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Angola vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Angola has a population of 37.9M (ranked 40/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Angola's land area is 481,354 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 22nd vs. 54th).

By GDP, Angola ranks 81/197 ($80.4B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Angola ranks 156/197 ($2,122), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Main facts and rankings

Angola Papua New Guinea
Population
39983997
10911445
Population rank 39/197 90/197
GDP
$80.4B
2024
$32.5B
2024
GDP rank 81/197 109/197
GDP per capita
$2,122
2024
$3,076
2024
GDP per capita rank 156/197 140/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,348
2024
$4,889
2024
Government debt
$50.2B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
64.5%
2025
52%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,326
2024
$1,652
2024
Government debt per person rank 135/185 123/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,074
2025
$2,561
2025
Land area
481,354 sq mi
2025
174,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
78.7 ppl/mi²
2024
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.12
2023
3.1
2023
Median age
17.7 years
2024
23.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Angola and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Angola and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP
Angola

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP
Angola Papua New Guinea
1960 - $230,496,037
1961 - $244,832,039
1962 - $261,184,042
1963 - $275,968,044
1964 - $305,312,049
1965 - $344,176,055
1966 - $390,992,063
1967 - $441,728,183
1968 - $485,184,190
1969 - $551,263,864
1970 - $645,568,215
1971 - $717,750,278
1972 - $858,761,926
1973 - $1,299,079,410
1974 - $1,467,417,672
1975 - $1,356,603,608
1976 - $1,511,843,235
1977 - $1,640,746,619
1978 - $1,947,878,831
1979 - $2,293,760,511
1980 $5,930,503,401 $2,545,808,456
1981 $5,550,483,036 $2,498,190,847
1982 $5,550,483,036 $2,368,719,683
1983 $5,784,341,596 $2,562,351,551
1984 $6,131,475,065 $2,552,662,617
1985 $7,554,065,410 $2,423,339,172
1986 $7,072,536,109 $2,647,995,602
1987 $8,084,412,414 $3,143,851,794
1988 $8,769,836,769 $3,656,177,881
1989 $10,201,780,977 $3,546,472,566
1990 $11,229,515,599 $3,219,729,083
1991 $10,603,784,541 $3,787,394,958
1992 $8,307,810,974 $4,377,980,510
1993 $5,768,720,422 $4,974,550,286
1994 $4,438,321,017 $5,502,786,070
1995 $5,538,749,260 $4,636,057,476
1996 $7,526,421,519 $5,155,311,077
1997 $7,648,380,196 $4,936,615,299
1998 $6,506,221,616 $3,789,443,015
1999 $6,152,923,310 $3,477,038,204
2000 $9,129,594,970 $3,521,339,699
2001 $8,936,079,118 $3,081,024,212
2002 $15,285,592,370 $2,999,511,040
2003 $17,812,704,586 $3,536,411,824
2004 $23,552,057,679 $3,927,157,867
2005 $36,970,900,884 $4,865,892,972
2006 $52,381,025,141 $8,354,911,041
2007 $65,266,415,494 $9,545,028,944
2008 $88,538,665,085 $11,670,892,801
2009 $70,307,196,182 $11,619,456,449
2010 $83,799,474,070 $14,250,786,675
2011 $111,789,747,671 $17,985,138,066
2012 $128,052,915,766 $21,295,168,666
2013 $132,339,109,040 $21,261,338,065
2014 $135,966,802,587 $23,210,823,987
2015 $90,496,420,507 $21,723,437,010
2016 $52,761,617,226 $20,758,876,953
2017 $73,690,154,991 $22,742,699,138
2018 $79,450,688,259 $24,109,780,708
2019 $70,897,962,732 $24,750,626,030
2020 $48,501,561,204 $23,848,447,850
2021 $66,505,129,988 $26,109,413,521
2022 $104,399,746,853 $31,653,185,953
2023 $84,875,162,197 $30,816,367,067
2024 $80,396,942,242 $32,538,480,024

