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Angola vs Benin statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Angola has a population of 37.9M (ranked 40/197), compared with 14.5M in Benin (ranked 76/197). Angola's land area is 481,354 sq mi versus 43,537 sq mi for Benin (ranked 22nd vs. 99th).

By GDP, Angola ranks 81/197 ($80.4B) and Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B). By GDP per capita, Angola ranks 156/197 ($2,122), while Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485).

Main facts and rankings

Angola Benin
Population
39983997
15100397
Population rank 39/197 76/197
GDP
$80.4B
2024
$21.5B
2024
GDP rank 81/197 125/197
GDP per capita
$2,122
2024
$1,485
2024
GDP per capita rank 156/197 162/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,348
2024
$4,435
2024
Government debt
$50.2B
2024
$11.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
64.5%
2025
52.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,326
2024
$803
2024
Government debt per person rank 135/185 149/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,074
2025
$1,059
2025
Land area
481,354 sq mi
2025
43,537 sq mi
2025
Population density
78.7 ppl/mi²
2024
332 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.12
2023
4.56
2023
Median age
17.7 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
61.1 years
2025

Angola and Benin: Comparison Charts

Angola and Benin economies compared

GDP
Angola

Benin
Year GDP
Angola Benin
1960 - $226,195,578
1961 - $235,668,221
1962 - $236,434,954
1963 - $253,927,697
1964 - $269,819,006
1965 - $289,908,680
1966 - $302,925,235
1967 - $306,221,953
1968 - $326,323,105
1969 - $330,748,245
1970 - $333,627,713
1971 - $335,073,028
1972 - $410,331,857
1973 - $504,376,074
1974 - $554,654,861
1975 - $676,870,140
1976 - $698,408,262
1977 - $750,049,779
1978 - $928,843,469
1979 - $1,186,231,020
1980 $5,930,503,401 $1,405,251,847
1981 $5,550,483,036 $1,291,120,188
1982 $5,550,483,036 $1,267,778,670
1983 $5,784,341,596 $1,095,348,199
1984 $6,131,475,065 $1,051,134,009
1985 $7,554,065,410 $1,045,712,789
1986 $7,072,536,109 $1,336,102,025
1987 $8,084,412,414 $1,562,412,228
1988 $8,769,836,769 $1,620,246,084
1989 $10,201,780,977 $1,502,294,416
1990 $11,229,515,599 $1,959,965,330
1991 $10,603,784,541 $1,986,437,797
1992 $8,307,810,974 $1,695,315,306
1993 $5,768,720,422 $2,274,558,083
1994 $4,438,321,017 $1,598,075,944
1995 $5,538,749,260 $2,169,627,138
1996 $7,526,421,519 $2,361,116,449
1997 $7,648,380,196 $2,268,301,646
1998 $6,506,221,616 $2,455,092,686
1999 $6,152,923,310 $3,677,393,999
2000 $9,129,594,970 $3,519,991,440
2001 $8,936,079,118 $3,666,222,635
2002 $15,285,592,370 $4,194,342,686
2003 $17,812,704,586 $5,349,258,094
2004 $23,552,057,679 $6,190,270,380
2005 $36,970,900,884 $6,567,654,954
2006 $52,381,025,141 $7,034,111,315
2007 $65,266,415,494 $8,169,048,383
2008 $88,538,665,085 $9,787,734,526
2009 $70,307,196,182 $9,738,626,517
2010 $83,799,474,070 $9,535,345,016
2011 $111,789,747,671 $10,693,321,364
2012 $128,052,915,766 $11,141,358,116
2013 $132,339,109,040 $12,517,845,124
2014 $135,966,802,587 $13,284,527,847
2015 $90,496,420,507 $11,388,160,997
2016 $52,761,617,226 $11,821,065,853
2017 $73,690,154,991 $12,701,655,837
2018 $79,450,688,259 $14,262,408,090
2019 $70,897,962,732 $14,391,686,313
2020 $48,501,561,204 $15,686,741,894
2021 $66,505,129,988 $17,687,623,535
2022 $104,399,746,853 $17,425,405,084
2023 $84,875,162,197 $19,673,290,996
2024 $80,396,942,242 $21,482,643,720

