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

Health

be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 2.4 years longer

In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 50.3% less likely to be obese

In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 36.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Swaziland, 22.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 14.5% as of 2022.

be 45.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

pay a 48.5% lower top tax rate

Swaziland has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

make 35.2% less money

Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $9,100 as of 2022, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $5,900 as of 2022.

Life

be 49.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

have 84.3% more children

In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 19.6% less likely to be literate

In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 48.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 41.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Swaziland, approximately 83% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 79% 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 44.1% less likely to have internet access

In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 17.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 75% 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 52.0% less on education

Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 55.4% less on healthcare

Swaziland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Swaziland Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças.

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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