Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Angola instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 46.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 1.0 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.
be 12.5% more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
have 15.6% fewer doctors per person
Kenya has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Angola has 2.4 as of 2022.
have 30.2% less access to essential health services
Kenya scores 53 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Angola scores 37 as of 2021.
be 77.1% more likely to die by suicide
Kenya has a suicide rate of 4.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Angola, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 32.4% more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $2,363 as of 2025, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $3,129 as of 2025.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Angola, that number is 14.1% as of 2025.
Life
have 37.8% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 22.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 149.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Angola, 183.0 women do as of 2023.
be 17.5% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Angola, it is 68.2% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 16.4% more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Angola, about 40.7% do as of 2024.
be 32.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 68% 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.
Expenditures
spend 37.6% less on education
Kenya spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Angola spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 41.4% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.
Safety
be 46.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kenya, road accidents kill 28.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Angola, they kill 15.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 94.4% less strain on fresh water
Kenya withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Angola withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 94.1% more electricity
Kenya uses 195 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Angola uses 379 kWh as of 2023.
find 88.2% less home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Angola has 0.4 as of 2024.
Environment
be 81.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Kenya, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Angola, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.
emit 94.7% more CO2
Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Angola emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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