Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 68.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2024.
live 17.6 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 19.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.
have 24.0 times more doctors per person
Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.
have 2.4 times more access to essential health services
Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Portugal scores 88 as of 2021.
be 42.4% more likely to be obese
In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 18.1% of people as of 2024.
be 42.0% more likely to die by suicide
Angola has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 56.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.
be 49.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
make 10.3 times more money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
Life
be 91.8% 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 Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 40.7% more likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 68.2% as of 2023. In Portugal, it is 95.9% as of 2021.
be 91.6% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.
have 78.7% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 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 Portugal, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
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 Portugal, about 88.5% do as of 2024.
be 46.1% 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 Portugal, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 81.3% more on education
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 4.0 times more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 12.1% more coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
Safety
be 52.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 125.7 times more home broadband
Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
use 14.0 times more electricity
Angola uses 379 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Portugal uses 5,294 kWh as of 2024.
live with 6.6 times more strain on fresh water
Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.
Environment
be 83.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.5 times more CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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