Angola vs Ethiopia

Angola scores 34.4 in the NationsTree Index (148th in the world) and Ethiopia scores 33.6 (151st), a gap of 0.8 points. Their trees are 11 m and 12 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Ethiopia has 3.5 times the population of Angola. Angola has 10% more land area than Ethiopia. The economy of Ethiopia is 23% larger than that of Angola (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Angola 39.0 million and Ethiopia 135.5 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $10,251 in Angola and $3,622 in Ethiopia (2025, international dollars). People in Ethiopia live on average 2.8 years longer (67.6 vs 64.8 years).

Of 29 indicators reported by both countries, Angola ranks higher in the world on 13 and Ethiopia on 16. Angola is clearly stronger in military and natural resources. Ethiopia is clearly stronger in tourism, science & innovation and economy.

As a nation, Ethiopia is the older of the two (statehood since 100, 1,926 years), compared with Angola (since 1992). Over the last five years Angola improved faster (direction score 99 vs 83 out of 100).