Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 64.8% less likely to be obese

In Michigan, 36.0% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Michigan, 4.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Angola, that number is 14.1% as of 2025.

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make 94.4% less money

Michigan has a GDP per capita of $55,508 as of 2024, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $3,129 as of 2025.

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Basic Needs

be 54.5% less likely to have internet access

In Michigan, approximately 89.4% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Angola, about 40.7% do as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this

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Angola is 55.7% cheaper than Michigan
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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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