Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 11.9 years less

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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

make 89.4% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $68,100 as of 2021, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 60.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

be 99.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

Life

have 3.0 times more children

In Greenland, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 28.9% less likely to be literate

In Greenland, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2015. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 6.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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 Greenland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Angola, 48% of the population do as of 2022.

be 52.5% less likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 33.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Greenland, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 76.5% less on education

Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 96.4% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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