If you lived in Angola instead of United Kingdom, you would:

Health

be 70.5% less likely to be obese

In United Kingdom, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

live 19.8 years less

In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 62.2% lower top tax rate

United Kingdom has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

make 85.1% less money

United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $41,600 as of 2020, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In United Kingdom, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 6.6% as of 2016.

be 73.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In United Kingdom, 18.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

Life

have 3.9 times more children

In United Kingdom, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Angola, there are 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 34.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United Kingdom, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Angola, 241.0 women do as of 2017.

be 15.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In United Kingdom, approximately 3.8 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 57.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In United Kingdom, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Angola, 43% of the population do as of 2019.

be 62.1% less likely to have internet access

In United Kingdom, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Angola, about 36.0% do as of 2020.

be 33.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In United Kingdom, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 65.4% less on education

United Kingdom spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Angola spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 75.5% less on healthcare

United Kingdom spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 87.1% less coastline

United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, HM Revenue & Customs.

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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