Quality of life comparison

live 19.8 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to be obese

In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 8.8 times more money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $7,200 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 62.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

be 61.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

pay a 3.2 times higher top tax rate

Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 97.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Angola, approximately 222.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 94.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 58.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 73.7% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 48% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Belgium, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 50.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.8 times more on education

Angola spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 3.8 times more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 95.8% less coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.