The two countries I decided to use for this blog are Mali and Switzerland. As you can see these charts are very different. Mali is often considered one of the poorest nations in the world. Its economy centers around fishing and agriculture. The average anual salary is $1,500. Also another reason Mali is considered an LCD is because it has a very poor life expectancy rate. Mali's median age is 15.9. All of these characteristics are very damaging for its people, but combined it is devastating for the country. There is a ray of hope, however, Mali is taking drastic strides to help its economy and its people and seems to be having a good deal of success at improving the country.


Switzerland is considered an MCD. In contrast to Mali, Switzerland is considered on of the wealthiest countries in the world. Switzerland's average anual salary is $81,000 and has a very stable economy.
These two countries have very many differences, so naturally their population will be as well. Mali is definitely on the drastic incline, where Switzerland is dropping quickly.