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Angola vs Congo statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Angola has a population of 37.9M (ranked 40/197), compared with 6.33M in The Congo (ranked 112/197). Angola's land area is 481,354 sq mi versus 131,854 sq mi for The Congo (ranked 22nd vs. 64th).

By GDP, Angola ranks 81/197 ($80.4B) and The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B). By GDP per capita, Angola ranks 156/197 ($2,122), while The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482).

Main facts and rankings

Angola Congo
Population
39983997
6607609
Population rank 39/197 109/197
GDP
$80.4B
2024
$15.7B
2024
GDP rank 81/197 141/197
GDP per capita
$2,122
2024
$2,482
2024
GDP per capita rank 156/197 148/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,348
2024
$7,026
2024
Government debt
$50.2B
2024
$15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
64.5%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,326
2024
$2,369
2024
Government debt per person rank 135/185 113/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,074
2025
$2,263
2025
Land area
481,354 sq mi
2025
131,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
78.7 ppl/mi²
2024
48 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.12
2023
4.16
2023
Median age
17.7 years
2024
19.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
66.2 years
2025

Angola and Congo: Comparison Charts

Angola and Congo economies compared

GDP
Angola

Congo
Year GDP
Angola Congo
1960 - $131,731,863
1961 - $151,675,739
1962 - $166,521,240
1963 - $172,233,431
1964 - $185,693,725
1965 - $198,318,064
1966 - $220,613,582
1967 - $237,397,428
1968 - $251,247,458
1969 - $265,040,036
1970 - $274,960,700
1971 - $322,128,019
1972 - $410,669,264
1973 - $541,973,363
1974 - $585,364,634
1975 - $767,102,680
1976 - $754,549,601
1977 - $765,224,029
1978 - $878,771,772
1979 - $1,198,749,667
1980 $5,930,503,401 $1,705,796,853
1981 $5,550,483,036 $1,993,512,323
1982 $5,550,483,036 $2,160,640,565
1983 $5,784,341,596 $2,097,274,290
1984 $6,131,475,065 $2,193,581,365
1985 $7,554,065,410 $2,160,872,540
1986 $7,072,536,109 $1,849,268,212
1987 $8,084,412,414 $2,297,753,652
1988 $8,769,836,769 $2,212,536,312
1989 $10,201,780,977 $2,389,593,026
1990 $11,229,515,599 $2,798,746,050
1991 $10,603,784,541 $2,724,853,506
1992 $8,307,810,974 $2,933,222,703
1993 $5,768,720,422 $2,684,323,623
1994 $4,438,321,017 $1,769,365,438
1995 $5,538,749,260 $2,116,003,868
1996 $7,526,421,519 $2,540,697,539
1997 $7,648,380,196 $2,322,719,103
1998 $6,506,221,616 $1,949,481,379
1999 $6,152,923,310 $2,354,772,960
2000 $9,129,594,970 $3,227,927,698
2001 $8,936,079,118 $2,796,704,604
2002 $15,285,592,370 $3,034,250,924
2003 $17,812,704,586 $3,503,723,088
2004 $23,552,057,679 $4,656,974,940
2005 $36,970,900,884 $6,650,001,680
2006 $52,381,025,141 $8,072,305,029
2007 $65,266,415,494 $8,782,703,437
2008 $88,538,665,085 $11,649,857,673
2009 $70,307,196,182 $9,723,299,915
2010 $83,799,474,070 $13,148,396,212
2011 $111,789,747,671 $15,655,383,577
2012 $128,052,915,766 $17,692,911,296
2013 $132,339,109,040 $17,958,720,699
2014 $135,966,802,587 $17,919,321,078
2015 $90,496,420,507 $12,434,793,867
2016 $52,761,617,226 $10,931,328,151
2017 $73,690,154,991 $11,834,473,039
2018 $79,450,688,259 $14,773,900,289
2019 $70,897,962,732 $13,976,637,780
2020 $48,501,561,204 $11,468,687,464
2021 $66,505,129,988 $14,825,690,211
2022 $104,399,746,853 $15,817,030,157
2023 $84,875,162,197 $15,321,055,818
2024 $80,396,942,242 $15,719,985,776

