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Angola

Angola / AO

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Angola in numbers.

Area1,246,700 kmยฒWorld # 22 โ†’Population39MWorld # 39 โ†’Population density31.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 164 โ†’Life expectancy64.8 yearsWorld # 189 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 3,129World # 158 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Angola across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area1,246,700 kmยฒWorld # 22 / 2023 โ†’Population39MWorld # 39 / 2025 โ†’Population density31.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 164 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,975World # 39 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth3%World # 12 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate5World # 7 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate37.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 7 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 128 / 2024 โ†’Median age16.5 yearsWorld # 228 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+2.9%World # 197 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1444.1%World # 8 / 2025 โ†’Urban population71.5%World # 84 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-3.5KWorld # 132 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 93 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1.8%World # 153 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy64.8 yearsWorld # 189 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy53.8 yearsWorld # 164 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 157 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 3,129World # 158 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 122.2BWorld # 69 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 10,251World # 139 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.1%World # 108 / 2025 โ†’Inflation20.2%World # 12 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment14.1%World # 18 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment27.2%World # 25 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,115 hours/yearWorld # 47 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)51.3World # 7 / 2018 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.5%World # 163 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people18.9 per million peopleWorld # 132 / 2016 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0%World # 138 / 2016 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.1 per million peopleWorld # 147 / 2019 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,399 kcal/dayWorld # 165 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person18.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 155 / 2023 โ†’Rice production48.3K tWorld # 85 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production37.3K tWorld # 90 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production7.6K tWorld # 38 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area52.1%World # 48 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person379 kWh/personWorld # 126 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.6 tWorld # 175 / 2024 โ†’Internet use40.7%World # 170 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions69.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 181 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate4.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 76 / 2016 โ†’Road traffic death rate26.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 45 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1%World # 114 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament39.1%World # 34 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals218KWorld # 153 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 19MWorld # 171 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2014 / 79.2%Main languagePortugueseMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal794 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightPortugueseLargest staple-food calorie sourceRoots and plantains2023Current currencyKwanzaAOADriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country