Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Angola instead of China, you would:
Health
live 14.0 years less
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
be 32.3% more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 62.2% lower top tax rate
China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.
make 62.2% less money
China has a GDP per capita of $16,400 as of 2020, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2020.
be 81.3% more likely to be unemployed
In China, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 6.6% as of 2016.
be 53.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In China, 0.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 4.2 times more children
In China, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Angola, there are 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Angola, 241.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.5% less likely to be literate
In China, the literacy rate is 96.8% as of 2018. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.
be 8.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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 China, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Angola, 43% of the population do as of 2019.
be 48.6% less likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Angola, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 30.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In China, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 92% 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 48.6% less on education
China spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Angola spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 53.7% less on healthcare
China spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.0% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, State Administration of Taxation.
Angola: At a glance
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