Angola and Benin economies compared

GDP per capita
Angola

Benin
Year GDP per capita
Angola Benin
1960 - $89.9
1961 - $92.1
1962 - $90.8
1963 - $95.7
1964 - $99.8
1965 - $105.1
1966 - $107.6
1967 - $106.6
1968 - $111.2
1969 - $110.3
1970 - $108.8
1971 - $106.9
1972 - $127.9
1973 - $153.6
1974 - $164.9
1975 - $196.5
1976 - $197.7
1977 - $207
1978 - $249.8
1979 - $311
1980 $729 $358
1981 $658 $320
1982 $634 $305
1983 $637 $256
1984 $650 $238.6
1985 $772 $230.4
1986 $698 $285.8
1987 $770 $324
1988 $807 $326
1989 $908 $293.3
1990 $966 $371
1991 $882 $365
1992 $669 $302
1993 $450 $387
1994 $335 $262.1
1995 $404 $348
1996 $531 $369
1997 $522 $345
1998 $429 $362
1999 $393 $525
2000 $564 $487
2001 $534 $492
2002 $882 $546
2003 $993 $676
2004 $1,266 $759
2005 $1,916 $779
2006 $2,617 $809
2007 $3,141 $912
2008 $4,103 $1,061
2009 $3,137 $1,024
2010 $3,597 $973
2011 $4,616 $1,059
2012 $5,086 $1,072
2013 $5,058 $1,169
2014 $5,006 $1,204
2015 $3,214 $1,002
2016 $1,808 $1,011
2017 $2,437 $1,055
2018 $2,539 $1,152
2019 $2,190 $1,131
2020 $1,450 $1,200
2021 $1,926 $1,319
2022 $2,930 $1,266
2023 $2,310 $1,394
2024 $2,122 $1,485

Angola vs. Benin life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Angola

Benin
Year Life expectancy, years
Angola Benin
1950 35.9 35.4
1951 36 35.7
1952 36.2 36
1953 36.4 36.3
1954 36.6 36.7
1955 36.9 37
1956 37.1 37.3
1957 37.3 37.6
1958 37.5 38
1959 37.7 38.4
1960 37.9 38.8
1961 36.9 39.2
1962 37.2 39.6
1963 37.4 40.1
1964 37.7 40.5
1965 38 41
1966 38.3 41.3
1967 38.6 41.8
1968 39 42.2
1969 39.3 42.6
1970 39.7 43
1971 40.1 43.4
1972 40.5 43.9
1973 40.9 44.4
1974 41.3 44.9
1975 40.8 45.4
1976 40.8 46
1977 41.2 46.5
1978 41.6 46.9
1979 41.9 47.4
1980 42.2 47.7
1981 42.6 48.1
1982 42.9 48.5
1983 42 48.8
1984 42.2 49.4
1985 42.5 50
1986 42.7 50.6
1987 40.8 51.3
1988 41.5 52
1989 41.7 52.5
1990 41.9 53
1991 43.8 53.4
1992 42.3 54.1
1993 42.2 54.6
1994 43.6 55
1995 46.1 55.4
1996 46.4 55.6
1997 46.7 56
1998 45.5 56.2
1999 45.8 56.3
2000 46.5 56.6
2001 47 56.7
2002 47.9 56.9
2003 50.2 57.1
2004 51.1 57.3
2005 52.1 57.7
2006 53 58
2007 54.2 58.2
2008 55.3 58.1
2009 56.2 58.3
2010 57.2 58.4
2011 58.1 58.5
2012 58.9 58.6
2013 59.7 58.9
2014 60.4 59
2015 61 59.1
2016 61.6 59.3
2017 62.1 59.5
2018 62.6 59.7
2019 63.1 59.9
2020 63.1 60.2
2021 63 59.6
2022 64.2 60.5
2023 64.6 60.8
2024 64.8 61
2025 65 61.1

