Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 0.8 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 38.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 26.5% more money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2020.

be 60.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Angola, that number is 6.6% as of 2016.

be 19.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

pay a 29.2% lower top tax rate

Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 73.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Angola, 241.0 women do as of 2017.

be 14.7% more likely to be literate

In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

have 22.3% more children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 34.2 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 30.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Nigeria, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 30% 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 19.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 69% 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 16.7% less on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 87.6% more coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 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, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.

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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