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

Health

see 20.8% more spent on your healthcare

Senegal spends $206 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Angola spends $248 as of 2023.

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have 2.2 times more doctors per person

Senegal has 1.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Angola has 2.4 as of 2022.

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be 5.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Senegal, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.

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live 4.1 years less

In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 26.0% less access to essential health services

Senegal scores 50 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Angola scores 37 as of 2021.

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be 20.0% more likely to die by suicide

Senegal has a suicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Angola, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 13.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Senegal, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

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make 60.1% more money

Senegal has a GDP per capita of $1,955 as of 2025, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $3,129 as of 2025.

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be 5.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Senegal, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Angola, that number is 14.1% as of 2025.

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Life

be 22.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Senegal, approximately 237.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Angola, 183.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 35.4% more likely to be literate

In Senegal, the literacy rate is 50.4% as of 2023. In Angola, it is 68.2% as of 2023.

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have 27.3% more children

In Senegal, there are approximately 29.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 11.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Senegal, approximately 28.9 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.

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Basic Needs

be 31.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Senegal, approximately 74% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 56% 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.

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be 32.3% less likely to have internet access

In Senegal, approximately 60.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Angola, about 40.7% do as of 2024.

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be 22.8% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Senegal, approximately 88% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 81% 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.

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Expenditures

spend 59.3% less on education

Senegal spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Angola spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 41.0% less on healthcare

Senegal spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 3.0 times more coastline

Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

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Safety

be 27.9% less likely to die in a road accident

In Senegal, road accidents kill 20.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Angola, they kill 15.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 15.2 times more likely to be murdered

Senegal has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2015. In Angola, that number is 4.1 per 100,000 as of 2016.

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Infrastructure

live with 88.5% less strain on fresh water

Senegal withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Angola withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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find 91.1% less home broadband

Senegal has 4.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Angola has 0.4 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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