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

Health

be 91.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 2.5 years longer

In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

be 50.6% less likely to be obese

In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.7 times more money

Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2020.

be 76.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Angola, that number is 6.6% as of 2016.

be 35.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Lesotho, 49.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

pay a 43.3% lower top tax rate

Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 55.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Angola, 241.0 women do as of 2017.

have 80.6% more children

In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Angola, there are 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 10.5% less likely to be literate

In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 21.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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 19.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 43% of people on average (61% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 16.3% less likely to have internet access

In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Angola, about 36.0% do as of 2020.

be 19.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Lesotho, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 77% 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 75.7% less on education

Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 77.9% less on healthcare

Lesotho spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, 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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