Angola vs South Africa

South Africa scores 41.9 in the NationsTree Index (122nd in the world) and Angola scores 34.4 (148th), a gap of 7.5 points. Their trees are 11 m and 18 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

South Africa has 66% more people than Angola. Angola and South Africa have a similar land area. South Africa has an economy 2.6 times the size of Angola (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Angola 39.0 million and South Africa 64.7 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $15,906 in South Africa and $10,251 in Angola (2025, international dollars). People in South Africa live on average 1.5 years longer (66.3 vs 64.8 years).

Of 32 indicators reported by both countries, Angola ranks higher in the world on 9 and South Africa on 23. Angola is clearly stronger in environment & energy and military. South Africa is clearly stronger in tourism, infrastructure & digital and science & innovation.

As a nation, South Africa is the older of the two (statehood since 1910, 116 years), compared with Angola (since 1992). Over the last five years Angola improved faster (direction score 99 vs 7 out of 100).