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

Health

be 62.3% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 33.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.

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be 16.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Libya, 0.1% 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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live 6.3 years less

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 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 76.5% less spent on your healthcare

Libya spends $1,055 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Angola spends $248 as of 2023.

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have 40.3% less access to essential health services

Libya scores 62 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Angola scores 37 as of 2021.

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be 62.2% more likely to die by suicide

Libya has a suicide rate of 5.0 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 24.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Angola, that number is 14.1% as of 2025.

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make 51.5% less money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $3,129 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 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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be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 59.0 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 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 7.9 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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Basic Needs

be 30.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 73% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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.

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be 50.3% less likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Angola, about 40.7% do as of 2024.

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be 29.5% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Libya, approximately 96% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Angola, 68% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 67.3% less on healthcare

Libya spends 7.8% 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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Safety

be 55.9% less likely to die in a road accident

In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Angola, they kill 15.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 99.8% less strain on fresh water

Libya withdraws 817% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Angola withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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find 92.0% less home broadband

Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Angola has 0.4 as of 2024.

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use 90.0% less electricity

Libya uses 3,796 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Angola uses 379 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 91.5% less CO2

Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Angola emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 11.1% more likely to die from air pollution

In Libya, air pollution causes 54.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Angola, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), 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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