Angola and Congo economies compared

GDP per capita
Angola

Congo
Year GDP per capita
Angola Congo
1960 - $124.7
1961 - $139.9
1962 - $149.6
1963 - $150.7
1964 - $158.1
1965 - $164.2
1966 - $177.6
1967 - $185.7
1968 - $190.8
1969 - $195.4
1970 - $196.7
1971 - $223.5
1972 - $276.3
1973 - $353
1974 - $370
1975 - $471
1976 - $453
1977 - $448
1978 - $503
1979 - $670
1980 $729 $933
1981 $658 $1,066
1982 $634 $1,131
1983 $637 $1,075
1984 $650 $1,097
1985 $772 $1,049
1986 $698 $872
1987 $770 $1,052
1988 $807 $984
1989 $908 $1,033
1990 $966 $1,176
1991 $882 $1,113
1992 $669 $1,164
1993 $450 $1,034
1994 $335 $662
1995 $404 $770
1996 $531 $899
1997 $522 $804
1998 $429 $660
1999 $393 $776
2000 $564 $1,024
2001 $534 $855
2002 $882 $906
2003 $993 $1,017
2004 $1,266 $1,306
2005 $1,916 $1,799
2006 $2,617 $2,104
2007 $3,141 $2,206
2008 $4,103 $2,832
2009 $3,137 $2,271
2010 $3,597 $2,947
2011 $4,616 $3,396
2012 $5,086 $3,732
2013 $5,058 $3,697
2014 $5,006 $3,601
2015 $3,214 $2,439
2016 $1,808 $2,093
2017 $2,437 $2,212
2018 $2,539 $2,694
2019 $2,190 $2,488
2020 $1,450 $1,994
2021 $1,926 $2,516
2022 $2,930 $2,621
2023 $2,310 $2,478
2024 $2,122 $2,482

Angola vs. Congo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Angola

Congo
Year Life expectancy, years
Angola Congo
1950 35.9 39.6
1951 36 40.3
1952 36.2 41.1
1953 36.4 41.9
1954 36.6 42.6
1955 36.9 43.4
1956 37.1 44.3
1957 37.3 45.1
1958 37.5 46
1959 37.7 46.8
1960 37.9 47.6
1961 36.9 48.4
1962 37.2 49
1963 37.4 49.7
1964 37.7 50.4
1965 38 51
1966 38.3 51.6
1967 38.6 51.9
1968 39 52.6
1969 39.3 53.1
1970 39.7 53.6
1971 40.1 54
1972 40.5 54.4
1973 40.9 54.7
1974 41.3 55.1
1975 40.8 55.4
1976 40.8 55.7
1977 41.2 56
1978 41.6 56.2
1979 41.9 56.5
1980 42.2 56.8
1981 42.6 57.1
1982 42.9 57.2
1983 42 57.4
1984 42.2 57.5
1985 42.5 57.6
1986 42.7 57.6
1987 40.8 57.6
1988 41.5 57.5
1989 41.7 57.3
1990 41.9 57.1
1991 43.8 56.8
1992 42.3 56.5
1993 42.2 56
1994 43.6 55.6
1995 46.1 55.5
1996 46.4 55.2
1997 46.7 48.6
1998 45.5 52.6
1999 45.8 54.4
2000 46.5 55.4
2001 47 55.9
2002 47.9 56.4
2003 50.2 57.1
2004 51.1 58
2005 52.1 58.7
2006 53 59.5
2007 54.2 60.1
2008 55.3 60.8
2009 56.2 61.2
2010 57.2 61.7
2011 58.1 62.3
2012 58.9 62.7
2013 59.7 63
2014 60.4 63.3
2015 61 63.7
2016 61.6 63.9
2017 62.1 64.2
2018 62.6 64.5
2019 63.1 63.2
2020 63.1 64.4
2021 63 64.2
2022 64.2 65
2023 64.6 65.8
2024 64.8 66
2025 65 66.2

