Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Angola instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

Health

be 75.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 1.6 years less

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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

be 26.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

pay a 51.4% lower top tax rate

Equatorial Guinea has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

make 57.4% less money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $16,900 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 68.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 24.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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.

have 37.2% more children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 25.4% less likely to be literate

In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

Basic Needs

be 27.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 47% 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 38.9% less likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 23.7% less on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 5.4 times more coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças.

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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