Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Serbia instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 94.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Serbia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 12.1 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Serbia, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Serbia, that number is 21.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2020, while in Serbia, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2020.
be 28.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Serbia, however, that number is 23.2% as of 2018.
pay a 11.8% lower top tax rate
Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Serbia, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Serbia, that number is 14.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 95.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Serbia, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.9% more likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Serbia, it is 99.5% as of 2019.
be 91.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 58.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Serbia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
have 78.7% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Serbia, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 43% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Serbia, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Serbia, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 49.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Serbia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 100.0% more on education
Angola spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Serbia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 3.5 times more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Serbia, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Serbia: At a glance
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