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Angola vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Angola has a population of 37.9M (ranked 40/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Angola's land area is 481,354 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 22nd vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Angola ranks 81/197 ($80.4B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Angola ranks 156/197 ($2,122), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Angola Namibia
Population
39983997
3141364
Population rank 39/197 134/197
GDP
$80.4B
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 81/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$2,122
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 156/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,348
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$50.2B
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
64.5%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,326
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 135/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,074
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
481,354 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
78.7 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.12
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
17.7 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Angola and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Angola and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Angola

Namibia
Year GDP
Angola Namibia
1980 $5,930,503,401 $2,421,990,338
1981 $5,550,483,036 $2,249,908,578
1982 $5,550,483,036 $2,118,710,248
1983 $5,784,341,596 $2,297,400,688
1984 $6,131,475,065 $1,951,260,038
1985 $7,554,065,410 $1,608,237,350
1986 $7,072,536,109 $1,809,048,527
1987 $8,084,412,414 $2,300,068,217
1988 $8,769,836,769 $2,495,094,746
1989 $10,201,780,977 $2,535,135,798
1990 $11,229,515,599 $2,789,921,854
1991 $10,603,784,541 $2,996,869,281
1992 $8,307,810,974 $3,429,521,699
1993 $5,768,720,422 $3,251,188,833
1994 $4,438,321,017 $3,666,503,530
1995 $5,538,749,260 $3,978,514,206
1996 $7,526,421,519 $3,989,163,197
1997 $7,648,380,196 $4,154,989,950
1998 $6,506,221,616 $3,873,109,866
1999 $6,152,923,310 $3,868,551,730
2000 $9,129,594,970 $3,922,232,165
2001 $8,936,079,118 $3,557,341,215
2002 $15,285,592,370 $3,349,169,826
2003 $17,812,704,586 $4,926,439,384
2004 $23,552,057,679 $6,609,205,995
2005 $36,970,900,884 $7,248,374,838
2006 $52,381,025,141 $8,001,779,551
2007 $65,266,415,494 $8,839,536,476
2008 $88,538,665,085 $8,607,431,497
2009 $70,307,196,182 $8,938,847,189
2010 $83,799,474,070 $11,431,412,421
2011 $111,789,747,671 $12,523,359,441
2012 $128,052,915,766 $13,042,053,592
2013 $132,339,109,040 $12,043,307,277
2014 $135,966,802,587 $12,435,430,970
2015 $90,496,420,507 $11,335,161,084
2016 $52,761,617,226 $10,722,018,732
2017 $73,690,154,991 $12,895,153,371
2018 $79,450,688,259 $13,682,019,076
2019 $70,897,962,732 $12,541,928,303
2020 $48,501,561,204 $10,583,748,542
2021 $66,505,129,988 $12,402,486,184
2022 $104,399,746,853 $12,569,449,123
2023 $84,875,162,197 $12,408,271,448
2024 $80,396,942,242 $13,372,354,269

Angola and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Angola

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Angola Namibia
1980 $729 $2,468
1981 $658 $2,267
1982 $634 $2,097
1983 $637 $2,214
1984 $650 $1,830
1985 $772 $1,466
1986 $698 $1,599
1987 $770 $1,969
1988 $807 $2,063
1989 $908 $1,967
1990 $966 $2,037
1991 $882 $2,117
1992 $669 $2,347
1993 $450 $2,155
1994 $335 $2,356
1995 $404 $2,483
1996 $531 $2,423
1997 $522 $2,460
1998 $429 $2,235
1999 $393 $2,178
2000 $564 $2,157
2001 $534 $1,916
2002 $882 $1,772
2003 $993 $2,569
2004 $1,266 $3,403
2005 $1,916 $3,686
2006 $2,617 $4,017
2007 $3,141 $4,379
2008 $4,103 $4,205
2009 $3,137 $4,303
2010 $3,597 $5,418
2011 $4,616 $5,835
2012 $5,086 $5,943
2013 $5,058 $5,347
2014 $5,006 $5,378
2015 $3,214 $4,774
2016 $1,808 $4,396
2017 $2,437 $5,144
2018 $2,539 $5,309
2019 $2,190 $4,732
2020 $1,450 $3,879
2021 $1,926 $4,413
2022 $2,930 $4,350
2023 $2,310 $4,188
2024 $2,122 $4,413

