Quality of life comparison

live 3.4 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

be 20.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

make 4.2 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 43.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

pay a 43.3% lower top tax rate

Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

be 4.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

be 49.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 46.3% more likely to be literate

In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 19.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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.

have 33.4% more children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 65.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% 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 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

spend 73.6% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 67.0% less on healthcare

Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 4.0 times more coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.