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Angola vs Nigeria
Side-by-side comparison of Angola and Nigeria from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
In short
Nigeria scores 36.1 in the NationsTree Index (142nd in the world) and Angola scores 34.4 (148th), a gap of 1.7 points. Their trees are 11 m and 26 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Nigeria has 6.1 times the population of Angola. Angola has 35% more land area than Nigeria. Nigeria has an economy 5.7 times the size of Angola (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Angola 39.0 million and Nigeria 237.5 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $10,251 in Angola and $9,532 in Nigeria (2025, international dollars). People in Angola live on average 10.2 years longer (64.8 vs 54.6 years).
Of 31 indicators reported by both countries, Angola ranks higher in the world on 15 and Nigeria on 16. Angola is clearly stronger in military and environment & energy. Nigeria is clearly stronger in science & innovation, tourism and economy.
As a nation, Nigeria 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 84 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Angola and Nigeria.
Angola
14.1%
170th of 187
Nigeriabetter
3.1%
44th of 187
High-tech exportsTrade
Angolabetter
16.7%
45th of 168
Nigeria
2.7%
125th of 168
Air pollution (PM2.5)Environment & energy
Angolabetter
19.9
115th of 200
Nigeria
65.7
197th of 200
Government budget balanceEconomy
Angola
-4.1%
136th of 192
Nigeriabetter
-1.8%
71st of 192
Renewable freshwater per personNatural resources
Angolabetter
4,153
69th of 183
Nigeria
990
128th of 183
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Nigeria overtook Angola in the NationsTree Index in 2025, the latest year with data.
Angola overtook Nigeria in life expectancy in 2003 and has stayed ahead since.
Angola overtook Nigeria in GDP per person (PPP) in 1995 and has stayed ahead since.
Nigeria has been ahead of Angola in GDP (PPP) and 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
AngolaNigeria 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 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 1,246,70022nd/216 · 2024 | 923,76831st/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 1,246,70022nd/216 · 2024 | 910,77030th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 39.0 m39th/217 · 2025 | 237.5 m6th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 3.00%12th/217 · 2025 | 2.06%45th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 30.4170th/216 · 2024 | 255.553rd/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 71.5%84th/217 · 2025 | 63.8%112th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 44.1%8th/217 · 2025 | 40.5%20th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 2.9%199th/217 · 2025 | 3.1%193rd/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $122.17 bn69th/210 · 2025 | $290.79 bn50th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $400.21 bn59th/199 · 2025 | $2.26 trn19th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $342.00 bn59th/199 · 2025 | $1.93 trn19th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $3,129159th/210 · 2025 | $1,224188th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $10,251139th/199 · 2025 | $9,532141st/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $2,860151st/201 · 2025 | $1,360175th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 3.1%109th/210 · 2025 | 4.0%78th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 20.2%170th/180 · 2025 | 23.0%171st/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 14.1%170th/187 · 2025 | 3.1%44th/187 · 2025 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 52.9%95th/189 · 2025 | 36.1%51st/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -4.1%136th/192 · 2025 | -1.8%71st/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 25.2%21st/197 · 2025 | 23.0%28th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 27.1%69th/200 · 2025 | 16.4%153rd/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 6.8%135th/192 · 2025 | 8.3%122nd/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 46.8%162nd/200 · 2025 | 58.2%98th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $28.07 bn86th/182 · 2025 | — |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $14.26 bn107th/182 · 2025 | — |
| Exports % of GDP | 23.0%131st/183 · 2025 | — |
| Imports % of GDP | 11.7%181st/183 · 2025 | — |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 34.6%171st/183 · 2025 | — |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 91.5%4th/170 · 2025 | 85.9%8th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 2.0%162nd/171 · 2025 | 6.1%144th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 0.5%166th/171 · 2025 | 6.4%134th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 5.9%56th/171 · 2025 | 0.9%137th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 16.7%45th/168 · 2024 | 2.7%125th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 0.3%73rd/191 · 2025 | 4.8%38th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 1.8%112th/196 · 2025 | 1.4%126th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 30.0%10th/209 · 2021 | 8.6%52nd/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 28.27%4th/197 · 2021 | 6.25%23rd/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 1.01%30th/197 · 2021 | 1.16%29th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%62nd/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.01%84th/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.68%64th/209 · 2021 | 