Angola and Benin population clocks and comparison

Population
Angola

Benin
Year Population
Angola Benin
1960 5,231,654 2,517,286
1961 5,301,583 2,559,223
1962 5,354,310 2,604,659
1963 5,408,320 2,652,908
1964 5,464,187 2,704,003
1965 5,521,981 2,757,936
1966 5,581,386 2,814,317
1967 5,641,807 2,872,997
1968 5,702,699 2,934,257
1969 5,763,685 2,998,222
1970 5,852,788 3,065,057
1971 5,991,102 3,134,767
1972 6,174,262 3,207,543
1973 6,388,528 3,283,496
1974 6,613,367 3,362,633
1975 6,842,947 3,445,407
1976 7,074,664 3,532,196
1977 7,317,829 3,623,202
1978 7,576,734 3,718,305
1979 7,847,207 3,818,528
1980 8,133,872 3,925,251
1981 8,435,607 4,038,307
1982 8,751,648 4,156,596
1983 9,082,983 4,278,978
1984 9,425,917 4,405,895
1985 9,779,120 4,538,012
1986 10,139,450 4,675,420
1987 10,497,858 4,818,486
1988 10,861,291 4,967,341
1989 11,238,562 5,121,657
1990 11,626,360 5,281,479
1991 12,023,529 5,446,932
1992 12,423,712 5,617,844
1993 12,827,135 5,872,706
1994 13,249,764 6,096,506
1995 13,699,778 6,226,773
1996 14,170,973 6,391,858
1997 14,660,413 6,583,365
1998 15,159,370 6,789,489
1999 15,667,235 7,002,818
2000 16,194,869 7,221,619
2001 16,747,208 7,445,596
2002 17,327,699 7,675,426
2003 17,943,712 7,913,070
2004 18,600,423 8,159,094
2005 19,291,161 8,426,144
2006 20,015,279 8,693,242
2007 20,778,561 8,953,969
2008 21,578,655 9,228,466
2009 22,414,773 9,509,423
2010 23,294,825 9,797,484
2011 24,218,352 10,093,623
2012 25,177,394 10,397,657
2013 26,165,620 10,708,834
2014 27,160,769 11,030,004
2015 28,157,798 11,360,681
2016 29,183,070 11,697,842
2017 30,234,839 12,039,780
2018 31,297,155 12,383,347
2019 32,375,632 12,726,755
2020 33,451,132 13,070,169
2021 34,532,429 13,413,417
2022 35,635,029 13,759,501
2023 36,749,906 14,111,034
2024 37,885,849 14,462,724

Fertility rates in Angola and Benin

Fertility rate
Angola

Benin
Year Fertility rate
Angola Benin
1960 6.71 6.28
1961 6.79 6.4
1962 6.87 6.46
1963 6.95 6.51
1964 7.04 6.57
1965 7.12 6.61
1966 7.19 6.63
1967 7.27 6.64
1968 7.33 6.67
1969 7.39 6.71
1970 7.43 6.74
1971 7.47 6.77
1972 7.49 6.8
1973 7.5 6.81
1974 7.5 6.82
1975 7.49 6.83
1976 7.49 6.83
1977 7.48 6.83
1978 7.47 6.82
1979 7.46 6.91
1980 7.46 6.99
1981 7.46 7.06
1982 7.46 7.06
1983 7.46 7.05
1984 7.46 7.03
1985 7.45 7
1986 7.44 6.96
1987 7.41 6.92
1988 7.37 6.87
1989 7.33 6.82
1990 7.27 6.74
1991 7.21 6.67
1992 7.14 6.59
1993 7.07 6.51
1994 6.99 6.42
1995 6.92 6.33
1996 6.85 6.28
1997 6.79 6.23
1998 6.73 6.14
1999 6.68 6.03
2000 6.64 5.94
2001 6.6 5.85
2002 6.57 5.79
2003 6.53 5.76
2004 6.5 5.72
2005 6.46 5.69
2006 6.42 5.67
2007 6.37 5.63
2008 6.32 5.55
2009 6.26 5.49
2010 6.19 5.45
2011 6.12 5.44
2012 6.04 5.43
2013 5.95 5.41
2014 5.86 5.37
2015 5.77 5.32
2016 5.69 5.25
2017 5.6 5.16
2018 5.52 5.03
2019 5.44 4.9
2020 5.37 4.8
2021 5.3 4.71
2022 5.21 4.63
2023 5.12 4.56

