Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Angola instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 72.1% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.
live 21.7 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 48.5% lower top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.
make 87.1% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,800 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.
be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 4.0 times more children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 20.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.
be 13.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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 Canada, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Angola, 48% of the population do as of 2022.
be 64.5% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.
be 33.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Canada, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 66% of people on average (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.8% less on education
Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 77.5% less on healthcare
Canada spends 12.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency.
Angola: At a glance
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