Angola and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Angola

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Angola Papua New Guinea
1960 - $115.5
1961 - $119.7
1962 - $124.7
1963 - $128.9
1964 - $139.5
1965 - $153.9
1966 - $171.1
1967 - $189
1968 - $202.9
1969 - $225.3
1970 - $257.6
1971 - $279.7
1972 - $327
1973 - $483
1974 - $533
1975 - $482
1976 - $525
1977 - $558
1978 - $648
1979 - $748
1980 $729 $813
1981 $658 $781
1982 $634 $726
1983 $637 $769
1984 $650 $750
1985 $772 $697
1986 $698 $745
1987 $770 $865
1988 $807 $985
1989 $908 $934
1990 $966 $826
1991 $882 $942
1992 $669 $1,051
1993 $450 $1,151
1994 $335 $1,228
1995 $404 $998
1996 $531 $1,071
1997 $522 $990
1998 $429 $733
1999 $393 $650
2000 $564 $636
2001 $534 $538
2002 $882 $506
2003 $993 $577
2004 $1,266 $621
2005 $1,916 $744
2006 $2,617 $1,238
2007 $3,141 $1,371
2008 $4,103 $1,625
2009 $3,137 $1,569
2010 $3,597 $1,867
2011 $4,616 $2,288
2012 $5,086 $2,635
2013 $5,058 $2,561
2014 $5,006 $2,723
2015 $3,214 $2,485
2016 $1,808 $2,316
2017 $2,437 $2,478
2018 $2,539 $2,566
2019 $2,190 $2,576
2020 $1,450 $2,430
2021 $1,926 $2,608
2022 $2,930 $3,102
2023 $2,310 $2,966
2024 $2,122 $3,076

Angola vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Angola

Papua New Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Angola Papua New Guinea
1950 35.9 39.4
1951 36 35.5
1952 36.2 40.7
1953 36.4 41.3
1954 36.6 42
1955 36.9 42.6
1956 37.1 43.3
1957 37.3 43.9
1958 37.5 44.6
1959 37.7 45.1
1960 37.9 45.8
1961 36.9 46.4
1962 37.2 46.7
1963 37.4 47.7
1964 37.7 48.3
1965 38 48.9
1966 38.3 49.6
1967 38.6 50.2
1968 39 50.9
1969 39.3 51.5
1970 39.7 52.1
1971 40.1 52.6
1972 40.5 53.3
1973 40.9 53.9
1974 41.3 54.4
1975 40.8 55
1976 40.8 55.5
1977 41.2 56
1978 41.6 56.5
1979 41.9 57
1980 42.2 57.4
1981 42.6 57.8
1982 42.9 58.1
1983 42 58.3
1984 42.2 58.6
1985 42.5 58.8
1986 42.7 59
1987 40.8 59.2
1988 41.5 59.4
1989 41.7 59.6
1990 41.9 59.8
1991 43.8 59.9
1992 42.3 60.3
1993 42.2 60.5
1994 43.6 60.7
1995 46.1 60.9
1996 46.4 61.1
1997 46.7 61.3
1998 45.5 60.4
1999 45.8 61.5
2000 46.5 61.6
2001 47 61.6
2002 47.9 61.6
2003 50.2 61.7
2004 51.1 61.8
2005 52.1 61.9
2006 53 62
2007 54.2 62.2
2008 55.3 62.5
2009 56.2 62.8
2010 57.2 63.1
2011 58.1 63.4
2012 58.9 63.6
2013 59.7 63.9
2014 60.4 64.2
2015 61 64.5
2016 61.6 64.7
2017 62.1 64.9
2018 62.6 65.1
2019 63.1 65.3
2020 63.1 65.1
2021 63 64.4
2022 64.2 65.3
2023 64.6 66.1
2024 64.8 66.3
2025 65 66.4

