Angola vs South Africa

Angola (Africa) and South Africa (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1980-2025

Angola South Africa World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1980 Angola: 729.11 South Africa: 3,028.97 World: 2,587.01 1981 Angola: 657.98 South Africa: 3,049.71 World: 2,628.62 1982 Angola: 634.22 South Africa: 2,717.16 World: 2,554.08 1983 Angola: 636.83 South Africa: 2,938.49 World: 2,561.17 1984 Angola: 650.49 South Africa: 2,504.08 World: 2,614.33 1985 Angola: 772.47 South Africa: 1,839.48 World: 2,690.59 1986 Angola: 697.53 South Africa: 2,027.47 World: 3,118.57 1987 Angola: 770.1 South Africa: 2,586.27 World: 3,487.88 1988 Angola: 807.44 South Africa: 2,702.06 World: 3,829.99 1989 Angola: 907.75 South Africa: 2,726.71 World: 3,930.51 1990 Angola: 965.87 South Africa: 3,093.49 World: 4,338.94 1991 Angola: 881.92 South Africa: 3,243.24 World: 4,453.9 1992 Angola: 668.71 South Africa: 3,462.39 World: 4,679.98 1993 Angola: 449.73 South Africa: 3,399.64 World: 4,685.3 1994 Angola: 334.97 South Africa: 3,488.6 World: 4,967.01 1995 Angola: 404.29 South Africa: 3,855.63 World: 5,463.2 1996 Angola: 531.12 South Africa: 3,617.55 World: 5,507.22 1997 Angola: 521.7 South Africa: 3,700.24 World: 5,408.57 1998 Angola: 429.19 South Africa: 3,309.61 World: 5,302.34 1999 Angola: 392.73 South Africa: 3,242.37 World: 5,401.23 2000 Angola: 563.73 South Africa: 3,217.85 World: 5,512.56 2001 Angola: 533.59 South Africa: 2,847.15 World: 5,404.2 2002 Angola: 999.07 South Africa: 2,688.24 World: 5,539.32 2003 Angola: 1,133.66 South Africa: 4,062.22 World: 6,129.87 2004 Angola: 1,451.47 South Africa: 5,221.46 World: 6,818 2005 Angola: 2,145.89 South Africa: 5,836.88 World: 7,290.57 2006 Angola: 2,930.44 South Africa: 6,077.38 World: 7,803.19 2007 Angola: 3,515.06 South Africa: 6,591.86 World: 8,685.33 2008 Angola: 4,578.16 South Africa: 6,184.75 World: 9,425.74 2009 Angola: 3,645.15 South Africa: 6,374.71 World: 8,827.04 2010 Angola: 4,101.64 South Africa: 7,973.47 World: 9,555.07 2011 Angola: 5,184.15 South Africa: 8,646.06 World: 10,496.93 2012 Angola: 5,702.45 South Africa: 8,076.98 World: 10,597.85 2013 Angola: 5,688.58 South Africa: 7,331.65 World: 10,759.35 2014 Angola: 5,649.69 South Africa: 6,856.73 World: 10,912.24 2015 Angola: 3,641.73 South Africa: 6,112.27 World: 10,191.98 2016 Angola: 2,082.37 South Africa: 5,651.21 World: 10,239.47 2017 Angola: 2,832.15 South Africa: 6,618.34 World: 10,784.4 2018 Angola: 2,891.83 South Africa: 6,914.18 World: 11,344.73 2019 Angola: 2,507.87 South Africa: 6,533.71 World: 11,417.6 2020 Angola: 1,749.18 South Africa: 5,580.6 World: 10,999.49 2021 Angola: 2,266.97 South Africa: 6,828.76 World: 12,472.91 2022 Angola: 3,598.54 South Africa: 6,534.25 World: 12,876.24 2023 Angola: 2,885.51 South Africa: 6,034.27 World: 13,313.86 2024 Angola: 2,720.82 South Africa: 6,267.19 World: 13,717.09 2025 Angola: 3,129.48 South Africa: 6,597.71 World: 14,405.85 1980 1994 2001 2008 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Angola South Africa World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Angola: 37.93 South Africa: 52.58 World: 50.94 1961 Angola: 36.9 South Africa: 53.07 World: 52.8 1962 Angola: 37.17 South Africa: 53.57 World: 55.29 1963 