Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia 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 Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 6.4 years less
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 87.1% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.0% more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.6% 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 Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 58.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (61% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 94.4% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.1% more coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Angola? See an in-depth size comparison.