If you lived in Angola instead of American Samoa, you would:

Health

be 83.3% less likely to be obese

In American Samoa, 75.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.

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live 8.2 years less

In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 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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Economy

make 82.6% less money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $18,017 as of 2022, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $3,129 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.5 times more children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 15.0 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 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In American Samoa, approximately 10.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Angola, on the other hand, 32.1 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 13.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In American Samoa, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2020. 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 32.0% less likely to have access to drinking water

In American Samoa, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Angola, 68% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 13.8 times more coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Health Organization (2024). 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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