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

Health

be 24.1% less likely to be obese

In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

live 12.8 years less

In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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

make 68.2% less money

Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2020.

be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

pay a 13.3% higher top tax rate

Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 4.2 times more children

In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Angola, there are 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Angola, 241.0 women do as of 2017.

be 22.1% less likely to be literate

In Mauritius, the literacy rate is 91.3% as of 2018. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 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 57.0% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 44.6% less likely to have internet access

In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Angola, about 36.0% do as of 2020.

be 33.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 60.9% less on education

Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 59.7% less on healthcare

Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 9.0 times more coastline

Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, 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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