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

Health

be 46.2% less likely to be obese

In Algeria, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.

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be 16.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Algeria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.

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live 11.7 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 66.1% less spent on your healthcare

Algeria spends $732 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Angola spends $248 as of 2023.

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have 85.3% fewer doctors per person

Algeria has 16.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Angola has 2.4 as of 2022.

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have 50.0% less access to essential health services

Algeria scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Angola scores 37 as of 2021.

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be 3.7 times more likely to die by suicide

Algeria has a suicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Angola, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 21.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 11.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Angola, that number is 14.1% as of 2025.

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make 48.3% less money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $6,051 as of 2025, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $3,129 as of 2025.

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Life

have 97.2% more children

In Algeria, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 62.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Angola, 183.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 64.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Angola, on the other hand, 32.1 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 48.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Algeria, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 51% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 47.4% less likely to have internet access

In Algeria, approximately 77.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Angola, about 40.7% do as of 2024.

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be 26.5% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Algeria, approximately 92% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 68% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 72.0% less on education

Algeria spends 9.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Angola spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 41.4% less on healthcare

Algeria spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 60.3% more coastline

Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

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Safety

be 18.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Algeria, road accidents kill 18.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Angola, they kill 15.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 98.7% less strain on fresh water

Algeria withdraws 145% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Angola withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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find 97.3% less home broadband

Algeria has 13.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Angola has 0.4 as of 2024.

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use 79.3% less electricity

Algeria uses 1,828 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Angola uses 379 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 81.4% less CO2

Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Angola emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 25.0% more likely to die from air pollution

In Algeria, air pollution causes 48.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Angola, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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