Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Angola instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 64.5% less likely to be obese
In Norway, 23.1% 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 Norway, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
live 20.4 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 55.9% lower top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.
make 92.0% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $90,500 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 4.0 times more children
In Norway, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 111.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.
be 25.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 Norway, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Angola, 48% of the population do as of 2022.
be 66.7% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 99.0% 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 Norway, 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 59.3% less on education
Norway spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 74.6% less on healthcare
Norway spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.6% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 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, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Angola: At a glance
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