Angola: 37.42 South Africa: 53.9 World: 55.65 1964 Angola: 37.7 South Africa: 54.22 World: 56.1 1965 Angola: 37.97 South Africa: 54.43 World: 55.93 1966 Angola: 38.26 South Africa: 54.73 World: 56.45 1967 Angola: 38.62 South Africa: 54.96 World: 56.9 1968 Angola: 38.97 South Africa: 55.19 World: 57.34 1969 Angola: 39.33 South Africa: 55.44 World: 57.68 1970 Angola: 39.69 South Africa: 55.68 World: 57.94 1971 Angola: 40.08 South Africa: 56.02 World: 58.02 1972 Angola: 40.47 South Africa: 56.38 World: 58.84 1973 Angola: 40.87 South Africa: 56.72 World: 59.3 1974 Angola: 41.26 South Africa: 57.11 World: 59.7 1975 Angola: 40.82 South Africa: 57.59 World: 60.13 1976 Angola: 40.81 South Africa: 58 World: 60.45 1977 Angola: 41.22 South Africa: 58.48 World: 61.04 1978 Angola: 41.57 South Africa: 58.99 World: 61.39 1979 Angola: 41.91 South Africa: 59.47 World: 61.84 1980 Angola: 42.24 South Africa: 59.96 World: 62.15 1981 Angola: 42.56 South Africa: 60.45 World: 62.52 1982 Angola: 42.86 South Africa: 60.94 World: 62.87 1983 Angola: 41.97 South Africa: 61.39 World: 63.13 1984 Angola: 42.25 South Africa: 61.84 World: 63.44 1985 Angola: 42.5 South Africa: 62.2 World: 63.73 1986 Angola: 42.74 South Africa: 62.42 World: 64.12 1987 Angola: 40.79 South Africa: 62.69 World: 64.46 1988 Angola: 41.47 South Africa: 62.9 World: 64.67 1989 Angola: 41.7 South Africa: 63.02 World: 64.96 1990 Angola: 41.85 South Africa: 62.94 World: 65.11 1991 Angola: 43.81 South Africa: 62.98 World: 65.3 1992 Angola: 42.27 South Africa: 62.84 World: 65.55 1993 Angola: 42.19 South Africa: 62.62 World: 65.74 1994 Angola: 43.57 South Africa: 62.07 World: 65.96 1995 Angola: 46.14 South Africa: 61.6 World: 66.2 1996 Angola: 46.42 South Africa: 61.08 World: 66.52 1997 Angola: 46.69 South Africa: 60.54 World: 66.83 1998 Angola: 45.45 South Africa: 59.91 World: 67.07 1999 Angola: 45.81 South Africa: 59.19 World: 67.31 2000 Angola: 46.5 South Africa: 58.37 World: 67.65 2001 Angola: 47.03 South Africa: 57.16 World: 67.95 2002 Angola: 47.87 South Africa: 55.58 World: 68.23 2003 Angola: 50.22 South Africa: 54.25 World: 68.52 2004 Angola: 51.12 South Africa: 53.96 World: 68.77 2005 Angola: 52.13 South Africa: 53.91 World: 69.11 2006 Angola: 52.97 South Africa: 54.22 World: 69.47 2007 Angola: 54.2 South Africa: 54.95 World: 69.81 2008 Angola: 55.28 South Africa: 55.98 World: 70 2009 Angola: 56.23 South Africa: 57.41 World: 70.38 2010 Angola: 57.24 South Africa: 58.89 World: 70.68 2011 Angola: 58.09 South Africa: 60.6 World: 70.97 2012 Angola: 58.92 South Africa: 61.74 World: 71.26 2013 Angola: 59.71 South Africa: 62.39 World: 71.53 2014 Angola: 60.4 South Africa: 63.18 World: 71.78 2015 Angola: 61.04 South Africa: 64.05 World: 71.97 2016 Angola: 61.62 South Africa: 64.75 World: 72.19 2017 Angola: 62.12 South Africa: 65.42 World: 72.37 2018 Angola: 62.62 South Africa: 65.73 World: 72.64 2019 Angola: 63.05 South Africa: 66.07 World: 72.87 2020 Angola: 63.12 South Africa: 65.15 World: 72.18 2021 Angola: 62.96 South Africa: 62.01 World: 71.22 2022 Angola: 64.25 South Africa: 65.45 World: 72.97 2023 Angola: 64.62 South Africa: 66.14 World: 73.33 2024 Angola: 64.81 South Africa: 66.31 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Angola South Africa World

