Compare Zimbabwe to Switzerland: Global Innovation Index

Compare Zimbabwe to Switzerland Author Name University Name Switzerland is a federal government in Europe, consisting of 26 cantons and having its border lines with that of France, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, and Italy (Diem, 1994). On the other hand, Zimbabwe is a landlocked nation situated in southern Africa and bordered by Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, and Zambia. The GDP per capita in Zimbabwe is $700, and in Switzerland it is $54,000. It shows Switzerland is more developed than Zimbabwe and provides lots more opportunities to its residents than the latter (Gostelow, & Joliat, 1999). Between 1997 and 2007, the Zimbabwean economy had declined by a cumulative 49% and caused GDP per capita to dive to less than $400. However, from July 2009 onward, the country started paying much attention to its infrastructure and thus its economy was strengthened to an extent (Johnson, 2001). Talking about Switzerland, we must say that Swiss Space Agency has played a vital role in enhancing the country’s economy. For over a decade, it has launched various science and technology programs and is one of the co-founders of European Space Agency (Sowell, 2011). Zimbabwe is known to consume just 0.0528 gallons of oil per capita per day, and Switzerland reportedly consumes 1.3540 gallons of fuel on a daily basis. Switzerland’s unemployment rate is just 2.4% while Zimbabwe’s rate is somewhere close to 87% (Milson, Demirci, & Kerski, 2012). That clearly indicates that both qualified and unqualified people in Zimbabwe are living miserable lives. They have no jobs or are forced to work for pennies. Similarly, Switzerland consumes over 7,2...