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

Health

be 64.5% less likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

be 63.6% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 16.4 years less

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 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 49.3% lower top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

make 58.6% less money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 83.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

Life

have 3.8 times more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 28.6% less likely to be literate

In Barbados, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2014. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 6.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. 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 Barbados, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Angola, 48% of the population do as of 2022.

be 61.6% less likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 32.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Barbados, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Angola, 66% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 63.1% less on education

Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 59.7% less on healthcare

Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 16.5 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 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, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.

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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