Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 83.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Zambia, 11.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 4.2 years less

In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 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 94.6% more money

Zambia has a GDP per capita of $3,700 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 46.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Zambia, 60.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

pay a 51.4% lower top tax rate

Zambia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Zambia, 5.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

Life

have 20.5% more children

In Zambia, there are approximately 34.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 64.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Zambia, approximately 135.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 18.0% less likely to be literate

In Zambia, the literacy rate is 86.7% as of 2018. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 58.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Zambia, approximately 37.1 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 57.1% more likely to have internet access

In Zambia, approximately 21.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 35.1% less on education

Zambia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 48.2% less on healthcare

Zambia spends 5.6% 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: Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, The World Factbook, Zambia Revenue Authority.

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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