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

Health

be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Senegal, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 7.8 years less

In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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

make 63.9% more money

Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2022, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $5,900 as of 2022.

be 30.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

pay a 57.5% lower top tax rate

Senegal has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

be 4.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Senegal, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 14.5% as of 2022.

Life

be 26.3% more likely to be literate

In Senegal, the literacy rate is 56.3% as of 2021. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

have 36.1% more children

In Senegal, there are approximately 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 81.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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 29.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Senegal, approximately 68% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Angola, that number is 48% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 43.1% less likely to have internet access

In Senegal, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 23.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Senegal, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 79% 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 56.4% less on education

Senegal spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 44.2% less on healthcare

Senegal spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.0 times more coastline

Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, The World Factbook, Direction Generale des Impots et des Domaines.

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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