Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Angola, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Palau, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
see 7.5 times more spent on your healthcare
Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Palau spends $1,857 as of 2023.
have 7.4 times more doctors per person
Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Palau has 18.1 as of 2023.
have 75.7% more access to essential health services
Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Palau scores 65 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to be obese
In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Palau, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 6.2 times more money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $19,532 as of 2025.
Life
be 51.4% 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 Palau, 89.0 women do as of 2023.
be 46.4% more likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 68.2% as of 2023. In Palau, it is 99.8% as of 2020.
be 42.1% 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 Palau, on the other hand, 18.6 children do as of 2024.
have 71.2% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Palau, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
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 Palau, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Palau, about 83.9% do as of 2024.
be 46.5% 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 Palau, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.1% more on education
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Palau spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 4.3 times more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Palau, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.7 times more likely to be murdered
Angola has a homicide rate of 4.1 per 100,000 people as of 2016. In Palau, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2018.
be 48.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Palau, they kill 22.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 20.4 times more home broadband
Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Palau has 7.3 as of 2023.
Environment
emit 111.9 times more CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Palau emits 82.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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