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Angola vs Nigeria: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Angola
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Leads on 45 of 110 metrics
Nigeria
nga
Leads on 55 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Angola and Nigeria: Nigeria leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.70) against Angola (340,000); Angola leads on Radios (815,000) against Nigeria (23.50); Angola leads on Televisions (196,000) against Nigeria (6.90). Across 110 compared metrics, Angola wins on 45 and Nigeria wins on 55.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)44.76 %★39.21 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 45% (2023 est.)percent of population: 39% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score52.67 points★46.81 points
Radios815,000★23.5
Televisions196,000★6.9
Waterways1,3008,600★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country18.02B $128.78B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars140.32B $193.10B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9 %★4.25 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15.82 %17.58 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.6 % of GDP3.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index28.186.2★
Electricity Consumption9.0424.72★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3480★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★19
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables2★0
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity2.6110.52★
Electricity Production10.229.35★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)9.15 USD per capita★7.99 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.3★35.1
Gross Fixed Investment13.318.8★
Gross National Saving28.6★18.2
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5 %★2.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)28.2 %★33.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP★0.6 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption821.2★17.24
Natural Gas Exports3.9927.21★
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production3.1244.48★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves308.1★5.48
Oil Consumption74,000279,000★
Oil Exports1.852.1★
Oil Imports38,280187,700★
Oil Production1.992.46★
Oil Proved Reserves9.537.2★
Population Below Poverty Line32.3 people★40.1 people
Public Debt75.319.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.4 USD★3.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption130,000325,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports30,340★2,332
Refined Petroleum Products Imports111,600223,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Production53,480★35,010
Remittances011.3★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.361.02★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)39.2934.19★
Taxes and Other Revenues10.09★3.4
Unemployment Rate14.5 %3 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)658,768★6.45M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions19.66★114.4
Population Distributionmost people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luandalargest population of any African nation; significant population clusters are scattered throughout the country, with the highest density areas being in the south and southwest, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country58 Cubic meters per year87 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources148.4286.2★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.46 %7.65 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)30.3134.77★
Agricultural land462,728 sq. km703,753 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,600 km★853 km
Dam capacity per capita227.87 cubic meters per inhabitant★206.73 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land8602,188★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country14.91 %21.26 %★
Administrative Divisions2136★
Independence11★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.9★3
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.6 %1.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density0.8 people/sq km★0.53 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)183 %★993 %
Mean Age at First Birth19.420.4★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)8.2 %★8.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,0001.7★
Underweight Children Under 51918.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)117,000223,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Currently married (Percent)55.16 %65.4 %★
Human Capital Index0.370.38★
Life expectancy at birth68.28 years★55.58 years
Median age of population16.68 years18.33 years★
Population Change1.18M persons4.98M persons★
Population density32.2 per sq. km★265.94 per sq. km
Total population40.19M persons242.38M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.420.88★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-A★AA
Birth Rate (%)39.75 %★33.56 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate13.7 %16.6 %★
Death Rate (%)6.73 %★9.42 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP★0.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.35M persons58.88M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate15.96113.35★
Learning-adjusted years of school4.47 years6.5 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population9.29 people15.95 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.31★165.91
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation20★18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.12 %82.04 %★
Physician Density0.24 people/sq km0.38 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate3.32 %★2.39 %
Population living in slums71.9 %★43.39 %
Total deaths261,040.7 persons★2.74M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)43.7 %★35.5 %
Total fertility rate4.87 per woman★4.21 per woman
Total net-migration-15,870.8 persons-1,780.6 persons★
Under-five mortality rate59.64 per live births★98.68 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇴 Angola🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.04★0.03
Airports107★50
Civil Air Travel2857★
Heliports215★

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