Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 84.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 5.0 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 13.9% more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.8 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 29.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

pay a 46.9% lower top tax rate

Mozambique has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 12.1% more likely to be literate

In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 63.4% as of 2021. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

have 12.6% more children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 74.8% more likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 46.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 4% 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 94.1% more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 61.9% less on education

Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 61.8% less on healthcare

Mozambique spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 35.2% less coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique.

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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