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

Health

be 43.8% less likely to be obese

In Vanuatu, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.

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see 75.9% more spent on your healthcare

Vanuatu spends $141 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Angola spends $248 as of 2023.

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have 48.8% more doctors per person

Vanuatu has 1.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Angola has 2.4 as of 2022.

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be 48.4% less likely to die by suicide

Vanuatu has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Angola, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 16.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Vanuatu, 0.1% 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 6.8 years less

In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 21.3% less access to essential health services

Vanuatu scores 47 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Angola scores 37 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Angola, that number is 14.1% as of 2025.

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be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Vanuatu, 15.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

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make 22.5% less money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $4,039 as of 2025, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $3,129 as of 2025.

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Life

have 34.4% more children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 27.6 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 83.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Vanuatu, approximately 100.0 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 22.5% less likely to be literate

In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 88.0% as of 2023. In Angola, it is 68.2% as of 2023.

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be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.4 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 17.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 54% 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 41.8% less likely to have internet access

In Vanuatu, approximately 69.9% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Angola, about 40.7% do as of 2024.

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be 22.0% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Vanuatu, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water (97% in urban areas, and 84% 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 67.1% less on education

Vanuatu spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Angola spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 38.1% less on healthcare

Vanuatu spends 4.1% 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 36.7% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

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Safety

be 20.0% more likely to die in a road accident

In Vanuatu, road accidents kill 12.5 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 69.0% less home broadband

Vanuatu has 1.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Angola has 0.4 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 14.9% less CO2

Vanuatu emits 0.9 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 (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). 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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