If you lived in Angola instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

Health

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.

Economy

make 3.7 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $5,900 as of 2022.

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 4.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 14.5% as of 2022.

Life

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.

Basic Needs

be 75.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Angola, that number is 48% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2021.

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.

Expenditures

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.

Geography

see 4.0 times more coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 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, National Revenue Authority.

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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