Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mali, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 2.9 times more money

Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 27.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mali, 44.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

be 4.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mali, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 49.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mali, approximately 440.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.0 times more likely to be literate

In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

Basic Needs

be 23.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mali, approximately 86% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 76% 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 45.5% less on education

Mali spends 4.4% 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

Mali spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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