Angola and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Angola

Papua New Guinea
Year Population
Angola Papua New Guinea
1960 5,231,654 1,995,110
1961 5,301,583 2,046,127
1962 5,354,310 2,093,919
1963 5,408,320 2,141,376
1964 5,464,187 2,188,325
1965 5,521,981 2,235,820
1966 5,581,386 2,285,774
1967 5,641,807 2,337,532
1968 5,702,699 2,390,803
1969 5,763,685 2,446,927
1970 5,852,788 2,505,628
1971 5,991,102 2,566,421
1972 6,174,262 2,628,432
1973 6,388,528 2,690,629
1974 6,613,367 2,752,671
1975 6,842,947 2,814,820
1976 7,074,664 2,877,327
1977 7,317,829 2,940,327
1978 7,576,734 3,003,714
1979 7,847,207 3,067,341
1980 8,133,872 3,131,512
1981 8,435,607 3,197,019
1982 8,751,648 3,264,291
1983 9,082,983 3,333,633
1984 9,425,917 3,405,198
1985 9,779,120 3,478,936
1986 10,139,450 3,554,793
1987 10,497,858 3,632,543
1988 10,861,291 3,711,880
1989 11,238,562 3,796,078
1990 11,626,360 3,896,481
1991 12,023,529 4,021,837
1992 12,423,712 4,166,699
1993 12,827,135 4,320,872
1994 13,249,764 4,480,208
1995 13,699,778 4,644,278
1996 14,170,973 4,813,361
1997 14,660,413 4,987,883
1998 15,159,370 5,166,390
1999 15,667,235 5,349,333
2000 16,194,869 5,537,064
2001 16,747,208 5,728,435
2002 17,327,699 5,924,003
2003 17,943,712 6,123,997
2004 18,600,423 6,328,041
2005 19,291,161 6,535,905
2006 20,015,279 6,747,720
2007 20,778,561 6,963,345
2008 21,578,655 7,183,002
2009 22,414,773 7,406,438
2010 23,294,825 7,633,523
2011 24,218,352 7,859,346
2012 25,177,394 8,081,390
2013 26,165,620 8,302,698
2014 27,160,769 8,523,441
2015 28,157,798 8,743,246
2016 29,183,070 8,961,718
2017 30,234,839 9,178,714
2018 31,297,155 9,394,513
2019 32,375,632 9,609,010
2020 33,451,132 9,815,746
2021 34,532,429 10,012,896
2022 35,635,029 10,203,169
2023 36,749,906 10,389,635
2024 37,885,849 10,576,502

Fertility rates in Angola and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate
Angola

Papua New Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Angola Papua New Guinea
1960 6.71 6.02
1961 6.79 6.07
1962 6.87 6.14
1963 6.95 6.15
1964 7.04 6.19
1965 7.12 6.2
1966 7.19 6.23
1967 7.27 6.24
1968 7.33 6.25
1969 7.39 6.26
1970 7.43 6.25
1971 7.47 6.23
1972 7.49 6.2
1973 7.5 6.16
1974 7.5 6.11
1975 7.49 6.07
1976 7.49 6.02
1977 7.48 5.96
1978 7.47 5.88
1979 7.46 5.79
1980 7.46 5.71
1981 7.46 5.65
1982 7.46 5.59
1983 7.46 5.56
1984 7.46 5.51
1985 7.45 5.47
1986 7.44 5.42
1987 7.41 5.36
1988 7.37 5.3
1989 7.33 5.24
1990 7.27 5.18
1991 7.21 5.11
1992 7.14 5.03
1993 7.07 4.96
1994 6.99 4.87
1995 6.92 4.78
1996 6.85 4.73
1997 6.79 4.68
1998 6.73 4.63
1999 6.68 4.59
2000 6.64 4.53
2001 6.6 4.47
2002 6.57 4.42
2003 6.53 4.36
2004 6.5 4.28
2005 6.46 4.22
2006 6.42 4.15
2007 6.37 4.08
2008 6.32 4.01
2009 6.26 3.94
2010 6.19 3.88
2011 6.12 3.82
2012 6.04 3.75
2013 5.95 3.68
2014 5.86 3.63
2015 5.77 3.56
2016 5.69 3.5
2017 5.6 3.43
2018 5.52 3.38
2019 5.44 3.32
2020 5.37 3.27
2021 5.3 3.22
2022 5.21 3.17
2023 5.12 3.1

