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

Health

be 24.8% less likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

live 7.3 years less

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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

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

be 4.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

be 38.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

Life

be 15.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

have 48.9% more children

In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 10.0% less likely to be literate

In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 80.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 43.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 74% 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 51.5% less likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 28.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Ghana, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 84% 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 40.0% less on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 27.5% less on healthcare

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.0 times more coastline

Ghana has a total of 539 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, Ghana Revenue Authority.

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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