Angola and Congo population clocks and comparison

Population
Angola

Congo
Year Population
Angola Congo
1960 5,231,654 1,056,732
1961 5,301,583 1,084,389
1962 5,354,310 1,113,175
1963 5,408,320 1,143,263
1964 5,464,187 1,174,816
1965 5,521,981 1,207,880
1966 5,581,386 1,242,534
1967 5,641,807 1,278,691
1968 5,702,699 1,316,519
1969 5,763,685 1,356,182
1970 5,852,788 1,397,638
1971 5,991,102 1,441,039
1972 6,174,262 1,486,468
1973 6,388,528 1,533,680
1974 6,613,367 1,582,301
1975 6,842,947 1,627,032
1976 7,074,664 1,667,225
1977 7,317,829 1,707,568
1978 7,576,734 1,748,089
1979 7,847,207 1,788,524
1980 8,133,872 1,828,985
1981 8,435,607 1,869,759
1982 8,751,648 1,910,430
1983 9,082,983 1,950,321
1984 9,425,917 1,999,528
1985 9,779,120 2,059,311
1986 10,139,450 2,120,602
1987 10,497,858 2,183,473
1988 10,861,291 2,247,653
1989 11,238,562 2,313,558
1990 11,626,360 2,380,560
1991 12,023,529 2,449,229
1992 12,423,712 2,519,465
1993 12,827,135 2,595,124
1994 13,249,764 2,673,144
1995 13,699,778 2,749,461
1996 14,170,973 2,826,785
1997 14,660,413 2,887,862
1998 15,159,370 2,952,061
1999 15,667,235 3,032,874
2000 16,194,869 3,151,345
2001 16,747,208 3,272,537
2002 17,327,699 3,350,771
2003 17,943,712 3,445,753
2004 18,600,423 3,565,554
2005 19,291,161 3,696,393
2006 20,015,279 3,837,409
2007 20,778,561 3,980,430
2008 21,578,655 4,113,517
2009 22,414,773 4,281,219
2010 23,294,825 4,462,290
2011 24,218,352 4,609,724
2012 25,177,394 4,740,450
2013 26,165,620 4,857,099
2014 27,160,769 4,975,880
2015 28,157,798 5,097,581
2016 29,183,070 5,222,536
2017 30,234,839 5,351,011
2018 31,297,155 5,483,118
2019 32,375,632 5,616,661
2020 33,451,132 5,752,791
2021 34,532,429 5,892,183
2022 35,635,029 6,035,104
2023 36,749,906 6,182,885
2024 37,885,849 6,332,961

Fertility rates in Angola and Congo

Fertility rate
Angola

Congo
Year Fertility rate
Angola Congo
1960 6.71 6.09
1961 6.79 6.09
1962 6.87 6.1
1963 6.95 6.15
1964 7.04 6.18
1965 7.12 6.23
1966 7.19 6.27
1967 7.27 6.29
1968 7.33 6.33
1969 7.39 6.35
1970 7.43 6.38
1971 7.47 6.42
1972 7.49 6.44
1973 7.5 6.42
1974 7.5 6.39
1975 7.49 6.36
1976 7.49 6.32
1977 7.48 6.27
1978 7.47 6.21
1979 7.46 6.14
1980 7.46 6.07
1981 7.46 5.98
1982 7.46 5.85
1983 7.46 5.76
1984 7.46 5.66
1985 7.45 5.59
1986 7.44 5.51
1987 7.41 5.46
1988 7.37 5.39
1989 7.33 5.33
1990 7.27 5.27
1991 7.21 5.22
1992 7.14 5.18
1993 7.07 5.13
1994 6.99 5.1
1995 6.92 5.07
1996 6.85 5.03
1997 6.79 5
1998 6.73 4.91
1999 6.68 4.81
2000 6.64 4.72
2001 6.6 4.67
2002 6.57 4.7
2003 6.53 4.7
2004 6.5 4.69
2005 6.46 4.67
2006 6.42 4.65
2007 6.37 4.65
2008 6.32 4.73
2009 6.26 4.81
2010 6.19 4.85
2011 6.12 4.83
2012 6.04 4.79
2013 5.95 4.73
2014 5.86 4.67
2015 5.77 4.61
2016 5.69 4.55
2017 5.6 4.5
2018 5.52 4.44
2019 5.44 4.38
2020 5.37 4.33
2021 5.3 4.28
2022 5.21 4.22
2023 5.12 4.16

