@SiteSubscribe - it's like comparing apples and oranges really, isn't it? The only thing they seem to have in common is open-source development and the rabid fanboys which accompany it.

Drupal is a fully-featured complex CMS out of the box and therefore has a steeper learning curve than Wordpress, which is still basically blog software with delusions of grandeur. It's silly to make your site noob-friendly if your software isn't.