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Angola vs Kenya
Side-by-side comparison of Angola and Kenya from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
In short
Kenya scores 35.5 in the NationsTree Index (144th in the world) and Angola scores 34.4 (148th), a gap of 1.1 points. Their trees are 11 m and 11 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Kenya has 47% more people than Angola. Angola is 2.1 times larger than Kenya by land area. Angola and Kenya have economies of similar size (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Angola 39.0 million and Kenya 57.5 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $10,251 in Angola and $7,016 in Kenya (2025, international dollars). People in Angola live on average 1.0 years longer (64.8 vs 63.8 years).
Of 32 indicators reported by both countries, Angola ranks higher in the world on 12 and Kenya on 20. Angola is clearly stronger in natural resources, military and land & people. Kenya is clearly stronger in tourism, science & innovation and infrastructure & digital.
As a nation, Kenya is the older of the two (statehood since 1963, 63 years), compared with Angola (since 1992). Over the last five years Angola improved faster (direction score 99 vs 46 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Angola and Kenya.
Angolabetter
4,153
69th of 183
Kenya
382
157th of 183
DPT immunizationSociety & health
Angola
64%
179th of 193
Kenyabetter
91%
93rd of 193
High-tech exportsTrade
Angolabetter
16.7%
45th of 168
Kenya
3.2%
115th of 168
UnemploymentEconomy
Angola
14.1%
170th of 187
Kenyabetter
5.4%
101st of 187
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI)Infrastructure & digital
Angola
2.10
142nd of 164
Kenyabetter
2.55
84th of 164
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Kenya overtook Angola in GDP (PPP) in 2025, the latest year with data.
Angola overtook Kenya in life expectancy in 2019 and has stayed ahead since.
Kenya overtook Angola in the NationsTree Index in 2010 and has stayed ahead since.
Angola has been ahead of Kenya in GDP per person (PPP) in every year since 1990.
Kenya has been ahead of Angola in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
AngolaKenya All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Angola | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 1,246,70022nd/216 · 2024 | 591,97047th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 1,246,70022nd/216 · 2024 | 580,88045th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 39.0 m39th/217 · 2025 | 57.5 m26th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 3.00%12th/217 · 2025 | 1.93%52nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 30.4170th/216 · 2024 | 97.2108th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 71.5%84th/217 · 2025 | 32.2%191st/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 44.1%8th/217 · 2025 | 36.3%46th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 2.9%199th/217 · 2025 | 3.0%197th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $122.17 bn69th/210 · 2025 | $135.94 bn62nd/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $400.21 bn59th/199 · 2025 | $403.64 bn58th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $342.00 bn59th/199 · 2025 | $344.93 bn58th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $3,129159th/210 · 2025 | $2,363171st/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $10,251139th/199 · 2025 | $7,016154th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $2,860151st/201 · 2025 | $2,200162nd/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 3.1%109th/210 · 2025 | 4.6%58th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 20.2%170th/180 · 2025 | 4.1%126th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 14.1%170th/187 · 2025 | 5.4%101st/187 · 2025 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 52.9%95th/189 · 2025 | 71.3%137th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -4.1%136th/192 · 2025 | -6.5%169th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 25.2%21st/197 · 2025 | 23.2%25th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 27.1%69th/200 · 2025 | 16.3%155th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 6.8%135th/192 · 2025 | 7.1%132nd/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 46.8%162nd/200 · 2025 | 55.1%118th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $28.07 bn86th/182 · 2025 | $21.43 bn89th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $14.26 bn107th/182 · 2025 | $29.58 bn83rd/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 23.0%131st/183 · 2025 | 15.8%157th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 11.7%181st/183 · 2025 | 21.8%163rd/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 34.6%171st/183 · 2025 | 37.5%166th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 91.5%4th/170 · 2025 | 1.8%107th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 2.0%162nd/171 · 2025 | 29.7%92nd/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 0.5%166th/171 · 2025 | 50.8%28th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 5.9%56th/171 · 2025 | 3.3%82nd/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 16.7%45th/168 · 2024 | 3.2%115th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 0.3%73rd/191 · 2025 | -2.8%112th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 1.8%112th/196 · 2025 | 0.8%150th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 30.0%10th/209 · 2021 | 1.2%111th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 28.27%4th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 1.01%30th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.01%86th/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.68%64th/209 · 2021 | 1.22%47th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 3.7%150th/206 · 2024 | 11.5%91st/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 4,15369th/183 · 2022 | 382157th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 218,000149th/194 · 2019 | 2.0 m63rd/194 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $19.0 m164th/175 · 2020 | $1.76 bn54th/175 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 0.1%166th/168 · 2020 | 15.4%42nd/168 · 2019 |
