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Angola vs Nigeria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Angola has a population of 37.9M (ranked 40/197), compared with 233M in Nigeria (ranked 6/197). Angola's land area is 481,354 sq mi versus 351,650 sq mi for Nigeria (ranked 22nd vs. 30th).

By GDP, Angola ranks 81/197 ($80.4B) and Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B). By GDP per capita, Angola ranks 156/197 ($2,122), while Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807).

Main facts and rankings

Angola Nigeria
Population
39983997
241467099
Population rank 39/197 6/197
GDP
$80.4B
2024
$188B
2024
GDP rank 81/197 58/197
GDP per capita
$2,122
2024
$807
2024
GDP per capita rank 156/197 186/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,348
2024
$6,440
2024
Government debt
$50.2B
2024
$99.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
64.5%
2025
52.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,326
2024
$427
2024
Government debt per person rank 135/185 170/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,074
2025
$1,020
2025
Land area
481,354 sq mi
2025
351,650 sq mi
2025
Population density
78.7 ppl/mi²
2024
662 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.12
2023
4.48
2023
Median age
17.7 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
54.8 years
2025

Angola and Nigeria: Comparison Charts

Angola and Nigeria economies compared

GDP
Angola

Nigeria
Year GDP
Angola Nigeria
1960 - $4,196,174,502
1961 - $4,467,287,893
1962 - $4,909,399,176
1963 - $5,165,590,254
1964 - $5,552,931,319
1965 - $5,874,537,650
1966 - $6,366,917,453
1967 - $5,203,237,919
1968 - $5,200,997,920
1969 - $6,634,317,346
1970 - $12,546,094,982
1971 - $9,181,769,912
1972 - $12,274,416,018
1973 - $15,162,871,287
1974 - $24,846,641,318
1975 - $27,778,934,625
1976 - $36,308,883,249
1977 - $36,035,407,725
1978 - $36,527,862,209
1979 - $47,259,911,894
1980 $5,930,503,401 $64,201,788,123
1981 $5,550,483,036 $164,475,209,516
1982 $5,550,483,036 $142,769,363,314
1983 $5,784,341,596 $97,094,911,792
1984 $6,131,475,065 $73,484,359,521
1985 $7,554,065,410 $73,745,821,158
1986 $7,072,536,109 $54,805,852,581
1987 $8,084,412,414 $52,676,041,931
1988 $8,769,836,769 $49,648,470,440
1989 $10,201,780,977 $44,003,061,108
1990 $11,229,515,599 $54,035,795,388
1991 $10,603,784,541 $59,526,833,412
1992 $8,307,810,974 $52,058,181,854
1993 $5,768,720,422 $56,721,051,402
1994 $4,438,321,017 $80,399,613,064
1995 $5,538,749,260 $140,919,776,986
1996 $7,526,421,519 $185,730,236,700
1997 $7,648,380,196 $200,850,397,618
1998 $6,506,221,616 $218,416,200,673
1999 $6,152,923,310 $59,145,077,039
2000 $9,129,594,970 $69,171,451,627
2001 $8,936,079,118 $73,557,840,064
2002 $15,285,592,370 $95,054,059,303
2003 $17,812,704,586 $104,738,954,264
2004 $23,552,057,679 $135,764,731,646
2005 $36,970,900,884 $175,670,569,969
2006 $52,381,025,141 $238,454,997,161
2007 $65,266,415,494 $278,260,846,800
2008 $88,538,665,085 $339,476,276,258
2009 $70,307,196,182 $295,008,835,381
2010 $83,799,474,070 $366,990,417,129
2011 $111,789,747,671 $414,466,676,831
2012 $128,052,915,766 $463,971,018,239
2013 $132,339,109,040 $520,117,180,314
2014 $135,966,802,587 $574,183,763,412
2015 $90,496,420,507 $493,026,682,801
2016 $52,761,617,226 $404,649,125,252
2017 $73,690,154,991 $375,745,731,053
2018 $79,450,688,259 $421,739,251,509
2019 $70,897,962,732 $474,517,490,844
2020 $48,501,561,204 $432,198,898,468
2021 $66,505,129,988 $440,833,635,874
2022 $104,399,746,853 $477,403,400,101
2023 $84,875,162,197 $363,846,332,835
2024 $80,396,942,242 $187,759,703,100

