Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 66.0% less likely to be obese

In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

be 50.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 13.7 years less

In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 26.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Angola, that number is 6.6% as of 2016.

be 21.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

Life

have 96.4% more children

In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Angola, there are 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 6.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Angola, 241.0 women do as of 2017.

be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Belize, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Angola, on the other hand, 58.9 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 56.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Belize, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Angola, that number is 43% of people on average (61% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 29.4% less likely to have internet access

In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Angola, about 36.0% do as of 2020.

be 33.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Belize, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 66% of people on average (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 77.2% less on education

Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 58.3% less on healthcare

Belize spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 4.1 times more coastline

Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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