Malawi and Algeria Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
	Algeria
Leader
President: Joyce Banda	President: Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Population
16,323,044	37,367,226
Life Expectancy
52.310 years	74.730 years
Capital City
	Algiers
Largest city
Lilongwe (population: 646,750)	Algiers (population: 1,977,660)
Human Development Index
0.457	0.748
GDP per capita
	$7,400 US
Literacy Rate
62.7%	69.9%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8	3.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13%	6.5%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
	10.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Abolished in practice

Political System
multiparty democracy	republic
Independence date
	5 July 1962 (from France)
Religions
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)	Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
Languages
Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)	Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects
Exports
	petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97%
External Debt
	$4,699,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
	Algerian dinars (DZD) per US dollar - 63.25 (2008 est.), 69.9 (2007), 72.647 (2006), 73.276 (2005), 72.061 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
	3.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	2
Location
Southern Africa, east of Zambia	Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia
Area
118,484 km sq	2,381,741 km sq
Coastline
0 km	998 km
Climate
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)	arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer

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Malawi vs Algeria