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

Health

be 73.0% less likely to be obese

In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

live 11.1 years less

In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 42.9% less money

Iraq has a GDP per capita of $12,600 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 40.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

pay a 13.3% higher top tax rate

Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 41.9% more likely to be literate

In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

have 73.4% more children

In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Iraq, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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 51.5% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 32.7% less likely to have internet access

In Iraq, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 33.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Iraq, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 48.9% less on education

Iraq spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 43.1% less on healthcare

Iraq spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 27.6 times more coastline

Iraq has a total of 58 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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