Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
live 2.8 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 77.0% less likely to be obese
In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.9% of people as of 2024.
be 25.2% less likely to die by suicide
Angola has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ethiopia, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 65.5% less spent on your healthcare
Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ethiopia spends $86 as of 2023.
have 41.4% fewer doctors per person
Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Ethiopia has 1.4 as of 2023.
Economy
be 76.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 70.2% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $933 as of 2025.
Life
be 11.3% less likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 68.2% as of 2023. In Ethiopia, it is 60.5% as of 2022.
have 15.3% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ethiopia, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 46.1% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ethiopia, about 21.9% do as of 2024.
be 18.2% less 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 Ethiopia, that number is 56% of people on average (83% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Safety
be 18.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ethiopia, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 63.9% more home broadband
Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ethiopia has 0.6 as of 2024.
live with 17.3 times more strain on fresh water
Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ethiopia withdraws 32% as of 2022.
use 70.3% less electricity
Angola uses 379 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ethiopia uses 113 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 23.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ethiopia, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.
emit 79.7% less CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ethiopia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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