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Angola vs Ghana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Angola has a population of 37.9M (ranked 40/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). Angola's land area is 481,354 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 22nd vs. 81st).

By GDP, Angola ranks 81/197 ($80.4B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, Angola ranks 156/197 ($2,122), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Main facts and rankings

Angola Ghana
Population
39983997
35572974
Population rank 39/197 47/197
GDP
$80.4B
2024
$82.8B
2024
GDP rank 81/197 79/197
GDP per capita
$2,122
2024
$2,406
2024
GDP per capita rank 156/197 150/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,348
2024
$8,027
2024
Government debt
$50.2B
2024
$58.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
64.5%
2025
66.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,326
2024
$1,696
2024
Government debt per person rank 135/185 122/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,074
2025
$1,836
2025
Land area
481,354 sq mi
2025
87,851 sq mi
2025
Population density
78.7 ppl/mi²
2024
392 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.12
2023
3.4
2023
Median age
17.7 years
2024
22.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
65.9 years
2025

Angola and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Angola and Ghana economies compared

GDP
Angola

Ghana
Year GDP
Angola Ghana
1960 - $1,217,230,095
1961 - $1,302,674,325
1962 - $1,382,515,654
1963 - $1,540,797,589
1964 - $1,731,296,200
1965 - $2,053,462,968
1966 - $2,126,300,672
1967 - $1,747,187,645
1968 - $1,666,909,518
1969 - $1,962,050,556
1970 - $2,215,028,588
1971 - $2,417,108,578
1972 - $2,112,293,280
1973 - $3,006,766,758
1974 - $2,894,409,938
1975 - $2,810,106,383
1976 - $2,765,254,237
1977 - $3,189,428,571
1978 - $3,662,478,185
1979 - $4,020,227,920
1980 $5,930,503,401 $4,445,228,216
1981 $5,550,483,036 $4,222,441,860
1982 $5,550,483,036 $4,035,994,398
1983 $5,784,341,596 $4,057,275,132
1984 $6,131,475,065 $4,412,279,843
1985 $7,554,065,410 $4,504,306,723
1986 $7,072,536,109 $5,735,677,434
1987 $8,084,412,414 $5,074,829,932
1988 $8,769,836,769 $5,197,765,032
1989 $10,201,780,977 $5,251,858,440
1990 $11,229,515,599 $5,889,106,573
1991 $10,603,784,541 $6,603,185,268
1992 $8,307,810,974 $6,416,103,926
1993 $5,768,720,422 $5,968,922,939
1994 $4,438,321,017 $5,446,383,727
1995 $5,538,749,260 $6,464,382,808
1996 $7,526,421,519 $6,932,991,739
1997 $7,648,380,196 $6,891,443,192
1998 $6,506,221,616 $7,482,069,162
1999 $6,152,923,310 $7,718,109,982
2000 $9,129,594,970 $4,982,850,662
2001 $8,936,079,118 $5,314,872,854
2002 $15,285,592,370 $6,166,197,848
2003 $17,812,704,586 $7,632,723,556
2004 $23,552,057,679 $8,881,417,907
2005 $36,970,900,884 $10,744,568,381
2006 $52,381,025,141 $20,885,037,597
2007 $65,266,415,494 $24,827,339,138
2008 $88,538,665,085 $28,679,383,241
2009 $70,307,196,182 $26,048,720,006
2010 $83,799,474,070 $32,197,655,567
2011 $111,789,747,671 $39,336,668,081
2012 $128,052,915,766 $41,271,701,061
2013 $132,339,109,040 $62,845,721,960
2014 $135,966,802,587 $54,678,533,806
2015 $90,496,420,507 $49,436,806,230
2016 $52,761,617,226 $56,144,179,398
2017 $73,690,154,991 $60,385,409,435
2018 $79,450,688,259 $67,259,353,966
2019 $70,897,962,732 $68,352,629,246
2020 $48,501,561,204 $70,008,243,860
2021 $66,505,129,988 $79,514,204,730
2022 $104,399,746,853 $73,919,003,210
2023 $84,875,162,197 $80,547,146,878
2024 $80,396,942,242 $82,825,288,889

