54 countries · side-by-side on every indicatorLiveGet API key

Country comparison

Nigeria vs Angola

Nigeria and Angola side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$377.37B vs $152.35BNigeria vs Angola
GDP per Capita$1,556 vs $3,754Nigeria vs Angola
Population237.53M vs 39.04MNigeria vs Angola

Indicator by indicator

202 indicators

Each country shows its latest available year, which can differ by indicator. Rows where the two sides are 5+ years apart are marked in the Period column.

Indicator Nigeria AngolaPeriod
GDPEconomy$377.37B$152.35B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,556$3,7542026
Inflation RateEconomy15.9%12.9%2026-06
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy1,376.34 LCU/USD934.36 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.4%-2.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.1%10.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy32.3%51.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-322.41M$13.82B1960/2025 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy4.1%2.3%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,360$2,8602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$9,230$9,8402025
GDP (PPP)Economy$2.26T$400.21B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23%25.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.4%27.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.3%6.8%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy58.2%46.8%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy10.6%2024
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$22.79B$51.72M2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy7.8%0%2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy60%79.6%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$46.02B$13.54B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy9.6%6.6%2022/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy7.6%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy82.5%74.8%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy80.7%72.2%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy33.951.32022/2018
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy41.8%39.3%2022/2018
Account OwnershipEconomy63.3%29.3%2024/2014 ⚠
Youth NEET RateEconomy11.9%24.9%2024/2025
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.6%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy26.2%34.6%1960/2025 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy13.9%20.5%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$321M$19M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy5.27M218K2016/2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy5.8%2.2%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.08B$-136.42M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy0.4%-0.1%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy10.8%17.4%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy12.3%18.4%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%18.6%2024/2025
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy30.727.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy8.6%30%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy6.2%28.3%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy1.2%1%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.8%0.2%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$16$42023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14%19.4%2023/2025
Real Interest RateEconomy2.9%-0.9%2023/2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.9%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,663$1,2322021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy33.5%51.9%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy17%7.2%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy49.5%40.9%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy66.5%66.3%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy61.7%2024
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.5%3.8%2022/2018
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.36.82024
ATMs per 100,000Economy12.819.62024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy1.9%0.1%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.5%11.3%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy64%53.7%2022/2018
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy92.9%80%2022/2018
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$387.79M$28.07B1960/2025 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$710.2M$14.26B1960/2025 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8260.8682024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.6940.7812024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade20.823.42021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade88.6%94.1%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade3.5%1.1%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade6%0.4%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.7%16.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade9.2%23%1960/2025 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade16.9%11.7%1960/2025 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.560.6162023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6770.5152023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3790.362023
PopulationDemographics237.53M39.04M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.1%3%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics54.6 years64.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.3 years16.7 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.385.052024
Rural PopulationDemographics36.2%28.5%2025
Population Under 15Demographics40.5%44.1%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics63.8%71.5%2025
Population DensityDemographics266.2/km²32.3/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics31.836.32026
Death RateDemographics11.56.692026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.01-0.112026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics54.9 years67.3 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics54.3 years62.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%4.1%2025
Infant MortalityHealth69.832.12024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.2%1.6%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.2%2.5%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.380.242023/2022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth47442023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth17.2152021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth17.7%24.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth70.9%32.5%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth992.8183.22023
Under-Five MortalityHealth104.9642023
Neonatal MortalityHealth33.725.62023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2193732024
Measles ImmunizationHealth56%71%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth62%52%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3%4.9%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.50.752004/2019 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth21.6%13.7%2021/2016 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth50.7%49.6%2022/2016 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.651.872022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth84139.42024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$67$762023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth27.7%35.3%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth67%81.6%2018/2016
Child StuntingChild Welfare33.8%47.7%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare11.6%4.9%2021/2015 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare39.7%37.7%2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.4%23.1%2024
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.5%3.4%2021/2015 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education0.3%2.5%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation9.7%10%2011/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.4%68.2%2024/2023
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.4%80.7%2024/2023
Primary Completion RateEducation77.4%55.3%2024/2023
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation74.1%38.2%2024/2023
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.7%63.2%2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation78.1%2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation48.6%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation68.5%21.1%2024/2023
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation62.2%82.4%2018/2023 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation46.9%51.5%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security19.9%22.5%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security16.5M1.25M2026/2024
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture76.2%36.9%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture119.9124.12022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture62.62M t11.93M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture1.81K t7.58K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t464.93 t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.5M t38.28K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.55M t25K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture11.16M t3.35M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture9.13M t48.34K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture43.93K t37.3K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,030 kg/ha1,189 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,997 kg/ha2,816 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,574 kg/ha1,725 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture20.9M head5.2M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.74.12023/2016 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance26322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5050.3442025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3110.1632025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8340.572025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.11-0.622024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.01-0.792024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.01-1.172024
Political StabilityGovernance-2-0.572024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.63-0.772024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.73-1.062024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian123.85K25.4K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian3.54M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian18.19K30.26K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology41.2%40.7%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology70.869.72024
4G CoverageTechnology84.6%77.4%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.10.42024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%3.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology89.4%85.7%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology15.5%17.1%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.7%1.5%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.3%0%2019/2016
Electricity AccessInfrastructure62.5%55.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.27M1.32M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure48.5%62.7%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy3.2K MW4.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy284.5 MW384.6 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.9K MW3.7K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy80.3%52.9%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy26.2%50.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy144 kWh379 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy14.2%11.3%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy118.1 MW36.8 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy23.5%1.3%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.3%2.8%2025/2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2025/2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy30.9%70.6%2025/2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy68.7%26.3%2025/2024
Electricity DemandEnergy39 TWh16 TWh2025/2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy456 gCO₂/kWh185 gCO₂/kWh2025/2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,343 kWh2,680 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.57 t0.74 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate22.2%91.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate23.2%52.1%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.6%7.7%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate5.6%0.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate65.7 µg/m³19.9 µg/m³2023

Get this comparison via API

GET /v1/data

One call returns both countries' latest value for any indicator — JSON, with source metadata.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=gdp_current_usd&latest=true&country_codes=NG,AO" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Frequently asked questions

Does Nigeria or Angola have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $377.37B for Nigeria versus $152.35B for Angola (GDP, current US$).

How do Nigeria and Angola compare across indicators?

This page compares Nigeria and Angola on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

How do I get this comparison via the API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=NG,AO with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

More comparisons