Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 59.4% less likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

be 38.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 9.8 years less

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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

be 40.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Angola, that number is 6.6% as of 2016.

make 66.8% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2020.

Life

be 63.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Angola, 241.0 women do as of 2017.

have 2.5 times more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Angola, there are 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 19.7% less likely to be literate

In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 53.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guyana, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Angola, that number is 43% of people on average (61% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 31.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guyana, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 60.0% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Angola spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 49.0% less on healthcare

Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 3.5 times more coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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