Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 50.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
be 17.1% more likely to be obese
In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 84.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
make 46.8% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 19.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Benin, however, that number is 38.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 64.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Benin, 397.0 women do as of 2017.
be 40.4% less likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 12.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 75% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 23.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (61% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 33% of people on average (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 27.8% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Benin, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% more on education
Angola spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.4% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
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