Quality of life comparison

be 20.4% less likely to be obese

In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

live 5.5 years less

In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

make 2.5 times more money

Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 39.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gambia, 53.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Gambia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

be 51.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gambia, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 22.4% more likely to be literate

In Gambia, the literacy rate is 58.1% as of 2021. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

have 50.5% more children

In Gambia, there are approximately 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 58.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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.

be 25.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Gambia, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 31% 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 25.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 86% 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.

spend 14.3% less on education

Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 11.5% more on healthcare

Gambia spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 20.0 times more coastline

Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.