Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Angola instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:

Health

be 40.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

be 13.7% less likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

live 1.6 years less

In Guinea-Bissau, 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

make 3.0 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 32.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 47.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

be 4.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 69.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 34.4% more likely to be literate

In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 52.9% as of 2021. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

have 12.8% more children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 20.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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 29.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 16% 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.

Expenditures

spend 11.1% less on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 65.5% less on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 4.6 times more coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 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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