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Angola vs South Africa

Angola and South Africa side by side across 203 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$152.35B vs $479.96BAngola vs South Africa
GDP per Capita$3,754 vs $7,503Angola vs South Africa
Population39.04M vs 64.75MAngola vs South Africa

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Indicator Angola South AfricaPeriod
GDPEconomy$152.35B$479.96B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$3,754$7,5032026
Inflation RateEconomy12.9%5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—7%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy934.36 LCU/USD16.37 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-2.4%-4.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy10.4%32.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy51.6%78.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$13.82B$8.16B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy2.3%1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2,860$6,2702025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$9,840$15,6002025
GDP (PPP)Economy$400.21B$1.03T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy25.2%2.8%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy27.1%24.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy6.8%12.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy46.8%63.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy10.6%13.9%2024/2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$51.72M$1B2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0%0.2%2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy79.6%44.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$13.54B$76.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy6.6%89.4%2025/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy7.6%25.9%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy74.8%55.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy72.2%49.9%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy51.354.12018/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy39.3%17.4%2018/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy29.3%81.1%2014/2024 ⚠
Youth NEET RateEconomy24.9%34.6%2025/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy34.6%60.9%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy20.5%2.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$19M$2.72B2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy218K3.89M2019/2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy2.2%-0.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$-136.42M$2.47B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy-0.1%0.6%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.4%27.2%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy18.4%33%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy18.6%60.1%2025/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy27.751.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy30%7.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy28.3%0.4%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3.8%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy1%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.2%0.4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$4$242023
Lending Interest RateEconomy19.4%10.7%2025
Real Interest RateEconomy-0.9%7.7%2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.9%12.9%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,232$5,5212021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy51.9%5.4%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy7.2%20.8%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy40.9%73.8%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy66.3%11.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy61.7%65.8%2024/2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy3.8%3.7%2018/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy6.882024
ATMs per 100,000Economy19.6462024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.1%-0%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy11.3%5.7%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy53.7%30.2%2018/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy80%59.6%2018/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$28.07B$134.18B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$14.26B$126.02B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8680.5532024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.7810.1452024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade23.439.12021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade94.1%8.2%2024/2025
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.1%38.3%2024/2025
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.4%12.8%2024/2025
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade16.7%5.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade23%31.4%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade11.7%29.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6160.7412023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5150.3882023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.360.4762023
PopulationDemographics39.04M64.75M2025
Population GrowthDemographics3%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics64.8 years66.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics16.7 years28.9 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics5.052.212024
Rural PopulationDemographics28.5%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics44.1%25.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics71.5%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics32.3/km²53.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics36.317.82026
Death RateDemographics6.699.312026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.112.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics67.3 years69.8 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics62.3 years62.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.1%1.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth32.124.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.6%17.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health2.5%8.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.240.792022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth44742023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth1524.52021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth24.7%22.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth32.5%6.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—73.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth183.2117.62023
Under-Five MortalityHealth6434.72023
Neonatal MortalityHealth25.611.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth3733892024
Measles ImmunizationHealth71%66%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth52%65%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—22.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth—3.6%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.9%7.2%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.752.252019/2010 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth13.7%54.6%2016
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth49.6%96.7%2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.876.392022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth139.451.82024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$76$5372023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth35.3%37.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth—23.7%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth81.6%93.7%2016
Child StuntingChild Welfare47.7%24.4%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare4.9%3.6%2015/2017
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare37.7%88.6%2024/2017 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare23.1%3.6%2024/2016 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare3.4%11.8%2015/2017
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.5%6%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10%23.5%2024/2023
Adult Literacy RateEducation68.2%91.2%2023/2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation80.7%97.2%2023/2024
Primary Completion RateEducation55.3%97.6%2023/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation38.2%92.5%2023/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation63.2%93.9%2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation78.1%90.4%2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation48.6%86.9%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation21.1%62.2%2023/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation82.4%77.9%2023/2002 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation51.5%104.1%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security22.5%10%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M—2024-11
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture36.9%79.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture124.1113.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture11.93M t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture7.58K t—2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture464.93 t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture38.28K t98K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture25K t6.33K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture3.35M t12.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture48.34K t3.08K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture37.3K t1.92M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,189 kg/ha4,874 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,816 kg/ha2,912 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,725 kg/ha3,809 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture5.2M head12.1M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance4.143.72016/2022 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance32412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.3440.7432025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1630.6332025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.570.5382025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.62-0.192024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.79-0.232024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.170.022024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.57-0.622024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.77-0.062024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.060.612024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian25.4K55.18K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian30.26K82.36K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology40.7%78.4%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology69.7179.32024
4G CoverageTechnology77.4%99.4%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.45.32024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology3.1%1.3%2025
3G CoverageTechnology85.7%99.9%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology17.1%3.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.5%1.1%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0%0.6%2016/2022 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure55.5%90.2%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure1.32M15.45M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure62.7%24.2%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy4.2K MW16.6K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy384.6 MW11.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—4.3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy3.7K MW751.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy52.9%9.7%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy50.2%89.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy379 kWh3,247 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy11.3%10.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy36.8 MW14.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy1.3%86.3%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy2.8%8%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4.7%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy70.6%0.8%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy26.3%82.2%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy16 TWh237 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy185 gCO₂/kWh699 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,680 kWh21,287 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.74 t6.88 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate91.2%6.4%2021
Forest AreaClimate52.1%14%2023
Protected AreasClimate7.7%12.9%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.5%47.1%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate19.9 µg/m³27.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Angola or South Africa have the larger economy?

South Africa has the larger economy: $152.35B for Angola versus $479.96B for South Africa (GDP, current US$).

How do Angola and South Africa compare across indicators?

This page compares Angola and South Africa on 203 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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