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

Health

be 84.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

be 52.3% less likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

live 4.4 years less

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 24.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

pay a 54.1% lower top tax rate

Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

make 37.4% less money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 85.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

Life

have 69.1% more children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 23.0% less likely to be literate

In Namibia, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2021. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 13.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% 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 37.7% less likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Namibia, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 83% 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 75.0% less on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 67.4% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% 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, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, Inland Revenue Department.

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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