Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Angola, you would:
Health
see 55.2% more spent on your healthcare
Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lesotho spends $386 as of 2023.
have 43.2% more access to essential health services
Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lesotho scores 53 as of 2021.
be 10.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Lesotho, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2024.
live 7.0 years less
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Lesotho, that number is 58 years (55 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2024.
be 75.1% more likely to be obese
In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lesotho, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Angola has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lesotho, it is 28.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 15.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lesotho, that number is 16.3% as of 2025.
be 53.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Lesotho, however, that number is 49.7% as of 2017.
make 65.2% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Lesotho, the GDP per capita is $1,089 as of 2025.
Life
be 32.7% more likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 68.2% as of 2023. In Lesotho, it is 90.5% as of 2024.
be 2.6 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 Lesotho, 478.0 women do as of 2023.
be 75.4% 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 Lesotho, on the other hand, 56.3 children do as of 2024.
have 36.1% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lesotho, there are 23.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.1% 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 Lesotho, that number is 57% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 27.3% more likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Lesotho, about 51.8% do as of 2024.
be 14.9% 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 Lesotho, that number is 78% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Lesotho spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 4.9 times more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lesotho, that number is 12.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 44.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lesotho, they kill 21.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 37.4% more strain on fresh water
Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lesotho withdraws 3% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 41.9% less CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lesotho emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 66.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lesotho, it causes 100.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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