Angola vs South Africa
Angola vs South Africa: Population
Population in 2023: 36.8 million people in Angola and 63.2 million people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 26.5 million people, or 1.72 times that in Angola.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Angola ranked 42 and South Africa ranked 24 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Angola at 150 million people and South Africa at 94.3 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Angola | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 36.8 million | 63.2 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 35.6 million | 62.4 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 34.5 million | 61.5 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 33.5 million | 60.6 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 32.4 million | 59.6 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 31.3 million | 58.6 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 30.2 million | 57.6 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 29.2 million | 57.3 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 28.2 million | 56.7 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 27.2 million | 55.6 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 26.2 million | 54.7 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 25.2 million | 53.8 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 24.2 million | 53 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 23.3 million | 52.3 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 22.4 million | 51.7 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 21.6 million | 51.1 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 20.8 million | 50.5 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 20 million | 50 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 19.3 million | 49.5 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 18.6 million | 49 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 17.9 million | 48.5 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 17.3 million | 48 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 16.8 million | 47.6 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 16.2 million | 47.2 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 15.7 million | 46.7 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 15.2 million | 46.2 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 14.7 million | 45.7 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 14.2 million | 45.1 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 13.7 million | 44.5 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 13.3 million | 44 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 12.8 million | 43.3 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 12.4 million | 42.4 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 12 million | 41.7 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 11.6 million | 40.8 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 11.2 million | 39.6 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 10.9 million | 38.5 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 10.5 million | 37.3 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 10.1 million | 36.2 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 9.78 million | 35 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 9.43 million | 33.9 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 9.08 million | 32.7 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 8.75 million | 31.6 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 8.44 million | 30.5 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 8.13 million | 29.5 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 7.85 million | 28.6 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 7.58 million | 27.9 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 7.32 million | 27.1 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 7.08 million | 26.4 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 6.84 million | 25.7 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 6.61 million | 25 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 6.39 million | 24.3 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 6.17 million | 23.6 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 5.99 million | 22.9 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 5.85 million | 22.3 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 5.76 million | 21.6 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 5.7 million | 21 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 5.64 million | 20.3 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 5.58 million | 19.7 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 5.52 million | 19.1 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 5.46 million | 18.5 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 5.41 million | 18 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 5.35 million | 17.4 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 5.3 million | 16.9 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 5.23 million | 16.4 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 5.15 million | 16 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 5.06 million | 15.6 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 4.98 million | 15.2 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 4.9 million | 14.9 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 4.83 million | 14.5 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 4.77 million | 14.2 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 4.71 million | 13.9 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 4.65 million | 13.6 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 4.6 million | 13.3 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 4.55 million | 13 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 4.4 million | 12.8 million | – |