Angola and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita
Angola

Ghana
Year GDP per capita
Angola Ghana
1960 - $174.9
1961 - $181.9
1962 - $188.4
1963 - $205
1964 - $225
1965 - $260.5
1966 - $263.3
1967 - $211.2
1968 - $196.7
1969 - $225.8
1970 - $248.2
1971 - $263.4
1972 - $223.8
1973 - $310
1974 - $289.4
1975 - $273
1976 - $261
1977 - $292.3
1978 - $326
1979 - $347
1980 $729 $372
1981 $658 $344
1982 $634 $319
1983 $637 $311
1984 $650 $330
1985 $772 $330
1986 $698 $411
1987 $770 $355
1988 $807 $355
1989 $908 $350
1990 $966 $383
1991 $882 $418
1992 $669 $396
1993 $450 $360
1994 $335 $321
1995 $404 $372
1996 $531 $389
1997 $522 $378
1998 $429 $400
1999 $393 $403
2000 $564 $253.7
2001 $534 $263.5
2002 $882 $297.5
2003 $993 $358
2004 $1,266 $406
2005 $1,916 $479
2006 $2,617 $906
2007 $3,141 $1,050
2008 $4,103 $1,183
2009 $3,137 $1,048
2010 $3,597 $1,264
2011 $4,616 $1,507
2012 $5,086 $1,544
2013 $5,058 $2,295
2014 $5,006 $1,950
2015 $3,214 $1,723
2016 $1,808 $1,912
2017 $2,437 $2,012
2018 $2,539 $2,195
2019 $2,190 $2,187
2020 $1,450 $2,195
2021 $1,926 $2,445
2022 $2,930 $2,230
2023 $2,310 $2,384
2024 $2,122 $2,406

Angola vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Angola

Ghana
Year Life expectancy, years
Angola Ghana
1950 35.9 43.1
1951 36 43.6
1952 36.2 44
1953 36.4 44.5
1954 36.6 45
1955 36.9 45.4
1956 37.1 45.7
1957 37.3 46.1
1958 37.5 46.4
1959 37.7 46.7
1960 37.9 46.9
1961 36.9 47.1
1962 37.2 47.3
1963 37.4 47.5
1964 37.7 47.6
1965 38 47.7
1966 38.3 47.7
1967 38.6 47.7
1968 39 47.8
1969 39.3 47.9
1970 39.7 47.9
1971 40.1 47.9
1972 40.5 48.3
1973 40.9 48.6
1974 41.3 48.9
1975 40.8 49.3
1976 40.8 49.7
1977 41.2 50.1
1978 41.6 50.5
1979 41.9 50.8
1980 42.2 51.1
1981 42.6 51.3
1982 42.9 51.4
1983 42 51.8
1984 42.2 52.2
1985 42.5 52.7
1986 42.7 53.3
1987 40.8 53.8
1988 41.5 54.4
1989 41.7 54.9
1990 41.9 55.4
1991 43.8 55.7
1992 42.3 56.1
1993 42.2 56.3
1994 43.6 56.2
1995 46.1 56.7
1996 46.4 57
1997 46.7 57.2
1998 45.5 57.5
1999 45.8 57.8
2000 46.5 58.1
2001 47 58.4
2002 47.9 58.7
2003 50.2 59
2004 51.1 59.3
2005 52.1 59.6
2006 53 60
2007 54.2 60.3
2008 55.3 60.6
2009 56.2 60.9
2010 57.2 61.3
2011 58.1 61.6
2012 58.9 62
2013 59.7 62.4
2014 60.4 62.8
2015 61 63.2
2016 61.6 63.5
2017 62.1 63.8
2018 62.6 64.1
2019 63.1 64.5
2020 63.1 64.3
2021 63 64.3
2022 64.2 65.2
2023 64.6 65.5
2024 64.8 65.7
2025 65 65.9

