If you lived in Angola instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

Health

be 8.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Timor-Leste, 0.2% 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 3.1 years less

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 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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be 3.5 times more likely to be obese

In Timor-Leste, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.

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see 46.1% less spent on your healthcare

Timor-Leste spends $461 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Angola spends $248 as of 2023.

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have 67.6% fewer doctors per person

Timor-Leste has 7.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Angola has 2.4 as of 2022.

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have 28.8% less access to essential health services

Timor-Leste scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Angola scores 37 as of 2021.

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be 2.3 times more likely to die by suicide

Timor-Leste has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Angola, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 2.3 times more money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $1,341 as of 2025, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $3,129 as of 2025.

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be 8.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Angola, that number is 14.1% as of 2025.

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Life

have 70.7% more children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 21.8 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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Basic Needs

be 48.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Timor-Leste, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 22.2% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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 52.1% less on education

Timor-Leste spends 5.2% 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 73.4% less on healthcare

Timor-Leste spends 9.6% 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 2.3 times more coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

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Safety

be 25.0% more likely to die in a road accident

In Timor-Leste, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Angola, they kill 15.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 36.0 times more home broadband

Timor-Leste has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Angola has 0.4 as of 2024.

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live with 93.4% less strain on fresh water

Timor-Leste withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Angola withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 48.0% more CO2

Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Angola emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), 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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