1.13%50th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 3.7%150th/206 · 2024 | 40.8%13th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 4,15369th/183 · 2022 | 990128th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 218,000149th/194 · 2019 | 5.3 m35th/194 · 2016 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $19.0 m164th/175 · 2020 | $321.0 m106th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 0.1%166th/168 · 2020 | 0.8%156th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 3,0001996 | — |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 64.8191st/217 · 2024 | 54.6217th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 49.0169th/196 · 2024 | 115.6196th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 0.24139th/174 · 2022 | 0.38129th/174 · 2023 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 0.8126th/145 · 2019 | 0.52004 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 64%179th/193 · 2024 | 67%176th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 38.1%121st/153 · 2023 | 53.4%110th/153 · 2024 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 51.5%154th/173 · 2023 | 46.9%159th/173 · 2023 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 10.3%2018 | 20.7%2018 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 5.5%191st/217 · 2025 | 5.4%192nd/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 2.5%186th/193 · 2023 | 4.2%151st/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 68.2%83rd/98 · 2023 | 70.4%79th/98 · 2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 10.0%141st/150 · 2024 | 9.7%2011 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.616148th/193 · 2023 | 0.560164th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 51.32018 | 33.952nd/108 · 2022 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 39.3%2018 | 41.8%100th/108 · 2022 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 55.5%191st/215 · 2024 | 62.5%183rd/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | — | 29.9%130th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | — | 32.2%108th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 40.7%157th/186 · 2024 | 41.2%156th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 70181st/210 · 2024 | 71178th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 0.4183rd/208 · 2024 | 0.1198th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.10142nd/164 · 2022 | 2.4096th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | — | 3,5282015 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 1.3 m92nd/161 · 2023 | 5.3 m58th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 0.7453rd/203 · 2024 | 0.5746th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 52.9%45th/212 · 2021 | 80.3%16th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 19.9115th/200 · 2023 | 65.7197th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 51.2%54th/214 · 2024 | 18.9%133rd/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 424126th/149 · 2024 | 317142nd/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 37.8157th/205 · 2025 | 33.6178th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 34.3144th/207 · 2025 | 26.5173rd/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 40.1172nd/207 · 2025 | 43.0161st/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 57.9148th/207 · 2025 | 35.1192nd/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 42.7158th/205 · 2025 | 44.4148th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 39.4151st/205 · 2025 | 45.6136th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 4.12016 | 15.7126th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $1.46 bn76th/156 · 2025 | $2.10 bn64th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 1.4%93rd/156 · 2025 | 0.9%120th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 5.9%60th/154 · 2025 | 5.9%61st/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 117,00049th/170 · 2020 | 223,00030th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.87%80th/168 · 2020 | 0.23%152nd/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 84.0 m52nd/163 · 2025 | 21.0 m88th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 2.0 m2002 | 4.0 m51st/65 · 2022 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.03%2016 | 0.28%2019 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 22019 | 41049th/137 · 2020 |
| Scientific articles articles | 50154th/197 · 2023 | 9,79943rd/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Angola or Nigeria?
Nigeria has the larger population: 237.5 m (2025) compared with 39.0 m for Angola (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Angola or Nigeria?
Angola is larger: 1,246,700 km² (2024) compared with 923,768 km² for Nigeria (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Angola or Nigeria?
Nigeria has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $2.26 trn 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 Nigeria?
Angola has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $10,251 intl. (2025) compared with $9,532 intl. for Nigeria (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Angola or Nigeria?
Angola has the higher life expectancy at birth: 64.8 years (2024) compared with 54.6 years for Nigeria (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Angola or Nigeria?
Nigeria spends more on the military: $2.10 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 Nigeria?
Nigeria: 36.1 points (142nd 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 Nigeria — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/angola-vs-nigeria. Data as of 26 October 2026.