Angola vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Angola

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Angola Namibia
1950 35.9 41.9
1951 36 42.5
1952 36.2 43.1
1953 36.4 43.8
1954 36.6 44.4
1955 36.9 45
1956 37.1 45.7
1957 37.3 46.4
1958 37.5 47.1
1959 37.7 47.8
1960 37.9 48.5
1961 36.9 49.2
1962 37.2 50
1963 37.4 50.6
1964 37.7 51.3
1965 38 52
1966 38.3 52.3
1967 38.6 52.9
1968 39 53.6
1969 39.3 54.1
1970 39.7 54.7
1971 40.1 55.3
1972 40.5 55.8
1973 40.9 56.4
1974 41.3 56.9
1975 40.8 57.6
1976 40.8 58
1977 41.2 58.6
1978 41.6 59.1
1979 41.9 59.5
1980 42.2 56.6
1981 42.6 56.9
1982 42.9 57.3
1983 42 57.6
1984 42.2 58.1
1985 42.5 58.5
1986 42.7 58.7
1987 40.8 59.1
1988 41.5 59
1989 41.7 60.8
1990 41.9 61.4
1991 43.8 60.8
1992 42.3 60.2
1993 42.2 59.3
1994 43.6 58.4
1995 46.1 57.5
1996 46.4 56.6
1997 46.7 55.8
1998 45.5 54.8
1999 45.8 54
2000 46.5 52.9
2001 47 52
2002 47.9 52
2003 50.2 51.9
2004 51.1 52.2
2005 52.1 52.6
2006 53 53.2
2007 54.2 54
2008 55.3 54.7
2009 56.2 55.3
2010 57.2 56.1
2011 58.1 56.6
2012 58.9 57.7
2013 59.7 58.5
2014 60.4 59.3
2015 61 60
2016 61.6 60.8
2017 62.1 61.7
2018 62.6 62.6
2019 63.1 63.5
2020 63.1 64.1
2021 63 60.8
2022 64.2 64.2
2023 64.6 67.4
2024 64.8 67.5
2025 65 67.7

Angola and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Angola

Namibia
Year Population
Angola Namibia
1960 5,231,654 591,465
1961 5,301,583 603,067
1962 5,354,310 615,759
1963 5,408,320 629,589
1964 5,464,187 644,530
1965 5,521,981 660,558
1966 5,581,386 677,655
1967 5,641,807 696,045
1968 5,702,699 715,542
1969 5,763,685 736,120
1970 5,852,788 757,868
1971 5,991,102 780,584
1972 6,174,262 804,399
1973 6,388,528 828,928
1974 6,613,367 854,320
1975 6,842,947 881,032
1976 7,074,664 906,566
1977 7,317,829 931,104
1978 7,576,734 947,269
1979 7,847,207 962,825
1980 8,133,872 981,434
1981 8,435,607 992,500
1982 8,751,648 1,010,308
1983 9,082,983 1,037,511
1984 9,425,917 1,065,989
1985 9,779,120 1,096,890
1986 10,139,450 1,131,081
1987 10,497,858 1,167,889
1988 10,861,291 1,209,696
1989 11,238,562 1,288,947
1990 11,626,360 1,369,303
1991 12,023,529 1,415,684
1992 12,423,712 1,461,322
1993 12,827,135 1,508,697
1994 13,249,764 1,556,304
1995 13,699,778 1,602,170
1996 14,170,973 1,646,103
1997 14,660,413 1,689,264
1998 15,159,370 1,732,745
1999 15,667,235 1,776,368
2000 16,194,869 1,818,647
2001 16,747,208 1,857,048
2002 17,327,699 1,889,970
2003 17,943,712 1,917,464
2004 18,600,423 1,942,082
2005 19,291,161 1,966,582
2006 20,015,279 1,991,888
2007 20,778,561 2,018,600
2008 21,578,655 2,047,056
2009 22,414,773 2,077,394
2010 23,294,825 2,109,811
2011 24,218,352 2,146,325
2012 25,177,394 2,194,654
2013 26,165,620 2,252,508
2014 27,160,769 2,312,139
2015 28,157,798 2,374,300
2016 29,183,070 2,439,213
2017 30,234,839 2,506,853
2018 31,297,155 2,577,327
2019 32,375,632 2,650,494
2020 33,451,132 2,728,762
2021 34,532,429 2,810,548
2022 35,635,029 2,889,662
2023 36,749,906 2,963,095
2024 37,885,849 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Angola and Namibia

