Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Angola instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
see 47.1% more spent on your healthcare
Yemen spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Angola spends $248 as of 2023.
have 2.5 times more doctors per person
Yemen has 1.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Angola has 2.4 as of 2022.
be 16.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Yemen, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 4.6 years less
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.
have 11.9% less access to essential health services
Yemen scores 42 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Angola scores 37 as of 2021.
be 92.6% more likely to die by suicide
Yemen has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Angola, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 18.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Angola, that number is 14.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 55.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 118.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Angola, 183.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Angola, about 40.7% do as of 2024.
be 38.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 84% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 75% 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.
Expenditures
spend 73.7% less on healthcare
Yemen spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 16.1% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.
Safety
be 34.9% less likely to be murdered
Yemen has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2013. In Angola, that number is 4.1 per 100,000 as of 2016.
be 49.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Yemen, road accidents kill 29.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Angola, they kill 15.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 98.9% less strain on fresh water
Yemen withdraws 170% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Angola withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 4.2 times more electricity
Yemen uses 90 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Angola uses 379 kWh as of 2023.
find 71.7% less home broadband
Yemen has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Angola has 0.4 as of 2024.
Environment
be 45.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Yemen, air pollution causes 109.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Angola, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.8 times more CO2
Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Angola emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2013–2022), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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