Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia 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 Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 6.4 years less
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 79.2% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $7,200 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 30.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
be 68.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 222.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 47.0% more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.6% 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 Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 56.1% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 87.5% less on education
Angola spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.1% more coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Angola? See an in-depth size comparison.