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

Health

be 60.6% less likely to be obese

In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

be 3.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Portugal, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 19.4 years less

In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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 69.9% lower top tax rate

Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

make 82.7% less money

Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

be 97.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

Life

have 5.1 times more children

In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 18.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 25.9% less likely to be literate

In Portugal, the literacy rate is 95.9% as of 2021. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 23.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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 Portugal, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Angola, 48% of the population do as of 2022.

be 59.8% less likely to have internet access

In Portugal, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 33.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Portugal, 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 52.0% less on education

Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 72.6% less on healthcare

Portugal spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 10.8% less coastline

Portugal has a total of 1,793 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, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

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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