Rwanda and Zimbabwe Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
	Zimbabwe
Leader
President: Paul Kagame	President: Robert Mugabe
Population
11,689,696	12,619,600
Life Expectancy
58.440 years	51.820 years
Capital City
	Harare
Largest city
Kigali (population: 745,261)	Harare (population: 1,542,810)
Human Development Index
0.435	NA
GDP per capita
	$500 US
Literacy Rate
70.4%	90.7%
Corruption Perception Index
3	1.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
50.9%	18.2%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
	95.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished	Legal

Political System
republic; presidential, multiparty system	parliamentary democracy
Independence date
	18 April 1980 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)	syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
Languages
Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers	English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Exports
	platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing
External Debt
	$6,440,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
	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
	3.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	4
Location
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo	Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Area
26,338 km sq	390,757 km sq
Coastline
0 km	0 km
Climate
temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible	tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)

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