If you lived in Angola instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

Health

be 70.3% less likely to be obese

In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

be 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Dominican Republic, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 10.5 years less

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 32.0% lower top tax rate

Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

make 68.8% less money

Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $23,100 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Dominican Republic, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

be 35.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Dominican Republic, 23.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Dominican Republic, approximately 107.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 25.5% less likely to be literate

In Dominican Republic, the literacy rate is 95.5% as of 2022. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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 50.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Dominican Republic, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 95% 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 61.2% less likely to have internet access

In Dominican Republic, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 31.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Dominican Republic, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 92% 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 47.8% less on education

Dominican Republic spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 40.8% less on healthcare

Dominican Republic spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 24.2% more coastline

Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 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, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.

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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