Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 4.6 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
have 13.5% more access to essential health services
Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Yemen scores 42 as of 2021.
be 48.1% less likely to die by suicide
Angola has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Yemen, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 32.0% less spent on your healthcare
Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Yemen spends $169 as of 2023.
have 59.8% fewer doctors per person
Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Yemen has 1.0 as of 2023.
Economy
be 22.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Yemen, that number is 17.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 35.5% 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 Yemen, 118.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 63.6% 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 Yemen, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 10.4% 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 Yemen, that number is 75% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 56.5% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Yemen, about 17.7% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 3.8 times more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Yemen, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 19.1% more coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
Safety
be 53.7% more likely to be murdered
Angola has a homicide rate of 4.1 per 100,000 people as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2013.
be 98.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Yemen, they kill 29.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.5 times more home broadband
Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Yemen has 1.3 as of 2022.
live with 90.8 times more strain on fresh water
Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Yemen withdraws 170% as of 2022.
use 76.3% less electricity
Angola uses 379 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Yemen uses 90 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 64.9% less CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 81.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Yemen, it causes 109.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2013–2022), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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