2 4 6 8 1960 Angola: 6.71 South Africa: 6.11 World: 4.69 1961 Angola: 6.79 South Africa: 6.08 World: 4.56 1962 Angola: 6.87 South Africa: 6.05 World: 5.02 1963 Angola: 6.95 South Africa: 6.01 World: 5.31 1964 Angola: 7.04 South Africa: 5.96 World: 5.13 1965 Angola: 7.12 South Africa: 5.89 World: 5.08 1966 Angola: 7.19 South Africa: 5.91 World: 4.97 1967 Angola: 7.27 South Africa: 5.85 World: 4.87 1968 Angola: 7.33 South Africa: 5.78 World: 4.98 1969 Angola: 7.39 South Africa: 5.72 World: 4.88 1970 Angola: 7.43 South Africa: 5.63 World: 4.84 1971 Angola: 7.47 South Africa: 5.57 World: 4.69 1972 Angola: 7.49 South Africa: 5.49 World: 4.55 1973 Angola: 7.5 South Africa: 5.41 World: 4.42 1974 Angola: 7.5 South Africa: 5.3 World: 4.26 1975 Angola: 7.49 South Africa: 5.19 World: 4.07 1976 Angola: 7.49 South Africa: 5.07 World: 3.97 1977 Angola: 7.48 South Africa: 4.94 World: 3.84 1978 Angola: 7.47 South Africa: 4.85 World: 3.77 1979 Angola: 7.46 South Africa: 4.82 World: 3.76 1980 Angola: 7.46 South Africa: 4.78 World: 3.73 1981 Angola: 7.46 South Africa: 4.71 World: 3.71 1982 Angola: 7.46 South Africa: 4.7 World: 3.72 1983 Angola: 7.46 South Africa: 4.63 World: 3.59 1984 Angola: 7.46 South Africa: 4.57 World: 3.57 1985 Angola: 7.45 South Africa: 4.5 World: 3.53 1986 Angola: 7.44 South Africa: 4.41 World: 3.51 1987 Angola: 7.41 South Africa: 4.35 World: 3.48 1988 Angola: 7.37 South Africa: 4.18 World: 3.39 1989 Angola: 7.33 South Africa: 3.98 World: 3.35 1990 Angola: 7.27 South Africa: 3.72 World: 3.31 1991 Angola: 7.21 South Africa: 3.62 World: 3.13 1992 Angola: 7.14 South Africa: 3.48 World: 3.04 1993 Angola: 7.07 South Africa: 3.37 World: 2.97 1994 Angola: 6.99 South Africa: 3.26 World: 2.92 1995 Angola: 6.92 South Africa: 3.17 World: 2.87 1996 Angola: 6.85 South Africa: 2.99 World: 2.82 1997 Angola: 6.79 South Africa: 2.73 World: 2.78 1998 Angola: 6.73 South Africa: 2.63 World: 2.75 1999 Angola: 6.68 South Africa: 2.56 World: 2.72 2000 Angola: 6.64 South Africa: 2.41 World: 2.73 2001 Angola: 6.6 South Africa: 2.37 World: 2.69 2002 Angola: 6.57 South Africa: 2.32 World: 2.66 2003 Angola: 6.53 South Africa: 2.36 World: 2.64 2004 Angola: 6.5 South Africa: 2.44 World: 2.63 2005 Angola: 6.46 South Africa: 2.51 World: 2.61 2006 Angola: 6.42 South Africa: 2.55 World: 2.61 2007 Angola: 6.37 South Africa: 2.55 World: 2.6 2008 Angola: 6.32 South Africa: 2.68 World: 2.6 2009 Angola: 6.26 South Africa: 2.5 World: 2.59 2010 Angola: 6.19 South Africa: 2.45 World: 2.57 2011 Angola: 6.12 South Africa: 2.44 World: 2.55 2012 Angola: 6.04 South Africa: 2.45 World: 2.56 2013 Angola: 5.95 South Africa: 2.43 World: 2.53 2014 Angola: 5.86 South Africa: 2.42 World: 2.52 2015 Angola: 5.77 South Africa: 2.36 World: 2.49 2016 Angola: 5.69 South Africa: 2.26 World: 2.49 2017 Angola: 5.6 South Africa: 2.28 World: 2.46 2018 Angola: 5.52 South Africa: 2.27 World: 2.39 2019 Angola: 5.44 South Africa: 2.26 World: 2.35 2020 Angola: 5.37 South Africa: 2.26 World: 2.28 2021 Angola: 5.3 South Africa: 2.25 World: 2.25 2022 Angola: 5.21 South Africa: 2.23 World: 2.22 2023 Angola: 5.12 South Africa: 2.22 World: 2.2 2024 Angola: 5.05 South Africa: 2.21 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Angola South Africa World

