Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Angola, you would:
Health
live 10.3 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Nicaragua, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nicaragua spends $689 as of 2023.
have 89.2% more access to essential health services
Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nicaragua scores 70 as of 2021.
be 47.7% less likely to die by suicide
Angola has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nicaragua, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nicaragua, that number is 34.9% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 64.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nicaragua, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
be 22.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Nicaragua, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 67.2% 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 Nicaragua, 60.0 women do as of 2023.
be 70.7% 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 Nicaragua, on the other hand, 9.4 children do as of 2024.
have 48.5% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nicaragua, there are 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 72.8% 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 Nicaragua, that number is 88% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 50.9% more likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nicaragua, about 61.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.3% more on education
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nicaragua spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.3 times more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 43.1% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
Infrastructure
find 16.1 times more home broadband
Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nicaragua has 5.8 as of 2024.
use 69.0% more electricity
Angola uses 379 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nicaragua uses 641 kWh as of 2023.
live with 18.7% more strain on fresh water
Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nicaragua withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
be 36.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nicaragua, it causes 38.0 as of 2019.
emit 12.2% more CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nicaragua emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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