If you lived in Spain instead of Angola, you would:

Health

be 81.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Angola, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.

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live 19.1 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 19.9 times more spent on your healthcare

Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Spain spends $4,935 as of 2023.

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have 17.6 times more doctors per person

Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Spain has 42.9 as of 2022.

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have 2.3 times more access to essential health services

Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Spain scores 85 as of 2021.

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be 20.6% more likely to be obese

In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 15.3% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 26.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Spain, that number is 10.4% as of 2025.

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make 12.3 times more money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,627 as of 2025.

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Life

be 98.4% 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 Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 46.2% more likely to be literate

In Angola, the literacy rate is 68.2% as of 2023. In Spain, it is 99.7% as of 2021.

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be 91.9% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.

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have 82.5% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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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 Spain, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Spain, about 95.8% do as of 2024.

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be 47.0% 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 Spain, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 82.9% more on education

Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 3.6 times more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 3.1 times more coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.

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Safety

be 76.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Spain, they kill 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 109.0 times more home broadband

Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Spain has 39.2 as of 2024.

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use 13.7 times more electricity

Angola uses 379 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Spain uses 5,196 kWh as of 2024.

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live with 23.1 times more strain on fresh water

Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Spain withdraws 43% as of 2022.

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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 Spain, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.

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emit 6.1 times more CO2

Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Spain emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Spain: At a glance

Spain is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 498,980 sq km. Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has had to focus on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe.
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