Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Angola instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
be 18.0% less likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.
be 80.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Thailand, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
live 15.5 years less
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 51.4% lower top tax rate
Thailand has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.
make 64.2% less money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,300 as of 2020, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2020.
be 6.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 6.6% as of 2016.
be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Thailand, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 4.1 times more children
In Thailand, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Angola, there are 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Thailand, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Angola, 241.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.2% less likely to be literate
In Thailand, the literacy rate is 93.8% as of 2018. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.
be 9.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 6.5 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 57.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Thailand, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Angola, 43% of the population do as of 2019.
be 53.8% less likely to have internet access
In Thailand, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Angola, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 33.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Thailand, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 40.0% less on education
Thailand spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Angola spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 34.2% less on healthcare
Thailand spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 50.3% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Angola: At a glance
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