Malawi and Congo, Democratic Republic of the Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country

Leader
President: Joyce Banda	President: Joseph Kabila
Population
16,323,044	73,599,190
Life Expectancy
52.310 years	55.740 years
Capital City

Largest city
Lilongwe (population: 646,750)	Kinshasa (population: 7,785,960)
Human Development Index
0.457	0.361
GDP per capita

Literacy Rate
62.7%	67.2%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8	1.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13%	7.7%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate

Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	NA

Political System
multiparty democracy	republic
Independence date

Religions
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)	Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10%
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)	French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba
Exports

External Debt

Exchange Rate

Military Budget as percentage of GDP

Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Southern Africa, east of Zambia	Central Africa, northeast of Angola
Area
118,484 km sq	2,344,858 km sq
Coastline
0 km	37 km
Climate
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)	tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October)

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