Angola and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population
Angola

Ghana
Year Population
Angola Ghana
1960 5,231,654 6,961,215
1961 5,301,583 7,162,667
1962 5,354,310 7,337,375
1963 5,408,320 7,514,714
1964 5,464,187 7,695,739
1965 5,521,981 7,882,606
1966 5,581,386 8,074,521
1967 5,641,807 8,271,913
1968 5,702,699 8,475,729
1969 5,763,685 8,690,383
1970 5,852,788 8,925,813
1971 5,991,102 9,176,264
1972 6,174,262 9,438,187
1973 6,388,528 9,714,617
1974 6,613,367 10,000,523
1975 6,842,947 10,294,308
1976 7,074,664 10,594,913
1977 7,317,829 10,911,871
1978 7,576,734 11,248,450
1979 7,847,207 11,597,255
1980 8,133,872 11,941,448
1981 8,435,607 12,281,712
1982 8,751,648 12,643,819
1983 9,082,983 13,029,836
1984 9,425,917 13,370,590
1985 9,779,120 13,661,229
1986 10,139,450 13,965,217
1987 10,497,858 14,289,108
1988 10,861,291 14,636,568
1989 11,238,562 15,006,813
1990 11,626,360 15,394,648
1991 12,023,529 15,787,496
1992 12,423,712 16,184,855
1993 12,827,135 16,589,519
1994 13,249,764 16,993,190
1995 13,699,778 17,399,017
1996 14,170,973 17,810,181
1997 14,660,413 18,238,958
1998 15,159,370 18,688,036
1999 15,667,235 19,149,864
2000 16,194,869 19,637,087
2001 16,747,208 20,167,069
2002 17,327,699 20,729,388
2003 17,943,712 21,296,705
2004 18,600,423 21,868,298
2005 19,291,161 22,449,438
2006 20,015,279 23,040,702
2007 20,778,561 23,642,279
2008 21,578,655 24,249,946
2009 22,414,773 24,862,664
2010 23,294,825 25,474,995
2011 24,218,352 26,095,088
2012 25,177,394 26,734,268
2013 26,165,620 27,386,193
2014 27,160,769 28,041,592
2015 28,157,798 28,696,068
2016 29,183,070 29,356,742
2017 30,234,839 30,008,354
2018 31,297,155 30,637,585
2019 32,375,632 31,258,945
2020 33,451,132 31,887,809
2021 34,532,429 32,518,665
2022 35,635,029 33,149,152
2023 36,749,906 33,787,914
2024 37,885,849 34,427,414

Fertility rates in Angola and Ghana

Fertility rate
Angola

Ghana
Year Fertility rate
Angola Ghana
1960 6.71 6.89
1961 6.79 6.91
1962 6.87 6.94
1963 6.95 6.94
1964 7.04 6.9
1965 7.12 6.88
1966 7.19 6.86
1967 7.27 6.89
1968 7.33 6.89
1969 7.39 6.95
1970 7.43 6.95
1971 7.47 6.95
1972 7.49 6.92
1973 7.5 6.87
1974 7.5 6.82
1975 7.49 6.76
1976 7.49 6.7
1977 7.48 6.64
1978 7.47 6.56
1979 7.46 6.51
1980 7.46 6.47
1981 7.46 6.42
1982 7.46 6.31
1983 7.46 6.23
1984 7.46 6.15
1985 7.45 6.12
1986 7.44 6.08
1987 7.41 6.02
1988 7.37 5.92
1989 7.33 5.82
1990 7.27 5.74
1991 7.21 5.63
1992 7.14 5.52
1993 7.07 5.41
1994 6.99 5.25
1995 6.92 5.11
1996 6.85 4.96
1997 6.79 4.88
1998 6.73 4.83
1999 6.68 4.82
2000 6.64 4.83
2001 6.6 4.77
2002 6.57 4.69
2003 6.53 4.6
2004 6.5 4.5
2005 6.46 4.5
2006 6.42 4.4
2007 6.37 4.29
2008 6.32 4.22
2009 6.26 4.18
2010 6.19 4.18
2011 6.12 4.18
2012 6.04 4.15
2013 5.95 4.11
2014 5.86 4.03
2015 5.77 3.98
2016 5.69 3.87
2017 5.6 3.72
2018 5.52 3.65
2019 5.44 3.59
2020 5.37 3.54
2021 5.3 3.49
2022 5.21 3.43
2023 5.12 3.4

