Angola vs Namibia
Angola vs Namibia: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 67.3% in Angola in 2011 and 96.2% in Namibia in 2012, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Namibia, by 24.2 percentage points, or 1.35 times that in Angola.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Namibia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1998.
- The world as a whole: 87.9% in 2010.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Angola | Namibia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | – | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | – | – | 88.3 |
| 2013 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2012 | – | 96.2 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 67.3 | – | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 68.6 | 92.8 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 69.3 | 92.1 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 70.4 | 91.5 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | – | 92.1 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | – | 90.6 | 86 |
| 2005 | – | 92 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | – | 91.5 | 84.7 |
| 2003 | – | 93.6 | 83.5 |
| 2002 | – | 93.3 | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | 90.9 | 81 |
| 2000 | – | 89.5 | 80.7 |
| 1999 | – | 88.4 | 79.9 |
| 1998 | 42 | 87.3 | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | – | 78 |
| 1994 | – | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | – | 78 |
| 1992 | – | 82.1 | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | 79.9 | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | 79.9 | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 74 |
| 1980 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1975 | – | – | 72.9 |
| 1970 | – | – | 69 |
| 1965 | – | – | 66 |
| 1960 | – | – | 63.1 |
| 1955 | – | – | 57.4 |
| 1950 | – | – | 51.4 |
| 1945 | – | – | 43.5 |
| 1940 | – | – | 40 |
| 1935 | – | – | 38.2 |
| 1930 | – | – | 36.4 |
| 1925 | – | – | 33 |
| 1920 | – | – | 30.5 |
| 1915 | – | – | 29.2 |
| 1910 | – | – | 28.1 |
| 1905 | – | – | 25.1 |
| 1900 | – | – | 23.3 |
| 1895 | – | – | 21.8 |
| 1890 | – | – | 20 |
| 1885 | – | – | 19 |
| 1880 | – | – | 17.2 |
| 1875 | – | – | 15.7 |
| 1870 | – | – | 13.2 |
| 1865 | – | – | 10.6 |
| 1860 | – | – | 9.3 |
| 1855 | – | – | 8 |
| 1850 | – | – | 6.8 |
| 1845 | – | – | 5.9 |
| 1840 | – | – | 5.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 4.5 |
| 1830 | – | – | 4 |
| 1825 | – | – | 3.5 |
| 1820 | – | – | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Angola vs Namibia
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023Namibia: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Namibia: 4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Namibia: 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017Namibia: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Namibia: 11.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023Namibia: 2.96 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023Namibia: 2.37% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023Namibia: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025Namibia: 50.9% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023Namibia: 21 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023Namibia: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Namibia: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025Namibia: 2.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAngola: $1.26B in 2025Namibia: $386M in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025Namibia: $134 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Namibia: 7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020Namibia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Namibia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Namibia: 1.67% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025Namibia: 0 TIV in 2025