| Outbound trips departures | 3,0001996 | — |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 64.8191st/217 · 2024 | 63.8197th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 49.0169th/196 · 2024 | 38.8154th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 0.24139th/174 · 2022 | 0.29135th/174 · 2023 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 0.8126th/145 · 2019 | 1.3105th/145 · 2019 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 64%179th/193 · 2024 | 91%93rd/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 38.1%121st/153 · 2023 | 66.0%88th/153 · 2024 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 51.5%154th/173 · 2023 | 84.3%123rd/173 · 2023 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 10.3%2018 | 27.4%2015 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 5.5%191st/217 · 2025 | 5.0%201st/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 2.5%186th/193 · 2023 | 4.4%144th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 68.2%83rd/98 · 2023 | 82.2%2000 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 10.0%141st/150 · 2024 | 10.4%137th/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.616148th/193 · 2023 | 0.628143rd/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 51.32018 | 38.578th/108 · 2022 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 39.3%2018 | 45.5%102nd/108 · 2022 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 55.5%191st/215 · 2024 | 77.0%174th/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | — | 35.8%102nd/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 40.7%157th/186 · 2024 | 35.0%162nd/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 70181st/210 · 2024 | 12670th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 0.4183rd/208 · 2024 | 3.0149th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.10142nd/164 · 2022 | 2.5584th/164 · 2018 |
| Rail lines route-km | — | 1,9172004 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 1.3 m92nd/161 · 2023 | 5.1 m59th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 0.7453rd/203 · 2024 | 0.3836th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 52.9%45th/212 · 2021 | 67.7%30th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 19.9115th/200 · 2023 | 20.3121st/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 51.2%54th/214 · 2024 | 6.6%175th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 424126th/149 · 2024 | 563117th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 37.8157th/205 · 2025 | 50.5114th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 34.3144th/207 · 2025 | 30.8159th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 40.1172nd/207 · 2025 | 50.8133rd/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 57.9148th/207 · 2025 | 46.0181st/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 42.7158th/205 · 2025 | 49.1123rd/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 39.4151st/205 · 2025 | 51.6121st/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 4.12016 | 4.998th/145 · 2022 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $1.46 bn76th/156 · 2025 | $1.47 bn74th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 1.4%93rd/156 · 2025 | 1.1%109th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 5.9%60th/154 · 2025 | 4.6%90th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 117,00049th/170 · 2020 | 24,00096th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.87%80th/168 · 2020 | 0.11%160th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 84.0 m52nd/163 · 2025 | 117.0 m46th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 2.0 m2002 | 2.0 m1993 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.03%2016 | 0.81%47th/110 · 2024 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 22019 | 39650th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 50154th/197 · 2023 | 2,07972nd/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Angola or Kenya?
Kenya has the larger population: 57.5 m (2025) compared with 39.0 m for Angola (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Angola or Kenya?
Angola is larger: 1,246,700 km² (2024) compared with 591,970 km² for Kenya (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Angola or Kenya?
Kenya has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $403.64 bn intl. (2025) compared with $400.21 bn intl. for Angola (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Angola or Kenya?
Angola has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $10,251 intl. (2025) compared with $7,016 intl. for Kenya (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Angola or Kenya?
Angola has the higher life expectancy at birth: 64.8 years (2024) compared with 63.8 years for Kenya (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Angola or Kenya?
Kenya spends more on the military: $1.47 bn (2025) compared with $1.46 bn for Angola (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Angola or Kenya?
Kenya: 35.5 points (144th in the world); Angola: 34.4 points (148th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Angola vs Kenya — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/angola-vs-kenya. Data as of 26 October 2026.