Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Angola instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 63.9% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.
be 80.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
live 15.5 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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
pay a 32.0% lower top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.
make 75.6% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2020.
be 46.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 22.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Angola, there are 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Angola, 241.0 women do as of 2017.
be 25.7% less likely to be literate
In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2019. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 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 53.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Panama, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 77% 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 43.8% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Angola, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 30.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Panama, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% 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 41.9% less on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Angola spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 67.1% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 35.7% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama.
Angola: At a glance
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