Zimbabwe By: Caroline Peterson

Overview Zimbabwe, once under british colonial rule, is now on the rise. Change in Zimbabwe was lead by new political climate, the rise of nationalism and the pursuit of independence. Zimbabwe was finally free from colonial rule in 1980.

Overview Now Zimbabwe is a Unitary republic with two legislative houses the Senate and the National Assembly, with Robert Mugabe as president.

Population Zimbabwe World 11 Million people Life expectancy: 39 years Birth rate: 32.17 per thousand World 7 Billion people Life expectancy: 71 years Birth rate: 19.58 per thousand

GDP- Total value of goods and services The graph of Zimbabwe compared to the United States shows how Zimbabwe is way behind some countries and how it is doing well compared to itself earlier but could be much better. Zimbabwe’s GDP is much more unstable than the United States, shown by the ups and downs. It is in a good position now, highest its ever been and it is still going up.

GDP Per Capita- Each person’s share of productivity The graph comparing the United States to Zimbabwe shows the constant upward motion of the United State’s GDP per capita, which is unlike Zimbabwe. It also shows that Zimbabwe is much lower than some countries and could be doing much better. The graph of Zimbabwe shows it is much more unstable than the United States. Its current state is not as good as it could be, it is lower than it has been before but is not the lowest it has been.

GDP and GDP Per Capita Inference The graphs of Zimbabwe’s GDP and GDP per capita don’t look that bad alone, the GDP actually looks good, its rising and is much higher than it was in 1960. Compared to a leading country like the United States you can see that it is not doing as well as it would appear. But you can also see that globalization has helped the country itself.

Income This graph shows The United States much higher and on an upwards slope much unlike Zimbabwe. This graph shows the income of Zimbabwe increasing and then peaking in 1998 and going back down to the where it was in 1987 today. It is on a negative slope meaning peoples incomes are coming down.

GNP- Gross national product This graph shows The United States on a constant upwards slant with Zimbabwe way below. This graph shows Zimbabwe going up and is almost back up to where it was in 2002, from a slight decline in 2008. Zimbabwe is much more unstable than the United States.

Net Migration This graph shows migration in the United States compared to Zimbabwe. It shows a lot larger amounts of people moving in and out of the US, than in Zimbabwe. This graph shows a lot of people leaving Zimbabwe in 2008 and then having a major incline to now. Zimbabwe has the most people now than it ever has.

Net Migration Inference Huge change in the number of people in Zimbabwe between 1997 and 2012 Hit bottom in 2008 Shot up to the most in 2012 Something was driving people away from Zimbabwe between 1997 and 2008 Something was bringing them in between 2008 and 2012 Zimbabwe is doing well now because the migration is still positive which mean people want to go to Zimbabwe

Conclusion On the whole, globalization has been positive for my country because it has grown, increased productivity and increased profits. On many of the graphs I looked at Zimbabwe started very low and has grown or has had a drop off in the middle but jumped up and started getting better in the past few years. The net migration showed me a lot about my country, with people leaving and going to the country. The migration is on a positive slope showing people are going to my country, so it must be good living conditions or has something to offer. The GDP in Zimbabwe is also high and on the rise, which is good news for the country because they are being productive, which will bring in profit and will benefit the country. Although Zimbabwe is doing well compared to how it was doing previously, it has a long way to go. Compared to the United States it is way behind in everything. The United States is a larger country, but if Zimbabwe wants to compete with them they will have to continue to improve and work their way up. Zimbabwe is on the right tract and globalization has certainly helped that process.

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