Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 14.6% less likely to be obese

In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

be 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Benin, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 87.9% more money

Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2020.

be 16.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

be 6.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Benin, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Angola, that number is 6.6% as of 2016.

Life

be 39.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Benin, approximately 397.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Angola, 241.0 women do as of 2017.

be 67.7% more likely to be literate

In Benin, the literacy rate is 42.4% as of 2018. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

Basic Needs

be 30.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Benin, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 43% of people on average (61% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 38.5% more likely to have internet access

In Benin, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Angola, about 36.0% do as of 2020.

be 11.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (79% in urban areas, and 71% 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 40.0% less on education

Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Angola spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 13.2 times more coastline

Benin has a total of 121 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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