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

Health

live 6.4 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 18.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Somalia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 4.8 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 23.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

be 40.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

Life

be 64.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 74% 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 8.0 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 47.1% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 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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