If you lived in Italy instead of Angola, you would:

Health

be 81.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Angola, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.

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live 19.1 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 20.1 times more spent on your healthcare

Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Italy spends $4,993 as of 2024.

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have 17.2 times more doctors per person

Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Italy has 41.9 as of 2022.

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have 2.3 times more access to essential health services

Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Italy scores 84 as of 2021.

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be 13.8% less likely to die by suicide

Angola has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Italy, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 10.2% more likely to be obese

In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 54.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Italy, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.

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be 37.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.

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make 13.8 times more money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $43,309 as of 2025.

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Life

be 96.7% less 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 Italy, 6.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 92.8% less 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 Italy, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2024.

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have 83.0% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 95.7% 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 Italy, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Italy, about 89.2% do as of 2024.

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be 47.0% 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 Italy, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 62.2% more on education

Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Italy spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 3.3 times more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 4.8 times more coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

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Safety

be 66.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Italy, they kill 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 88.3 times more home broadband

Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Italy has 31.8 as of 2024.

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use 13.5 times more electricity

Angola uses 379 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Italy uses 5,137 kWh as of 2024.

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live with 15.9 times more strain on fresh water

Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Italy withdraws 30% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 75.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Italy, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.

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emit 6.9 times more CO2

Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Italy emits 5.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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