Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Angola, you would:
Health
have 16.2% more access to essential health services
Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 as of 2021.
live 2.7 years less
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
have 32.0% fewer doctors per person
Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 as of 2023.
Economy
be 83.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
be 16.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2021.
Life
be 96.2% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, 359.0 women do as of 2023.
be 26.7% less likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 68.2% as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 50.0% as of 2021.
be 39.6% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 44.8 children do as of 2024.
have 15.1% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 41.7% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 13.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Angola, approximately 68% of people have access to drinking water (82% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 77% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 43.8% more on education
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 34.5% more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 67.8% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
Safety
be 37.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, they kill 20.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 4.4 times more home broadband
Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
live with 2.7 times more strain on fresh water
Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 20.3% less CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 43.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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