Angola and Benin demographics compared

Median age
Angola

Benin
Year Median age, years
Angola Benin
1960 19.8 20.8
1961 19.6 20.6
1962 19.4 20.3
1963 19.1 20.1
1964 18.9 19.9
1965 18.6 19.7
1966 18.3 19.5
1967 18.1 19.3
1968 17.8 19
1969 17.6 18.8
1970 17.3 18.6
1971 17 18.4
1972 17 18.3
1973 17 18.1
1974 17.1 17.9
1975 17.2 17.8
1976 17.2 17.7
1977 17.3 17.6
1978 17.4 17.5
1979 17.5 17.4
1980 17.6 17.3
1981 17.6 17.3
1982 17.7 17.2
1983 17.7 17.1
1984 17.8 17.1
1985 17.8 17
1986 17.8 17
1987 17.7 16.9
1988 17.6 16.9
1989 17.6 16.9
1990 17.5 16.9
1991 17.4 16.9
1992 17.3 16.9
1993 17.3 17.1
1994 17.2 17.2
1995 17.1 17
1996 17.1 16.9
1997 17.1 17
1998 17.1 17
1999 17.2 17.1
2000 17.2 17.1
2001 17.2 17.2
2002 17.2 17.3
2003 17.3 17.4
2004 17.3 17.4
2005 17.3 17.5
2006 17.3 17.6
2007 17.4 17.6
2008 17.4 17.7
2009 17.4 17.8
2010 17.4 17.8
2011 17.4 17.9
2012 17.4 18
2013 17.4 18
2014 17.4 18.1
2015 17.4 18.1
2016 17.4 18.2
2017 17.4 18.3
2018 17.4 18.3
2019 17.4 18.4
2020 17.5 18.5
2021 17.5 18.6
2022 17.5 18.7
2023 17.6 18.8
2024 17.7 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Angola Benin
GNI, Atlas method
$84B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
18.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.51%
2023
3.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.33%
2023
0.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
117,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.31%
2025
-2.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2022
1.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
39.3%
2024
48.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
44.2%
2024
17.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
55
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
39.6%
2018
27.2%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.3%
2018
3.1%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$51M
2024
$236M
2024
International tourist arrivals
218,000
2019
337,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.09%
2020
6.72%
2019
Banked people share
29.3%
2014
51.8%
2024

Energy

Angola Benin
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
423 kg
2022
376 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.7
2022
$10.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
28.2 megatons
2023
6.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.77 tons
2023
0.46 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47%
2022
39.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
52.9%
2021
54.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.55%
2022
0.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-354%
2022
40.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
393 kWh
2022
105.3 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
91.7%
2021
0.26%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.4%
2022
0.006%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
57%
2023

Society

Angola Benin
% of world population
0.47%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,629
2024
-7,725
2024
Urban population
69.3%
2024
50.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45
2025
20.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
37
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.1
2016
1.1
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.1
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
63
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.4%
2022
51.4%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
44.8%
2023
32.2%
2023

Health

Angola Benin
Government health expenditure per capita
$101.3
2022
$33.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.1
2022
$14.4
2022
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
61.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.68%
2022
32%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
20.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
183
2023
518
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64
2023
77.9
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
11.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
17
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
6.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.13 liters
2020
8.83 liters
2020

Territory

Angola Benin
% of world land
0.84%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
12,705 sq mi
2024
3,010 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
177,850 sq mi
2025
18,211 sq mi
2025
Forest area
250,743 sq mi
2025
11,526 sq mi
2025
Roads length
47,224 mi
2020
9,942 mi
2006

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