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

Health

be 65.4% less likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

be 9.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nicaragua, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 12.7 years less

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 43.3% lower top tax rate

Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

be 29.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 13.9% less likely to be literate

In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 43.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% 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 42.1% less likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 20.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% 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 47.8% less on education

Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 66.3% less on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 75.8% more coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, 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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