Angola and Nigeria economies compared

GDP per capita
Angola

Nigeria
Year GDP per capita
Angola Nigeria
1960 - $93.1
1961 - $97.1
1962 - $104.5
1963 - $107.7
1964 - $113.3
1965 - $117.3
1966 - $124.4
1967 - $99.5
1968 - $97.3
1969 - $121.4
1970 - $224.5
1971 - $160.5
1972 - $209.5
1973 - $252.4
1974 - $403
1975 - $438
1976 - $556
1977 - $536
1978 - $527
1979 - $661
1980 $729 $870
1981 $658 $2,162
1982 $634 $1,822
1983 $637 $1,207
1984 $650 $890
1985 $772 $869
1986 $698 $628
1987 $770 $588
1988 $807 $540
1989 $908 $465
1990 $966 $556
1991 $882 $597
1992 $669 $509
1993 $450 $540
1994 $335 $745
1995 $404 $1,272
1996 $531 $1,633
1997 $522 $1,720
1998 $429 $1,822
1999 $393 $481
2000 $564 $547
2001 $534 $566
2002 $882 $712
2003 $993 $763
2004 $1,266 $962
2005 $1,916 $1,211
2006 $2,617 $1,600
2007 $3,141 $1,816
2008 $4,103 $2,154
2009 $3,137 $1,820
2010 $3,597 $2,202
2011 $4,616 $2,418
2012 $5,086 $2,633
2013 $5,058 $2,873
2014 $5,006 $3,089
2015 $3,214 $2,586
2016 $1,808 $2,070
2017 $2,437 $1,876
2018 $2,539 $2,058
2019 $2,190 $2,265
2020 $1,450 $2,020
2021 $1,926 $2,017
2022 $2,930 $2,139
2023 $2,310 $1,597
2024 $2,122 $807

Angola vs. Nigeria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Angola

Nigeria
Year Life expectancy, years
Angola Nigeria
1950 35.9 35.5
1951 36 35.7
1952 36.2 35.9
1953 36.4 36
1954 36.6 36.2
1955 36.9 36.3
1956 37.1 36.5
1957 37.3 36.6
1958 37.5 36.8
1959 37.7 37
1960 37.9 37.2
1961 36.9 37.4
1962 37.2 37.6
1963 37.4 37.8
1964 37.7 38
1965 38 38.2
1966 38.3 38.4
1967 38.6 37.5
1968 39 38.6
1969 39.3 38.9
1970 39.7 40
1971 40.1 40.6
1972 40.5 41.3
1973 40.9 41.8
1974 41.3 42.5
1975 40.8 43.1
1976 40.8 44.2
1977 41.2 44.8
1978 41.6 45.3
1979 41.9 45.7
1980 42.2 46
1981 42.6 46.3
1982 42.9 46.4
1983 42 46.4
1984 42.2 46.3
1985 42.5 46.2
1986 42.7 46
1987 40.8 45.9
1988 41.5 45.8
1989 41.7 45.8
1990 41.9 45.7
1991 43.8 45.5
1992 42.3 45.6
1993 42.2 45.8
1994 43.6 45.7
1995 46.1 45.9
1996 46.4 45.8
1997 46.7 46
1998 45.5 46.1
1999 45.8 46.6
2000 46.5 47.1
2001 47 47.5
2002 47.9 48
2003 50.2 48.6
2004 51.1 49.1
2005 52.1 49.5
2006 53 49.9
2007 54.2 50.4
2008 55.3 50.7
2009 56.2 51.1
2010 57.2 51.3
2011 58.1 51.5
2012 58.9 51.7
2013 59.7 51.8
2014 60.4 51.9
2015 61 51.9
2016 61.6 52.2
2017 62.1 52.4
2018 62.6 52.7
2019 63.1 53
2020 63.1 53.1
2021 63 53.5
2022 64.2 54.1
2023 64.6 54.5
2024 64.8 54.6
2025 65 54.8

Angola and Nigeria population clocks and comparison

Population
Angola

Nigeria
Year Population
Angola Nigeria
1960 5,231,654 45,053,782
1961 5,301,583 45,989,310
1962 5,354,310 46,965,292
1963 5,408,320 47,973,575
1964 5,464,187 49,012,016
1965 5,521,981 50,086,764
1966 5,581,386 51,188,234
1967 5,641,807 52,293,065
1968 5,702,699 53,432,783
1969 5,763,685 54,631,914
1970 5,852,788 55,893,838
1971 5,991,102 57,214,684
1972 6,174,262 58,601,748
1973 6,388,528 60,082,139
1974 6,613,367 61,679,144
1975 6,842,947 63,410,815
1976 7,074,664 65,258,009
1977 7,317,829 67,234,590
1978 7,576,734 69,326,532
1979 7,847,207 71,498,242
1980 8,133,872 73,764,641
1981 8,435,607 76,068,103
1982 8,751,648 78,378,701
1983 9,082,983 80,438,260
1984 9,425,917 82,526,443
1985 9,779,120 84,897,973
1986 10,139,450 87,235,953
1987 10,497,858 89,591,716
1988 10,861,291 92,020,090
1989 11,238,562 94,531,014
1990 11,626,360 97,120,925
1991 12,023,529 99,720,162
1992 12,423,712 102,372,770
1993 12,827,135 105,122,069
1994 13,249,764 107,935,714
1995 13,699,778 110,819,428
1996 14,170,973 113,754,779
1997 14,660,413 116,754,792
1998 15,159,370 119,846,254
1999 15,667,235 123,047,320
2000 16,194,869 126,382,494
2001 16,747,208 129,862,595
2002 17,327,699 133,471,989
2003 17,943,712 137,202,644
2004 18,600,423 141,057,045
2005 19,291,161 145,017,253
2006 20,015,279 149,077,334
2007 20,778,561 153,267,261
2008 21,578,655 157,595,014
2009 22,414,773 162,049,464
2010 23,294,825 166,642,886
2011 24,218,352 171,379,598
2012 25,177,394 176,200,625
2013 26,165,620 181,049,443
2014 27,160,769 185,896,915
2015 28,157,798 190,671,878
2016 29,183,070 195,443,700
2017 30,234,839 200,254,579
2018 31,297,155 204,938,755
2019 32,375,632 209,485,641
2020 33,451,132 213,996,181
2021 34,532,429 218,529,286
2022 35,635,029 223,150,896
2023 36,749,906 227,882,945
2024 37,885,849 232,679,478