Fertility rate
Angola

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Angola Namibia
1960 6.71 6.24
1961 6.79 6.29
1962 6.87 6.35
1963 6.95 6.41
1964 7.04 6.43
1965 7.12 6.45
1966 7.19 6.47
1967 7.27 6.49
1968 7.33 6.5
1969 7.39 6.51
1970 7.43 6.52
1971 7.47 6.52
1972 7.49 6.53
1973 7.5 6.54
1974 7.5 6.55
1975 7.49 6.53
1976 7.49 6.49
1977 7.48 6.44
1978 7.47 6.38
1979 7.46 6.31
1980 7.46 6.24
1981 7.46 6.16
1982 7.46 6.08
1983 7.46 6
1984 7.46 5.94
1985 7.45 5.88
1986 7.44 5.79
1987 7.41 5.7
1988 7.37 5.61
1989 7.33 5.52
1990 7.27 5.4
1991 7.21 5.29
1992 7.14 5.11
1993 7.07 4.91
1994 6.99 4.68
1995 6.92 4.42
1996 6.85 4.2
1997 6.79 4.17
1998 6.73 4.18
1999 6.68 4.14
2000 6.64 3.99
2001 6.6 3.83
2002 6.57 3.69
2003 6.53 3.58
2004 6.5 3.55
2005 6.46 3.57
2006 6.42 3.6
2007 6.37 3.61
2008 6.32 3.62
2009 6.26 3.63
2010 6.19 3.66
2011 6.12 3.66
2012 6.04 3.68
2013 5.95 3.65
2014 5.86 3.64
2015 5.77 3.6
2016 5.69 3.57
2017 5.6 3.51
2018 5.52 3.46
2019 5.44 3.4
2020 5.37 3.35
2021 5.3 3.3
2022 5.21 3.25
2023 5.12 3.21

Angola and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Angola

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Angola Namibia
1960 19.8 18.9
1961 19.6 18.7
1962 19.4 18.6
1963 19.1 18.5
1964 18.9 18.4
1965 18.6 18.4
1966 18.3 18.3
1967 18.1 18.3
1968 17.8 18.2
1969 17.6 18.1
1970 17.3 18.1
1971 17 18
1972 17 17.9
1973 17 17.8
1974 17.1 17.7
1975 17.2 17.6
1976 17.2 17.5
1977 17.3 17.3
1978 17.4 17
1979 17.5 16.8
1980 17.6 16.6
1981 17.6 16.4
1982 17.7 16.3
1983 17.7 16.4
1984 17.8 16.5
1985 17.8 16.7
1986 17.8 16.9
1987 17.7 17
1988 17.6 17.3
1989 17.6 17.8
1990 17.5 18.3
1991 17.4 18.4
1992 17.3 18.4
1993 17.3 18.5
1994 17.2 18.5
1995 17.1 18.6
1996 17.1 18.7
1997 17.1 18.8
1998 17.1 18.9
1999 17.2 18.9
2000 17.2 19
2001 17.2 19.1
2002 17.2 19.2
2003 17.3 19.3
2004 17.3 19.4
2005 17.3 19.6
2006 17.3 19.7
2007 17.4 19.9
2008 17.4 20
2009 17.4 20.3
2010 17.4 20.5
2011 17.4 20.7
2012 17.4 20.9
2013 17.4 21.1
2014 17.4 21.3
2015 17.4 21.4
2016 17.4 21.5
2017 17.4 21.6
2018 17.4 21.7
2019 17.4 21.8
2020 17.5 21.8
2021 17.5 21.8
2022 17.5 21.8
2023 17.6 21.9
2024 17.7 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Angola Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$84B
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.51%
2023
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.33%
2023
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
117,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.31%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2022
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
39.3%
2024
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
44.2%
2024
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
55
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
39.6%
2018
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
1.3%
2018
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies n/a
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$51M
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
218,000
2019
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.09%
2020
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
29.3%
2014
72.9%
2024

Energy

Angola Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
423 kg
2022
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.7
2022
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
28.2 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.77 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47%
2022
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
52.9%
2021
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.55%
2022
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-354%
2022
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
393 kWh
2022
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
91.7%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.4%
2022
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Angola Namibia
% of world population
0.47%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,629
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
69.3%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.1
2016
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.1
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
63
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.4%
2022
87.6%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
44.8%
2023
64.4%
2023

Health

Angola Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$101.3
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.1
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.68%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
183
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.13 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Angola Namibia
% of world land
0.84%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
12,705 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
177,850 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
250,743 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
47,224 mi
2020
n/a

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