If you lived in Angola instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

Health

live 2.7 years longer

In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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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have 47.0% more doctors per person

Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Angola has 2.4 as of 2022.

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have 14.0% less access to essential health services

Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Angola scores 37 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 13.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

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be 6.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Angola, that number is 14.1% as of 2025.

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Life

be 49.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Angola, 183.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 36.4% more likely to be literate

In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Angola, it is 68.2% as of 2023.

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be 28.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Angola, on the other hand, 32.1 children do as of 2024.

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have 17.7% more children

In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 31.6 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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Basic Needs

be 29.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% 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 12.0% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 68% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 30.5% less on education

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Angola spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 25.7% less on healthcare

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 3.1 times more coastline

Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

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Safety

be 27.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Angola, they kill 15.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 63.3% less strain on fresh water

Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Angola withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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find 77.5% less home broadband

Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Angola has 0.4 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 30.2% less likely to die from air pollution

In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Angola, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.

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emit 25.4% more CO2

Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 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 (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. 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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