Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Angola instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

Health

be 63.6% less likely to be obese

In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

live 14.6 years less

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 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

make 2.7 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 9.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

Life

have 81.0% more children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 82.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 122.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Solomon Islands, approximately 20.0 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 36.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Solomon Islands, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 75% 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.

Expenditures

spend 81.2% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 34.1% less on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 69.9% less coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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