Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Angola instead of New Zealand, you would:

Health

be 73.4% less likely to be obese

In New Zealand, 30.8% 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 New Zealand, 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 20.4 years less

In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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

pay a 48.5% lower top tax rate

New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

make 85.2% less money

New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $48,800 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In New Zealand, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

Life

have 3.3 times more children

In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 31.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 17.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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 51.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In New Zealand, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Angola, 48% of the population do as of 2022.

be 65.6% less likely to have internet access

In New Zealand, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 33.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In New Zealand, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 60.0% less on education

New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 71.0% less on healthcare

New Zealand spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 89.4% less coastline

New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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, New Zealand 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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