0 10 20 30 40 1991 Angola: 16.82 South Africa: 23.14 World: 5.12 1992 Angola: 16.96 South Africa: 23.46 World: 5.28 1993 Angola: 17.44 South Africa: 23.36 World: 5.54 1994 Angola: 17.44 South Africa: 23.07 World: 5.79 1995 Angola: 16.98 South Africa: 22.71 World: 5.92 1996 Angola: 16.18 South Africa: 22.5 World: 5.98 1997 Angola: 16.06 South Africa: 22.55 World: 6.01 1998 Angola: 16.29 South Africa: 22.74 World: 6.16 1999 Angola: 16.54 South Africa: 22.88 World: 6.28 2000 Angola: 16.65 South Africa: 22.79 World: 6.11 2001 Angola: 16.67 South Africa: 22.65 World: 6.19 2002 Angola: 16.43 South Africa: 22.58 World: 6.41 2003 Angola: 16.45 South Africa: 22.68 World: 6.48 2004 Angola: 16.31 South Africa: 22.57 World: 6.33 2005 Angola: 16.3 South Africa: 22.47 World: 6.22 2006 Angola: 16.12 South Africa: 22.3 World: 5.97 2007 Angola: 16.07 South Africa: 22.26 World: 5.77 2008 Angola: 16.15 South Africa: 22.41 World: 5.82 2009 Angola: 16.38 South Africa: 23.52 World: 6.41 2010 Angola: 16.6 South Africa: 24.68 World: 6.28 2011 Angola: 16.77 South Africa: 24.64 World: 6.15 2012 Angola: 16.54 South Africa: 24.73 World: 6.15 2013 Angola: 16.46 South Africa: 24.56 World: 6.1 2014 Angola: 16.37 South Africa: 24.89 World: 5.96 2015 Angola: 16.47 South Africa: 25.15 World: 6 2016 Angola: 16.57 South Africa: 26.54 World: 5.97 2017 Angola: 16.62 South Africa: 27.04 World: 5.9 2018 Angola: 16.6 South Africa: 26.91 World: 5.76 2019 Angola: 16.5 South Africa: 28.47 World: 5.59 2020 Angola: 16.7 South Africa: 29.22 World: 6.59 2021 Angola: 15.8 South Africa: 34.01 World: 6.05 2022 Angola: 14.12 South Africa: 33.27 World: 5.23 2023 Angola: 14.05 South Africa: 32.1 World: 4.85 2024 Angola: 14.02 South Africa: 32.28 World: 4.81 2025 Angola: 14.11 South Africa: 32.39 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Angola South Africa World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1970 Angola: 1.53 South Africa: 8.33 World: 4.14 1971 Angola: 1.42 South Africa: 8.04 World: 4.04 1972 Angola: 1.68 South Africa: 8.09 World: 4.16 1973 Angola: 1.78 South Africa: 8.57 World: 4.32 1974 Angola: 1.79 South Africa: 8.6 World: 4.23 1975 Angola: 1.59 South Africa: 8.99 World: 4.14 1976 Angola: 1.03 South Africa: 9.29 World: 4.31 1977 Angola: 1.64 South Africa: 9.04 World: 4.36 1978 Angola: 1.88 South Africa: 8 World: 4.42 1979 Angola: 1.81 South Africa: 7.98 World: 4.46 1980 Angola: 1.76 South Africa: 8.23 World: 4.33 1981 Angola: 1.57 South Africa: 8.4 World: 4.18 1982 Angola: 1.46 South Africa: 8.32 World: 4.05 1983 Angola: 1.46 South Africa: 8.1 World: 4.01 1984 Angola: 1.42 South Africa: 8.34 World: 4.07 1985 Angola: 1.44 South Africa: 8.2 World: 4.05 1986 Angola: 1.41 South Africa: 7.88 World: 4.04 1987 Angola: 1.38 South Africa: 8.07 World: 4.1 1988 Angola: 1.38 South Africa: 7.92 World: 4.16 1989 Angola: 1.34 South Africa: 7.61 World: 4.16 1990 Angola: 0.97 South Africa: 7.71 World: 4.15 1991 Angola: 0.98 South Africa: 7.34 World: 4.1 1992 Angola: 0.98 South Africa: 7.06 World: 4.01 1993 Angola: 0.95 South Africa: 6.97 World: 3.97 1994 Angola: 0.87 South Africa: 7.01 World: 3.94 1995 Angola: 0.95 South Africa: 7.3 World: 3.99 1996 Angola: 1.11 South Africa: 7.45 World: 4.01 1997 Angola: 1.12 South Africa: 7.69 World: 4.02 