Angola vs Nigeria
Angola vs Nigeria: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.87% of the labour force in Angola and 0.23% of the labour force in Nigeria, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Angola, by 0.64 percentage points, or 3.78 times that in Nigeria.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Angola has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Angola ranked 80 and Nigeria ranked 152 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Angola | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.87 | 0.23 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.88 | 0.23 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.91 | 0.24 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.93 | 0.24 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.97 | 0.23 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0.23 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 1.03 | 0.19 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1.06 | 0.2 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.14 | 0.21 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.19 | 0.22 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.23 | 0.22 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.28 | 0.23 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 1.33 | 0.23 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 1.3 | 0.24 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.44 | 0.24 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.72 | 0.25 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 1.51 | 0.26 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2.06 | 0.26 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 1.73 | 0.18 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 1.94 | 0.21 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 2.03 | 0.19 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 2.04 | 0.2 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 1.79 | 0.17 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 2.13 | 0.17 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 2.16 | 0.16 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 2.37 | 0.16 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 2.45 | 0.16 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 2.95 | 0.21 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 2.34 | 0.22 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, 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 Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAngola: $1.26B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAngola: 2 million TIV in 2002Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022