Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 61.1% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Central African Republic, that number is 2.9% of people as of 2020.
live 6.6 years less
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Central African Republic, that number is 56 years (54 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 85.5% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2020, while in Central African Republic, the GDP per capita is $900 as of 2020.
be 92.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Central African Republic, however, that number is 62.0% as of 2008.
Life
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Central African Republic, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.4% less likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Central African Republic, it is 37.4% as of 2018.
be 41.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 58.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Central African Republic, on the other hand, 83.0 children do as of 2022.
have 21.6% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Central African Republic, there are 32.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 93.0% 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 Central African Republic, that number is 3% of people on average (7% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 72.2% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Central African Republic, about 10.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Central African Republic, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Central African Republic: At a glance
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