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

Health

live 11.7 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 91.9% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $3,129 as of 2025.

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Life

have 4.9 times more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Angola, on the other hand, 32.1 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 48.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Aruba, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 51% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 58.0% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 40.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 30.7% less on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Angola spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 23.4 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

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Safety

be 2.2 times more likely to be murdered

Aruba has a homicide rate of 1.9 per 100,000 people as of 2014. In Angola, that number is 4.1 per 100,000 as of 2016.

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Infrastructure

find 97.9% less home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Angola has 0.4 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 85.6% less CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Angola emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2014). How we calculate this

Angola: At a glance

Angola is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,246,700 sq km. Angola is still rebuilding its country since the end of a 27-year civil war in 2002. Fighting between the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas SAVIMBI, followed independence from Portugal in 1975. Peace seemed imminent in 1992 when Angola held national elections, but fighting picked up again in 1993. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost - and 4 million people displaced - during the more than a quarter century of fighting. SAVIMBI's death in 2002 ended UNITA's insurgency and cemented the MPLA's hold on power. President DOS SANTOS pushed through a new constitution in 2010; elections held in 2012 saw him installed as president.
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