Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 61.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 8.1 years less

In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 2.3 times more money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2022, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $5,900 as of 2022.

pay a 43.3% lower top tax rate

Tanzania has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

be 5.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 14.5% as of 2022.

be 22.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

Life

have 26.5% more children

In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 13.1% less likely to be literate

In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2021. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 61.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Angola, on the other hand, 58.9 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 12.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Tanzania, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% 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.

Expenditures

spend 27.3% less on education

Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 23.7% less on healthcare

Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 12.4% more coastline

Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania 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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