Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Angola instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 84.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
live 5.0 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 13.9% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.2 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2020.
be 73.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Angola, that number is 6.6% as of 2016.
be 29.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.
pay a 46.9% lower top tax rate
Mozambique has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 16.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Angola, 241.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.1% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.
have 11.6% more children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Angola, there are 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 35% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 22% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Angola, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 71.0% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Angola spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 67.9% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 35.2% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique.
Angola: At a glance
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