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

Health

be 65.3% less likely to be obese

In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Latvia, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 13.8 years less

In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 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

pay a 26.1% lower top tax rate

Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

make 79.3% less money

Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2020.

be 41.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Latvia, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

Life

have 4.8 times more children

In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Angola, there are 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 12.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Angola, 241.0 women do as of 2017.

be 28.8% less likely to be literate

In Latvia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2018. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 12.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 57.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Latvia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Angola, 43% of the population do as of 2019.

be 59.9% less likely to have internet access

In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Angola, about 36.0% do as of 2020.

be 33.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Latvia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 57.1% less on education

Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Angola spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 62.1% less on healthcare

Latvia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 3.2 times more coastline

Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças.

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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