1998 Angola: 1.12 South Africa: 7.73 World: 3.98 1999 Angola: 1.15 South Africa: 7.29 World: 3.95 2000 Angola: 1.02 South Africa: 7.36 World: 4.01 2001 Angola: 0.97 South Africa: 7.51 World: 4.01 2002 Angola: 0.92 South Africa: 7.72 World: 4.02 2003 Angola: 0.97 South Africa: 8.11 World: 4.15 2004 Angola: 0.95 South Africa: 8.69 World: 4.28 2005 Angola: 0.81 South Africa: 8.82 World: 4.39 2006 Angola: 0.82 South Africa: 8.81 World: 4.48 2007 Angola: 0.82 South Africa: 9.1 World: 4.59 2008 Angola: 0.89 South Africa: 9.55 World: 4.56 2009 Angola: 0.94 South Africa: 8.83 World: 4.45 2010 Angola: 0.98 South Africa: 8.87 World: 4.67 2011 Angola: 0.98 South Africa: 8.38 World: 4.76 2012 Angola: 0.98 South Africa: 8.58 World: 4.77 2013 Angola: 1.09 South Africa: 8.69 World: 4.81 2014 Angola: 1.14 South Africa: 8.75 World: 4.78 2015 Angola: 1.18 South Africa: 8.15 World: 4.7 2016 Angola: 1.07 South Africa: 8.04 World: 4.65 2017 Angola: 0.93 South Africa: 8.15 World: 4.67 2018 Angola: 0.82 South Africa: 8.08 World: 4.73 2019 Angola: 0.83 South Africa: 8.01 World: 4.7 2020 Angola: 0.61 South Africa: 7.44 World: 4.47 2021 Angola: 0.74 South Africa: 7.29 World: 4.68 2022 Angola: 0.75 South Africa: 6.88 World: 4.67 2023 Angola: 0.74 South Africa: 6.76 World: 4.68 2024 Angola: 0.74 South Africa: 6.88 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Angola South Africa World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Angola: 1.14 South Africa: 7.49 World: 15.6 2006 Angola: 1.5 South Africa: 7.61 World: 17.2 2007 Angola: 1.7 South Africa: 8.07 World: 20.2 2008 Angola: 1.9 South Africa: 8.43 World: 22.8 2009 Angola: 2.3 South Africa: 10 World: 25.3 2010 Angola: 2.8 South Africa: 24 World: 28.4 2011 Angola: 4.7 South Africa: 33.97 World: 30.9 2012 Angola: 7.7 South Africa: 41 World: 33.3 2013 Angola: 13 South Africa: 46.5 World: 35.3 2014 Angola: 21.36 South Africa: 49 World: 37.4 2015 Angola: 22 South Africa: 51.92 World: 39.9 2016 Angola: 23.2 South Africa: 54 World: 43.6 2017 Angola: 26 South Africa: 56.17 World: 46.3 2018 Angola: 29 South Africa: 62.4 World: 49.4 2019 Angola: 32.13 South Africa: 69.7 World: 53.9 2020 Angola: 33.32 South Africa: 72.11 World: 60.1 2021 Angola: 34.56 South Africa: 74.97 World: 63.8 2022 Angola: 35.84 South Africa: 78.29 World: 67 2023 Angola: 37.89 South Africa: 78.34 World: 69.2 2024 Angola: 40.7 South Africa: 78.36 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Angola South Africa
Population 39 mn 2025
39th of 215		 64.7 mn 2025
24th of 215
Population density 29.5 /km² 2023
169th of 214		 52.1 /km² 2023
149th of 214
Population growth 3.00 % 2025
12th of 215		 1.15 % 2025
92nd of 215
Life expectancy 64.8 years 2024
189th of 215		 66.3 years 2024
181st of 215
Fertility rate 5.05 2024
7th of 215		 2.21 2024
94th of 215
Birth rate 37.2 ‰ 2024
7th of 215		 18.5 ‰ 2024
83rd of 215
Infant mortality 32.1 ‰ 2024
154th of 196		 24.2 ‰ 2024
139th of 196
Urban population 71.5 % 2025
83rd of 215		 63.8 % 2025
110th of 215
Aged 65+ 2.9 % 2025
197th of 215		 6.9 % 2025
124th of 215
Living in cities 64.0 % 2025
24th of 215		 50.5 % 2025
53rd of 215
Living in towns 12.0 % 2025
204th of 215		 29.0 % 2025
119th of 215
Living in rural areas 24.0 % 2025
114th of 215		 20.5 % 2025
138th of 215

