Israel and Zimbabwe Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Israel	Zimbabwe
Leader
Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu	President: Robert Mugabe
Population
7,590,758	12,619,600
Life Expectancy
81.070 years	51.820 years
Capital City
Jerusalem	Harare
Largest city
Jerusalem (population: 714,000)	Harare (population: 1,542,810)
Human Development Index
0.93	NA
GDP per capita
$31,400 US	$500 US
Literacy Rate
97.1%	90.7%
Corruption Perception Index
6	1.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
14.2%	18.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Sammy Ofer & family ($4.0bn US)	NA
Unemployment Rate
5.600%	95.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished except for special circumstances	Legal

Political System
parliamentary democracy	parliamentary democracy
Independence date
14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)	18 April 1980 (from UK)
Religions
Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004)	syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
Languages
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language	English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Exports
machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel	platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing
External Debt
$102,300,000,000 $	$6,440,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - 3.56 (2008 est.), 4.14 (2007), 4.4565 (2006), 4.4877 (2005), 4.482 (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
7.300%	3.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1	4
Location
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon	Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Area
20,770 km sq	390,757 km sq
Coastline
273 km	0 km
Climate
temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas	tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)

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