Angola and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Angola

Papua New Guinea
Year Median age, years
Angola Papua New Guinea
1960 19.8 18.5
1961 19.6 18.4
1962 19.4 18.3
1963 19.1 18.1
1964 18.9 18
1965 18.6 17.9
1966 18.3 17.8
1967 18.1 17.6
1968 17.8 17.5
1969 17.6 17.4
1970 17.3 17.3
1971 17 17.2
1972 17 17.1
1973 17 17.2
1974 17.1 17.2
1975 17.2 17.3
1976 17.2 17.4
1977 17.3 17.5
1978 17.4 17.7
1979 17.5 17.8
1980 17.6 18
1981 17.6 18.1
1982 17.7 18.2
1983 17.7 18.3
1984 17.8 18.3
1985 17.8 18.4
1986 17.8 18.5
1987 17.7 18.5
1988 17.6 18.6
1989 17.6 18.6
1990 17.5 18.7
1991 17.4 18.8
1992 17.3 18.9
1993 17.3 19
1994 17.2 19.1
1995 17.1 19.2
1996 17.1 19.4
1997 17.1 19.5
1998 17.1 19.6
1999 17.2 19.7
2000 17.2 19.8
2001 17.2 19.9
2002 17.2 19.9
2003 17.3 20
2004 17.3 20.2
2005 17.3 20.3
2006 17.3 20.4
2007 17.4 20.6
2008 17.4 20.7
2009 17.4 20.9
2010 17.4 21
2011 17.4 21.2
2012 17.4 21.3
2013 17.4 21.5
2014 17.4 21.7
2015 17.4 21.9
2016 17.4 22
2017 17.4 22.2
2018 17.4 22.4
2019 17.4 22.6
2020 17.5 22.8
2021 17.5 23
2022 17.5 23.2
2023 17.6 23.4
2024 17.7 23.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Angola Papua New Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$84B
2024
$31.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
21.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.51%
2023
0.78%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.33%
2023
0.31%
2023
Armed forces personnel
117,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.31%
2025
-2.61%
2025
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2022
2.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
39.3%
2024
41.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
44.2%
2024
37.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
55
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
39.6%
2018
31%
2009
Income share by poorest 10%
1.3%
2018
1.9%
2009
Listed domestic companies n/a
6
2016
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.68B
2017
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$3.9B
2023
Personal remittances received
$51M
2024
$3.87M
2024
International tourist arrivals
218,000
2019
39,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.09%
2020
0.04%
2018
Banked people share
29.3%
2014
n/a

Energy

Angola Papua New Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
423 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.7
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
28.2 megatons
2023
5.95 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.77 tons
2023
0.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
52.9%
2021
54.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.55%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-354%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
393 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
91.7%
2021
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.4%
2022
35.3%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
20.5%
2023

Society

Angola Papua New Guinea
% of world population
0.47%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,629
2024
-707
2024
Urban population
69.3%
2024
13.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45
2025
38.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.1
2016
9.4
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.1
2019
12.6
2019
Visa free countries
63
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.4%
2022
87.1%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
70.4%
2023
People using the Internet
44.8%
2023
24.1%
2023

Health

Angola Papua New Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$101.3
2022
$81.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.1
2022
$7.51
2022
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.68%
2022
32.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
0.06
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
183
2023
189
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64
2023
40.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
39.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.13 liters
2020
1.13 liters
2020

Territory

Angola Papua New Guinea
% of world land
0.84%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
12,705 sq mi
2024
16,532 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
177,850 sq mi
2025
5,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
250,743 sq mi
2025
138,051 sq mi
2025
Roads length
47,224 mi
2020
5,809 mi
2011

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