Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 87.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
live 1.7 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 67 years (63 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
have 18.9% more access to essential health services
Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sudan scores 44 as of 2021.
be 61.0% less likely to die by suicide
Angola has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sudan, it is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 40.2% more likely to be obese
In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 17.8% of people as of 2024.
see 88.6% less spent on your healthcare
Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sudan spends $28 as of 2023.
Economy
be 18.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sudan, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
make 62.8% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $1,165 as of 2025.
Life
be 39.9% more 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 Sudan, 256.0 women do as of 2023.
be 33.6% more 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 Sudan, on the other hand, 42.9 children do as of 2024.
have 11.2% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sudan, there are 33.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 29.2% 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 Sudan, that number is 66% of people on average (87% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 29.5% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sudan, about 28.7% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sudan, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 46.7% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Sudan, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 30.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sudan, they kill 19.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 83.3% less home broadband
Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sudan has 0.1 as of 2022.
live with 63.5 times more strain on fresh water
Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sudan withdraws 119% as of 2022.
use 41.3% less electricity
Angola uses 379 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sudan uses 223 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 41.9% less CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sudan emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 16.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sudan, it causes 70.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2023), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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