Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Angola instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 10.2 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.
be 33.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
have 35.8% fewer doctors per person
Nigeria has 3.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Angola has 2.4 as of 2022.
be 62.5% more likely to die by suicide
Nigeria 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.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $3,129 as of 2025.
be 4.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Angola, that number is 14.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 81.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 993.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Angola, 183.0 women do as of 2023.
be 54.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 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.
have 14.4% more children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 61% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 33% 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.
be 17.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 82% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 68% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.1% less on healthcare
Nigeria spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 7.8 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Angola spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 87.6% more coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.
Safety
be 12.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Nigeria, road accidents kill 17.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Angola, they kill 15.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 4.5 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Angola has 0.4 as of 2024.
live with 80.7% less strain on fresh water
Nigeria withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Angola withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 2.6 times more electricity
Nigeria uses 144 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Angola uses 379 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 22.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Nigeria, air pollution causes 77.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Angola, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.
emit 29.8% more CO2
Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Angola emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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