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

Health

be 44.8% less likely to be obese

In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.

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see 33.6% more spent on your healthcare

Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Angola spends $248 as of 2023.

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be 2.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Venezuela, 0.6% 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 7.9 years less

In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 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 50.7% less access to essential health services

Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Angola scores 37 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Angola, that number is 14.1% as of 2025.

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make 10.5% less money

Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $3,129 as of 2025.

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Life

be 19.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 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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have 2.4 times more children

In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 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 30.1% less likely to be literate

In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Angola, it is 68.2% as of 2023.

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be 51.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 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 48.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Venezuela, 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 46.9% less likely to have internet access

In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Angola, about 40.7% do as of 2024.

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be 27.2% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Venezuela, approximately 93% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Angola, 68% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 32.5% less on healthcare

Venezuela spends 3.8% 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 42.9% less coastline

Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

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Safety

be 13.6% more likely to die in a road accident

In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Angola, they kill 15.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 75.2% less strain on fresh water

Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Angola withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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find 97.2% less home broadband

Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Angola has 0.4 as of 2024.

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use 80.6% less electricity

Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Angola uses 379 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 78.2% less CO2

Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Angola emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 87.5% more likely to die from air pollution

In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Angola, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), 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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