Human development

Indicator Angola South Africa
Human Development Index 0.616 2023
148th of 193		 0.741 2023
106th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.360 2023
142nd of 169		 0.476 2023
119th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.604 2023
105th of 156		 0.685 2023
75th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.515 2023
139th of 172		 0.388 2023
95th of 172

Economy

Indicator Angola South Africa
GDP 122.2 bn US$ 2025
68th of 186		 427.2 bn US$ 2025
39th of 186
GDP per capita 3,129 US$ 2025
137th of 186		 6,598 US$ 2025
104th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 10,251 int. $ 2025
127th of 185		 15,906 int. $ 2025
109th of 185
GNI per capita 2,860 US$ 2025
134th of 182		 6,270 US$ 2025
100th of 182
GDP growth 3.1 % 2025
98th of 186		 1.1 % 2025
154th of 186
Inflation 20.2 % 2025
7th of 165		 3.2 % 2025
80th of 165
Trade 34.6 % 2025
127th of 138		 60.9 % 2025
91st of 138
Exports 23.0 % 2025
100th of 138		 31.4 % 2025
82nd of 138
FDI inflows 0.9 % 2025
180th of 192		 -0.5 % 2025
155th of 192
Manufacturing 6.8 % 2025
103rd of 132		 12.3 % 2025
62nd of 132
Agriculture 25.2 % 2025
17th of 158		 2.8 % 2025
112th of 158
Tax revenue 7.6 % 2024
84th of 89		 25.9 % 2024
10th of 89
Military spending 1.0 % 2024
105th of 147		 0.7 % 2024
129th of 147
Government debt - 82.8 % 2024
41st of 56

Labour

Indicator Angola South Africa
Unemployment 14.1 % 2025
165th of 181		 32.4 % 2025
180th of 181
Youth unemployment 27.2 % 2025
158th of 181		 59.9 % 2025
180th of 181
Women in the labour force 72.2 % 2025
15th of 181		 49.9 % 2025
118th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 51.9 % 2025
20th of 181		 5.4 % 2025
126th of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.9 h 2025
42nd of 181		 41.1 h 2025
68th of 181
Youth NEET rate 24.8 % 2025
131st of 181		 34.7 % 2025
165th of 181
Labour income share 44.0 % 2025
66th of 114		 52.6 % 2025
29th of 114
Output per hour 9.5 $ 2025
132nd of 181		 22.8 $ 2025
86th of 181

Health

Indicator Angola South Africa
Health spending 2.5 % 2023
185th of 192		 8.9 % 2023
46th of 192
Health spending per person 76 US$ 2023
155th of 191		 537 US$ 2023
84th of 191
Physicians 0.24 /1,000 2022
92nd of 125		 0.79 /1,000 2022
75th of 125
Under-5 mortality 49.0 ‰ 2024
169th of 196		 35.1 ‰ 2024
144th of 196
Maternal mortality 183 /100k 2023
154th of 194		 118 /100k 2023
135th of 194
Tobacco use - 23.7 % 2024
112th of 166
Safe drinking water - 68.0 % 2024
89th of 147

