Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Angola instead of Aruba, you would:

Health

live 15.9 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

pay a 71.2% lower top tax rate

Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

make 82.6% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 89.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

Life

have 3.5 times more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 27.3% less likely to be literate

In Aruba, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2018. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Angola, on the other hand, 58.9 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 51.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Aruba, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 48% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 66.0% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 32.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Aruba, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2015. In Angola, that number is 66% of people on average (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 61.3% less on education

Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 23.4 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.

Angola: At a glance

Angola is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,246,700 sq km. Angola is still rebuilding its country since the end of a 27-year civil war in 2002. Fighting between the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas SAVIMBI, followed independence from Portugal in 1975. Peace seemed imminent in 1992 when Angola held national elections, but fighting picked up again in 1993. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost - and 4 million people displaced - during the more than a quarter century of fighting. SAVIMBI's death in 2002 ended UNITA's insurgency and cemented the MPLA's hold on power. President DOS SANTOS pushed through a new constitution in 2010; elections held in 2012 saw him installed as president.
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