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

Health

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

In Vietnam, 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 13.4 years less

In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.9 times more likely to be obese

In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 51.4% lower top tax rate

Vietnam has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Angola, the top tax rate is 17.0% as of 2016.

make 48.2% less money

Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $11,400 as of 2022, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $5,900 as of 2022.

be 9.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Vietnam, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 14.5% as of 2022.

be 6.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Vietnam, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

Life

have 2.8 times more children

In Vietnam, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 79.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Vietnam, approximately 124.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 25.8% less likely to be literate

In Vietnam, the literacy rate is 95.8% as of 2019. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Vietnam, approximately 14.8 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 51.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Vietnam, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 55.4% less likely to have internet access

In Vietnam, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 31.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Vietnam, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 96% 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 41.5% less on education

Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 38.3% less on healthcare

Vietnam spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 53.5% less coastline

Vietnam has a total of 3,444 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, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.

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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