Quality of life comparison
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
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