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

Health

see 2.9 times more spent on your healthcare

Eritrea spends $87 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Angola spends $248 as of 2023.

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have 2.8 times more doctors per person

Eritrea has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Angola has 2.4 as of 2022.

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be 38.7% less likely to die by suicide

Eritrea has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Angola, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 4.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Eritrea, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.

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live 4.1 years less

In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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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be 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Eritrea, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.

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have 17.8% less access to essential health services

Eritrea scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Angola scores 37 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Eritrea, 6.0% 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 37.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Eritrea, approximately 291.0 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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have 29.4% more children

In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 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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be 30.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 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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Basic Needs

be 53.1% more likely to have internet access

In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Angola, about 40.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 30.7% less on healthcare

Eritrea spends 3.7% 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 28.4% less coastline

Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

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Safety

be 15.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Eritrea, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Angola, they kill 15.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.1 times more home broadband

Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Angola has 0.4 as of 2024.

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live with 83.3% less strain on fresh water

Eritrea withdraws 11% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Angola withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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use 3.1 times more electricity

Eritrea uses 123 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Angola uses 379 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 23.1% less likely to die from air pollution

In Eritrea, air pollution causes 78.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Angola, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.

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emit 3.4 times more CO2

Eritrea emits 0.2 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 (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), 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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