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Angola vs Kuwait: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 104 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Angola
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Leads on 39 of 104 metrics
Kuwait
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Leads on 51 of 104 metrics

Summary

Comparing Angola and Kuwait: Angola leads on Radios (815,000) against Kuwait (1.18); Angola leads on Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country (58 Cubic meters per year) against Kuwait (0.02 Cubic meters per year); Angola leads on Agricultural land (462,728 sq. km) against Kuwait (1,500 sq. km). Across 104 compared metrics, Angola wins on 39 and Kuwait wins on 51.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)44.76 %99.75 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 45% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score52.67 points★44.06 points
Radios815,000★1.18
Televisions196,000875,000★
Waterways1,295none

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country18.02B $★782.32M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars140.32B $199.86B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9 %★2.75 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15.82 %★4.68 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.6 % of GDP5 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index28.188.4★
Electricity Consumption9.0457.78★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels34100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables2★0
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity2.6118.89★
Electricity Production10.265.95★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)9.15 USD per capita389.85 USD per capita★
Gross Fixed Investment13.315.3★
Gross National Saving28.635.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5 %★-5.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)28.2 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption821.2★21.72
Natural Gas Exports3.99★0
Natural Gas Imports05.13★
Natural Gas Production3.1217.1★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves308.1★1.78
Oil Consumption74,000354,000★
Oil Exports1.852.13★
Oil Imports38,280★0
Oil Production1.992.45★
Oil Proved Reserves9.5104★
Population Below Poverty Line32.3 peopleNA
Public Debt75.39.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.4 USD★-2.6 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption130,000446,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports30,340705,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports111,600★0
Refined Petroleum Products Production53,480915,800★
Remittances00
Revenue from Forest Resources0.36★0
Taxes and Other Revenues10.0941.8★
Unemployment Rate14.5 %2.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)658,768★6.35M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions19.66★100.46
Population Distributionmost people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luandadensest settlement is along the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait City and on Bubiyan Island; significant population threads extend south and west along highways that radiate from the capital, particularly in the southern half of the country
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country58 Cubic meters per year★0.02 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources148.4★20

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.46 %5.25 %★
Agricultural land462,728 sq. km★1,500 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)1,600 km★499 km
Irrigated Land860★100

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Rule of Law Index by Country14.91 %57.28 %★
Administrative Divisions21★6
Independence1119★
Suffrage Participation Rate1821★

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.925.6★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3 % of GDP5.8 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.6 %NA
Hospital Bed Density0.8 people/sq km2.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)183 %8 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)8.2 %★37.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,000<1000 (2018 est.)
Underweight Children Under 5192.5★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)117,000★25,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Currently married (Percent)55.16 %56.94 %★
Human Capital Index0.370.56★
Life expectancy at birth68.28 years83.34 years★
Median age of population16.68 years34.92 years★
Population Change1.18M persons★73,768.4 persons
Population density32.2 per sq. km★294.79 per sq. km
Total population40.19M persons★5.12M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.420.42★
Birth Rate (%)39.75 %★17.36 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate13.7 %NA
Death Rate (%)6.73 %2.3 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.35M persons★1.24M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate15.96★3
Learning-adjusted years of school4.47 years7.22 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population9.29 people★3.3 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.31172.07★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation20★18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.12 %96.55 %★
Physician Density0.24 people/sq km2.27 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate3.32 %★1.07 %
Population living in slums71.9 %★0 %
Total deaths261,040.7 persons7,044.1 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)43.7 %★43.04 %
Total fertility rate4.87 per woman★1.38 per woman
Total net-migration-15,870.8 persons30,306.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate59.64 per live births7.07 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.041.44★
Airports107★6
Civil Air Travel28★9
Heliports220★

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