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

Health

be 57.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 7.6 years less

In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 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.

be 15.5% more likely to be obese

In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 26.3% more money

Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 10.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

pay a 43.3% lower top tax rate

Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 58.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

have 60.5% more children

In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 13.9% less likely to be literate

In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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 13.8% more likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 36.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 68% 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 50.0% less on education

Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 32.6% less on healthcare

Kenya spends 4.3% 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

Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, 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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