Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 74.8% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

be 18.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Libya, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 15.1 years less

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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

be 22.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

make 59.3% less money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

pay a 70.0% higher top tax rate

Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.0 times more children

In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 21.9% less likely to be literate

In Libya, the literacy rate is 91.0% as of 2015. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 5.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 30.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 28.6% less likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 33.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Libya, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Angola, 66% of people do as of 2020.

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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