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

Health

be 72.1% less likely to be obese

In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

live 21.7 years less

In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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

pay a 48.5% lower top tax rate

Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

make 86.5% less money

Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2020.

be 16.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 6.6% as of 2016.

be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

Life

have 4.1 times more children

In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Angola, there are 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 24.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Angola, 241.0 women do as of 2017.

be 13.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Canada, approximately 4.4 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 57.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Canada, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Angola, 43% of the population do as of 2019.

be 62.9% less likely to have internet access

In Canada, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Angola, about 36.0% do as of 2020.

be 33.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Canada, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% 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 66.0% less on education

Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Angola spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 76.9% less on healthcare

Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 99.2% less coastline

Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency.

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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