Angola and Ghana demographics compared

Median age
Angola

Ghana
Year Median age, years
Angola Ghana
1960 19.8 17.7
1961 19.6 17.4
1962 19.4 17.2
1963 19.1 16.9
1964 18.9 16.7
1965 18.6 16.5
1966 18.3 16.4
1967 18.1 16.2
1968 17.8 16.1
1969 17.6 16
1970 17.3 15.9
1971 17 15.9
1972 17 15.8
1973 17 15.8
1974 17.1 15.8
1975 17.2 15.9
1976 17.2 16
1977 17.3 16.2
1978 17.4 16.4
1979 17.5 16.5
1980 17.6 16.7
1981 17.6 16.7
1982 17.7 16.9
1983 17.7 17
1984 17.8 17.1
1985 17.8 17.1
1986 17.8 17.1
1987 17.7 17.1
1988 17.6 17.1
1989 17.6 17.1
1990 17.5 17.2
1991 17.4 17.2
1992 17.3 17.3
1993 17.3 17.4
1994 17.2 17.5
1995 17.1 17.6
1996 17.1 17.7
1997 17.1 17.9
1998 17.1 18.1
1999 17.2 18.3
2000 17.2 18.4
2001 17.2 18.6
2002 17.2 18.8
2003 17.3 19
2004 17.3 19.1
2005 17.3 19.3
2006 17.3 19.5
2007 17.4 19.7
2008 17.4 19.9
2009 17.4 20
2010 17.4 20.2
2011 17.4 20.3
2012 17.4 20.5
2013 17.4 20.6
2014 17.4 20.7
2015 17.4 20.8
2016 17.4 20.9
2017 17.4 21
2018 17.4 21.2
2019 17.4 21.3
2020 17.5 21.5
2021 17.5 21.7
2022 17.5 21.8
2023 17.6 22
2024 17.7 22.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Angola Ghana
GNI, Atlas method
$84B
2024
$79.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
18.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.51%
2023
2.91%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.33%
2023
0.39%
2023
Armed forces personnel
117,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.31%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2022
2.87%
2022
Services, % of GDP
39.3%
2024
43.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
44.2%
2024
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
55
2025
56
2025
Income share by richest 10%
39.6%
2018
32.2%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
1.3%
2018
1.6%
2016
Listed domestic companies n/a
30
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.58B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$3.62B
2023
Personal remittances received
$51M
2024
$3.03B
2024
International tourist arrivals
218,000
2019
897,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
0.09%
2020
0.87%
2020
Banked people share
29.3%
2014
81.2%
2024

Energy

Angola Ghana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
423 kg
2022
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.7
2022
$20.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
28.2 megatons
2023
24.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.77 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47%
2022
62%
2022
Renewable energy use share
52.9%
2021
39%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.55%
2022
6.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-354%
2022
-22.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
393 kWh
2022
553 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
91.7%
2021
34.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.4%
2022
35.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
89.5%
2023

Society

Angola Ghana
% of world population
0.47%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,629
2024
-13,114
2024
Urban population
69.3%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45
2025
39.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
42
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.1
2016
1.81
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.1
2019
25.7
2019
Visa free countries
63
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.4%
2022
76.5%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
66.7%
2023
People using the Internet
44.8%
2023
69.9%
2023

Health

Angola Ghana
Government health expenditure per capita
$101.3
2022
$82.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.1
2022
$20.6
2022
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
65.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.68%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
22.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
183
2023
234
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64
2023
37.1
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
13.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
2.7%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
3.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.13 liters
2020
4.26 liters
2020

Territory

Angola Ghana
% of world land
0.84%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
12,705 sq mi
2024
2,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
177,850 sq mi
2025
48,663 sq mi
2025
Forest area
250,743 sq mi
2025
30,917 sq mi
2025
Roads length
47,224 mi
2020
68,049 mi
2009

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