Quality of life comparison
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
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