Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 56.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
be 12.2% less likely to die by suicide
Angola has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Benin, it is 7.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.9 years less
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 44.5% less spent on your healthcare
Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Benin spends $138 as of 2023.
have 11.5% fewer doctors per person
Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Benin has 2.2 as of 2023.
Economy
be 88.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Benin, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
be 12.1% 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 36.2% as of 2021.
make 47.0% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $1,658 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 183.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Benin, 518.0 women do as of 2023.
be 24.6% less likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 68.2% as of 2023. In Benin, it is 51.4% as of 2022.
be 40.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 32.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Benin, on the other hand, 45.2 children do as of 2024.
have 10.1% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Benin, there are 33.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Benin, that number is 57% of people on average (70% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 16.5% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Benin, about 34.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.7% more on education
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Benin spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 31.0% more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Benin, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 92.4% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
Safety
be 72.4% less likely to be murdered
Angola has a homicide rate of 4.1 per 100,000 people as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2017.
be 65.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Benin, they kill 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 47.6% less strain on fresh water
Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Benin withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 22.2% less home broadband
Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Benin has 0.3 as of 2024.
use 69.8% less electricity
Angola uses 379 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Benin uses 115 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 33.8% less CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Benin emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 28.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Benin, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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