Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 68.0% less likely to be obese

In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

be 3.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Venezuela, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 11.2 years less

In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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

pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate

Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Venezuela, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 27.1% less likely to be literate

In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 58.1% less likely to have internet access

In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 29.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Venezuela, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Angola, 66% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 23.7% less on healthcare

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

spend 84.6% more on education

Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 42.9% less coastline

Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.

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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