Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 94.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Germany, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 19.4 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Germany, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 Germany, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 9.2 times more money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $5,900 as of 2022, while in Germany, the GDP per capita is $54,000 as of 2022.
be 78.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Germany, that number is 3.1% as of 2022.
be 54.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Germany, however, that number is 14.7% as of 2021.
pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate
Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Germany, the top tax rate is 47.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 98.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 222.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Germany, 4.0 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 Germany, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 78.3% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Germany, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 48% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Germany, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
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 Germany, 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 Germany, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 95.8% more on education
Angola spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Germany spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 4.4 times more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Germany, that number is 12.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 49.3% more coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Germany, that number is 2,389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças.
Germany: At a glance
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