Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Angola instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 67.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 4.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
see 79.0% more spent on your healthcare
Uganda spends $139 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Angola spends $248 as of 2023.
have 27.7% more doctors per person
Uganda has 1.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Angola has 2.4 as of 2022.
live 3.7 years less
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 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.
be 34.0% more likely to be obese
In Uganda, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
have 24.5% less access to essential health services
Uganda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Angola scores 37 as of 2021.
be 47.5% more likely to die by suicide
Uganda has a suicide rate of 5.5 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
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $1,206 as of 2025, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $3,129 as of 2025.
be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Uganda, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Angola, that number is 14.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 10.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 35.9 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.
be 11.5% less likely to be literate
In Uganda, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2024. In Angola, it is 68.2% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 4.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 8.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Angola, about 40.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.9% less on healthcare
Uganda spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 71.4% more home broadband
Uganda has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Angola has 0.4 as of 2024.
live with 67.9% less strain on fresh water
Uganda withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Angola withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 4.0 times more electricity
Uganda uses 95 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Angola uses 379 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 4.4 times more CO2
Uganda emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Angola emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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