Angola and Congo demographics compared

Median age
Angola

Congo
Year Median age, years
Angola Congo
1960 19.8 18.8
1961 19.6 18.7
1962 19.4 18.6
1963 19.1 18.4
1964 18.9 18.3
1965 18.6 18.2
1966 18.3 18.1
1967 18.1 17.9
1968 17.8 17.8
1969 17.6 17.7
1970 17.3 17.6
1971 17 17.5
1972 17 17.4
1973 17 17.4
1974 17.1 17.3
1975 17.2 17.2
1976 17.2 17.1
1977 17.3 17
1978 17.4 17
1979 17.5 17
1980 17.6 17
1981 17.6 17
1982 17.7 17.1
1983 17.7 17.2
1984 17.8 17.2
1985 17.8 17.3
1986 17.8 17.4
1987 17.7 17.4
1988 17.6 17.5
1989 17.6 17.6
1990 17.5 17.7
1991 17.4 17.7
1992 17.3 17.8
1993 17.3 17.9
1994 17.2 18
1995 17.1 18.1
1996 17.1 18.1
1997 17.1 18.1
1998 17.1 18.1
1999 17.2 18.2
2000 17.2 18.5
2001 17.2 18.8
2002 17.2 18.8
2003 17.3 18.9
2004 17.3 19
2005 17.3 19.2
2006 17.3 19.3
2007 17.4 19.5
2008 17.4 19.5
2009 17.4 19.7
2010 17.4 19.8
2011 17.4 19.7
2012 17.4 19.6
2013 17.4 19.5
2014 17.4 19.4
2015 17.4 19.3
2016 17.4 19.2
2017 17.4 19.2
2018 17.4 19.1
2019 17.4 19.1
2020 17.5 19.2
2021 17.5 19.2
2022 17.5 19.3
2023 17.6 19.4
2024 17.7 19.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Angola Congo
GNI, Atlas method
$84B
2024
$15.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
21.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.51%
2023
3.34%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.33%
2023
2%
2023
Armed forces personnel
117,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.31%
2025
+3.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2022
10%
2012
Services, % of GDP
39.3%
2024
45%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
44.2%
2024
40.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
55
2025
48.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
39.6%
2018
37.9%
2011
Income share by poorest 10%
1.3%
2018
1.6%
2011
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$715M
2023
Personal remittances received
$51M
2024
$44M
2024
International tourist arrivals
218,000
2019
158,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
0.09%
2020
0.93%
2016
Banked people share
29.3%
2014
55.6%
2024

Energy

Angola Congo
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
423 kg
2022
628 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.7
2022
$10.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
28.2 megatons
2023
7.25 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.77 tons
2023
1.17 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47%
2022
51.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
52.9%
2021
71.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.55%
2022
2.56%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-354%
2022
-347%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
393 kWh
2022
459 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
91.7%
2021
26.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.4%
2022
22.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
51.3%
2023

Society

Angola Congo
% of world population
0.47%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,629
2024
-2,491
2024
Urban population
69.3%
2024
69.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45
2025
17.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
23
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
19
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.1
2016
9.32
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.1
2019
29.7
2019
Visa free countries
63
2025
56
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.4%
2022
80.6%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
44.8%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Angola Congo
Government health expenditure per capita
$101.3
2022
$50.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.1
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
66.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.68%
2022
15.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
0.18
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
183
2023
241
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64
2023
40.5
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
8.84%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
3
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
15.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.13 liters
2020
6.05 liters
2020

Territory

Angola Congo
% of world land
0.84%
2025
0.23%
2025
Land area per capita
12,705 sq mi
2024
20,820 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
177,850 sq mi
2025
41,125 sq mi
2025
Forest area
250,743 sq mi
2025
84,560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
47,224 mi
2020
14,493 mi
2017

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