Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Angola instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
be 17.2% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.
be 63.6% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
live 3.3 years less
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 4.5 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.
be 36.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.
be 5.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 66.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 652.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.
be 47.2% more likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.
have 26.9% more children
In Liberia, there are approximately 32.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 32.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 52.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (50% in urban areas, and 8% 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.
be 20.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 71% 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 11.1% less on education
Liberia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 69.5% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 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
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