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

Health

live 3.9 years longer

In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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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see 47.2% more spent on your healthcare

Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Angola spends $248 as of 2023.

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have 16.2% more doctors per person

Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Angola has 2.4 as of 2022.

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be 23.1% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea, 1.3% 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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be 19.6% more likely to be obese

In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.

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be 68.3% more likely to die by suicide

Guinea has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Angola, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 26.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

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make 66.7% more money

Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $3,129 as of 2025.

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be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guinea, 5.2% 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 63.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea, approximately 494.0 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 50.5% more likely to be literate

In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Angola, it is 68.2% as of 2023.

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be 46.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea, approximately 59.8 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 11.5% more children

In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 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 22.2% more likely to have internet access

In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Angola, about 40.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 30.9% less on healthcare

Guinea 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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spend 45.9% more on education

Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Angola spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 5.0 times more coastline

Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

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Safety

be 59.9% less likely to die in a road accident

In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 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 36.0 times more home broadband

Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Angola has 0.4 as of 2024.

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live with 36.5% more strain on fresh water

Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Angola withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 36.2% less likely to die from air pollution

In Guinea, air pollution causes 94.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Angola, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.1 times more CO2

Guinea emits 0.3 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 (2021), World Health Organization (2024). 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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