Nicaragua and Zimbabwe Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Nicaragua	Zimbabwe
Leader
President: Daniel Ortega	President: Robert Mugabe
Population
5,727,707	12,619,600
Life Expectancy
72.180 years	51.820 years
Capital City
Managua	Harare
Largest city
Managua (population: 973,087)	Harare (population: 1,542,810)
Human Development Index
0.699	NA
GDP per capita
$3,200 US	$500 US
Literacy Rate
67.5%	90.7%
Corruption Perception Index
2.5	1.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
18.5%	18.2%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
7.300%	95.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished	Legal

Political System
republic	parliamentary democracy
Independence date
15 September 1821 (from Spain)	18 April 1980 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)	syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
Languages
Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census) note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast	English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Exports
coffee, beef, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, peanuts	platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing
External Debt
$4,073,000,000 $	$6,440,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
gold cordobas (NIO) per US dollar - 19.374 (2008 est.), 18.457 (2007), 17.582 (2006), 16.733 (2005), 15.937 (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
0.600%	3.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	4
Location
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras	Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Area
130,370 km sq	390,757 km sq
Coastline
910 km	0 km
Climate
tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands	tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)

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