If you lived in Angola instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

be 18.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

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

live 15.4 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

be 57.7% more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 44.6% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 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 Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

pay a 13.3% higher top tax rate

Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.8 times more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 23.0% less likely to be literate

In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 7.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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 50.7% less likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 28.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sri Lanka, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 91% 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 29.3% less on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 26.3% more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 19.4% more coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.

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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