Food

Indicator Angola South Africa
Calories per person 2,365 kcal 2024
139th of 155		 2,650 kcal 2024
112th of 155
Protein supply 48.8 g 2022
168th of 174		 79.2 g 2022
118th of 174
Animal protein supply 15.5 g 2022
154th of 174		 37.4 g 2022
104th of 174
Fat supply 50.7 g 2022
154th of 174		 96.3 g 2022
91st of 174
Food insecurity 75.4 % 2024
126th of 134		 20.9 % 2024
67th of 134
Severe food insecurity 16.2 % 2024
99th of 124		 8.4 % 2024
84th of 124
Cereal import dependency 35.7 % 2022
91st of 160		 0.7 % 2022
125th of 160

Education

Indicator Angola South Africa
Literacy 68.2 % 2023 91.2 % 2024
19th of 29
Secondary enrolment 51.5 % 2023 104.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 10.0 % 2024
121st of 128		 23.5 % 2023
99th of 128
Education spending 2.5 % 2023
96th of 121		 6.0 % 2024
12th of 121
Expected schooling 12.2 yrs 2023
136th of 195		 13.8 yrs 2023
91st of 195
Mean schooling 6.0 yrs 2023
157th of 193		 11.6 yrs 2023
52nd of 193

Society

Indicator Angola South Africa
Income inequality 51.3 2018
91st of 93		 54.1 2022
Extreme poverty 39.3 % 2018
88th of 93		 17.4 % 2022
Internet use 40.7 % 2024
154th of 182		 78.4 % 2024
102nd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 69.7 /100 2024
141st of 151		 179.3 /100 2024
8th of 151
Electricity access 55.5 % 2024
189th of 213		 90.2 % 2024
159th of 213
Women in parliament 39.1 % 2025
34th of 184		 44.9 % 2025
16th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Angola South Africa
Refugees hosted 25,396 2025
78th of 177		 55,177 2025
61st of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.7 ‰ 2025
98th of 177		 0.9 ‰ 2025
91st of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 30,261 2025
31st of 177		 82,358 2025
20th of 177
Refugees from the country 13,433 2025
55th of 199		 1,319 2025
100th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.3 ‰ 2025
86th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
155th of 199

Governance

Indicator Angola South Africa
Control of corruption 35.3 /100 2024
145th of 207		 44.0 /100 2024
100th of 207
Government effectiveness 36.1 /100 2024
163rd of 205		 46.9 /100 2024
122nd of 205
Rule of law 36.8 /100 2024
177th of 207		 57.3 /100 2024
98th of 207
Regulatory quality 42.7 /100 2024
164th of 205		 53.9 /100 2024
98th of 205
Voice and accountability 38.3 /100 2024
160th of 205		 67.5 /100 2024
60th of 205
Political stability 56.1 /100 2024
153rd of 207		 55.4 /100 2024
156th of 207

Environment

Indicator Angola South Africa
CO₂ per capita 0.74 t 2024
53rd of 202		 6.88 t 2024
168th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 22.3 Mt 2024
83rd of 204		 439.8 Mt 2024
15th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.06 % 2024
83rd of 204		 1.14 % 2024
15th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.7 Gt 2024
91st of 204		 22.8 Gt 2024
13th of 204
GHG per capita 1.85 t 2024
50th of 202		 8.90 t 2024
165th of 202
Renewable energy 52.9 % 2021
45th of 211		 9.7 % 2021
147th of 211
Forest area 52.1 % 2023
48th of 212		 14.0 % 2023
147th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 19.9 µg/m³ 2023
115th of 200		 27.7 µg/m³ 2023
146th of 200
Water stress 1.9 % 2022
27th of 176		 67.6 % 2022
152nd of 176
Land area 1.2 mn km² 2023
22nd of 214		 1.2 mn km² 2023
24th of 214

Energy

Indicator Angola South Africa
Renewable electricity 73.7 % 2024
38th of 190		 13.6 % 2025
141st of 190
Wind and solar 2.8 % 2024
125th of 190		 12.7 % 2025
64th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
33rd of 180		 4.2 % 2025
26th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 73.7 % 2024
47th of 190		 17.8 % 2025
136th of 190
Fossil electricity 26.3 % 2024
47th of 190		 82.2 % 2025
136th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
2nd of 188		 81.4 % 2025
185th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 185 g/kWh 2024
47th of 190		 699 g/kWh 2025
181st of 190
Electricity per capita 0.41 MWh 2024
156th of 191		 3.66 MWh 2025
79th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.