Fertility rates in Angola and Nigeria

Fertility rate
Angola

Nigeria
Year Fertility rate
Angola Nigeria
1960 6.71 6.36
1961 6.79 6.35
1962 6.87 6.36
1963 6.95 6.35
1964 7.04 6.36
1965 7.12 6.37
1966 7.19 6.39
1967 7.27 6.4
1968 7.33 6.42
1969 7.39 6.44
1970 7.43 6.47
1971 7.47 6.53
1972 7.49 6.58
1973 7.5 6.63
1974 7.5 6.7
1975 7.49 6.77
1976 7.49 6.81
1977 7.48 6.86
1978 7.47 6.92
1979 7.46 6.89
1980 7.46 6.85
1981 7.46 6.82
1982 7.46 6.8
1983 7.46 6.78
1984 7.46 6.7
1985 7.45 6.62
1986 7.44 6.56
1987 7.41 6.5
1988 7.37 6.5
1989 7.33 6.49
1990 7.27 6.46
1991 7.21 6.43
1992 7.14 6.39
1993 7.07 6.35
1994 6.99 6.32
1995 6.92 6.27
1996 6.85 6.22
1997 6.79 6.14
1998 6.73 6.07
1999 6.68 6.08
2000 6.64 6.12
2001 6.6 6.13
2002 6.57 6.12
2003 6.53 6.1
2004 6.5 6.09
2005 6.46 6.06
2006 6.42 6.05
2007 6.37 6.03
2008 6.32 6.02
2009 6.26 5.99
2010 6.19 5.95
2011 6.12 5.89
2012 6.04 5.8
2013 5.95 5.69
2014 5.86 5.62
2015 5.77 5.5
2016 5.69 5.34
2017 5.6 5.18
2018 5.52 5.02
2019 5.44 4.86
2020 5.37 4.7
2021 5.3 4.64
2022 5.21 4.55
2023 5.12 4.48

Angola and Nigeria demographics compared

Median age
Angola

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

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Finance

Angola Nigeria
GNI, Atlas method
$84B
2024
$291B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.51%
2023
0.32%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.33%
2023
0.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
117,000
2020
223,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.31%
2025
-4.48%
2025
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2022
3.45%
2024
Services, % of GDP
39.3%
2024
47%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
44.2%
2024
29.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
55
2025
53.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
39.6%
2018
26.3%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.3%
2018
3%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
4
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
169
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$54.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$38.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$51M
2024
$21.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals
218,000
2019
5,265,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
0.09%
2020
0.8%
2020
Banked people share
29.3%
2014
63.3%
2024

Energy

Angola Nigeria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
423 kg
2022
333 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.7
2022
$17.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
28.2 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.77 tons
2023
0.56 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47%
2022
55.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
52.9%
2021
80.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.55%
2022
1.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-354%
2022
-66.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
393 kWh
2022
135.6 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
91.7%
2021
23.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.4%
2022
24.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
61.2%
2023

Society

Angola Nigeria
% of world population
0.47%
2024
2.86%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,629
2024
-35,202
2024
Urban population
69.3%
2024
55%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45
2025
12.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
58
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.1
2016
21.7
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.1
2019
20.7
2019
Visa free countries
63
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.4%
2022
70.4%
2024
English speaking
1%
2025
60.6%
2023
People using the Internet
44.8%
2023
39.2%
2023

Health

Angola Nigeria
Government health expenditure per capita
$101.3
2022
$90.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.1
2022
$69.2
2022
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
54.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.68%
2022
6.76%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
0.39
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
183
2023
993
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64
2023
104.9
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
12.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
3%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
3.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.13 liters
2020
3.78 liters
2020

Territory

Angola Nigeria
% of world land
0.84%
2025
0.61%
2025
Land area per capita
12,705 sq mi
2024
1,511 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
177,850 sq mi
2025
267,948 sq mi
2025
Forest area
250,743 sq mi
2025
81,611 sq mi
2025
Roads length
47,224 mi
2020
121,167 mi
2017

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