Malawi and Guatemala Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
	Guatemala
Leader
President: Joyce Banda	President: Otto Perez Molina
Population
16,777,547	14,373,472
Life Expectancy
52.780 years	71.460 years
Capital City
	Guatemala
Largest city
Lilongwe (population: 646,750)	Guatemala City (population: 994,938)
Human Development Index
0.457	0.696
GDP per capita
	$5,200 US
Literacy Rate
62.7%	69.1%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8	3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13%	12%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
	4.100%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Legal

Political System
multiparty democracy	constitutional democratic republic
Independence date
	15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Religions
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)	Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
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)	Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Exports
	coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom
External Debt
	$16,170,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
	quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - 7.5895 (2008 est.), 7.6833 (2007), 7.6026 (2006), 7.6339 (2005), 7.9465 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
	0.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Southern Africa, east of Zambia	Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
Area
118,484 km sq	108,889 km sq
Coastline
0 km	400 km
Climate
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)	tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands

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Malawi vs Guatemala