| 1948 | 4.32 million | 12.5 million | – |
| 1947 | 4.24 million | 12.3 million | – |
| 1946 | 4.17 million | 12 million | – |
| 1945 | 4.09 million | 11.8 million | – |
| 1944 | 4.02 million | 11.6 million | – |
| 1943 | 3.95 million | 11.4 million | – |
| 1942 | 3.88 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1941 | 3.81 million | 11 million | – |
| 1940 | 3.75 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1939 | 3.7 million | 10.5 million | – |
| 1938 | 3.64 million | 10.3 million | – |
| 1937 | 3.59 million | 10.1 million | – |
| 1936 | 3.54 million | 9.92 million | – |
| 1935 | 3.49 million | 9.72 million | – |
| 1934 | 3.44 million | 9.53 million | – |
| 1933 | 3.4 million | 9.34 million | – |
| 1932 | 3.35 million | 9.16 million | – |
| 1931 | 3.3 million | 8.97 million | – |
| 1930 | 3.26 million | 8.79 million | – |
| 1929 | 3.21 million | 8.62 million | – |
| 1928 | 3.16 million | 8.44 million | – |
| 1927 | 3.12 million | 8.27 million | – |
| 1926 | 3.07 million | 8.1 million | – |
| 1925 | 3.02 million | 7.93 million | – |
| 1924 | 2.98 million | 7.77 million | – |
| 1923 | 2.94 million | 7.61 million | – |
| 1922 | 2.89 million | 7.45 million | – |
| 1921 | 2.86 million | 7.3 million | – |
| 1920 | 2.84 million | 7.17 million | – |
| 1919 | 2.83 million | 7.04 million | – |
| 1918 | 2.83 million | 6.93 million | – |
| 1917 | 2.84 million | 6.82 million | – |
| 1916 | 2.85 million | 6.71 million | – |
| 1915 | 2.86 million | 6.61 million | – |
| 1914 | 2.87 million | 6.5 million | – |
| 1913 | 2.87 million | 6.4 million | – |
| 1912 | 2.88 million | 6.3 million | – |
| 1911 | 2.89 million | 6.2 million | – |
| 1910 | 2.91 million | 6.09 million | – |
| 1909 | 2.92 million | 5.99 million | – |
| 1908 | 2.94 million | 5.89 million | – |
| 1907 | 2.96 million | 5.79 million | – |
| 1906 | 2.98 million | 5.7 million | – |
| 1905 | 3 million | 5.6 million | – |
| 1904 | 3.02 million | 5.51 million | – |
| 1903 | 3.04 million | 5.41 million | – |
| 1902 | 3.06 million | 5.32 million | – |
| 1901 | 3.08 million | 5.24 million | – |
| 1900 | 3.1 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1899 | 3.12 million | 5.1 million | – |
| 1898 | 3.13 million | 5.04 million | – |
| 1897 | 3.14 million | 4.98 million | – |
| 1896 | 3.16 million | 4.93 million | – |
| 1895 | 3.17 million | 4.88 million | – |
| 1894 | 3.18 million | 4.82 million | – |
| 1893 | 3.19 million | 4.77 million | – |
| 1892 | 3.21 million | 4.72 million | – |
| 1891 | 3.21 million | 4.67 million | – |
| 1890 | 3.21 million | 4.62 million | – |
| 1889 | 3.2 million | 4.57 million | – |
| 1888 | 3.19 million | 4.52 million | – |
| 1887 | 3.17 million | 4.48 million | – |
| 1886 | 3.15 million | 4.43 million | – |
| 1885 | 3.13 million | 4.38 million | – |
| 1884 | 3.11 million | 4.33 million | – |
| 1883 | 3.09 million | 4.29 million | – |
| 1882 | 3.08 million | 4.24 million | – |
| 1881 | 3.06 million | 4.2 million | – |
| 1880 | 3.04 million | 4.15 million | – |
| 1879 | 3.02 million | 4.11 million | – |
| 1878 | 3 million | 4.06 million | – |
| 1877 | 2.98 million | 4.02 million | – |
| 1876 | 2.96 million | 3.98 million | – |
| 1875 | 2.95 million | 3.93 million | – |
| 1874 | 2.93 million | 3.89 million | – |
| 1873 | 2.91 million | 3.85 million | – |
| 1872 | 2.89 million | 3.81 million | – |
| 1871 | 2.87 million | 3.77 million | – |
| 1870 | 2.85 million | 3.73 million | – |
| 1869 | 2.83 million | 3.69 million | – |
| 1868 | 2.81 million | 3.65 million | – |
| 1867 | 2.79 million | 3.61 million | – |
| 1866 | 2.77 million | 3.57 million | – |
| 1865 | 2.74 million | 3.53 million | – |
| 1864 | 2.72 million | 3.5 million | – |
| 1863 | 2.7 million | 3.46 million | – |
| 1862 | 2.68 million | 3.42 million | – |
| 1861 | 2.66 million | 3.39 million | – |
| 1860 | 2.63 million | 3.35 million | – |
| 1859 | 2.61 million | 3.31 million | – |
| 1858 | 2.59 million | 3.28 million | – |
| 1857 | 2.57 million | 3.24 million | – |
| 1856 | 2.55 million | 3.21 million | – |
| 1855 | 2.53 million | 3.17 million | – |
| 1854 | 2.51 million | 3.14 million | – |
| 1853 | 2.49 million | 3.11 million | – |
| 1852 | 2.47 million | 3.07 million | – |
| 1851 | 2.45 million | 3.03 million | – |
| 1850 | 2.42 million | 2.99 million | – |
| 1849 | 2.39 million | 2.94 million | – |
| 1848 | 2.36 million | 2.88 million | – |
| 1847 | 2.33 million | 2.82 million | – |
| 1846 | 2.29 million | 2.75 million | – |
| 1845 | 2.26 million | 2.69 million | – |
| 1844 | 2.23 million | 2.64 million | – |
| 1843 | 2.19 million | 2.58 million | – |
| 1842 | 2.16 million | 2.52 million | – |
| 1841 | 2.13 million | 2.47 million | – |
| 1840 | 2.1 million | 2.41 million | – |
| 1839 | 2.07 million | 2.36 million | – |
| 1838 | 2.04 million | 2.31 million | – |
| 1837 | 2.01 million | 2.26 million | – |
| 1836 | 1.98 million | 2.21 million | – |
| 1835 | 1.95 million | 2.16 million | – |
| 1834 | 1.92 million | 2.11 million | – |
| 1833 | 1.9 million | 2.07 million | – |
| 1832 | 1.87 million | 2.02 million | – |
| 1831 | 1.84 million | 1.98 million | – |
| 1830 | 1.81 million | 1.93 million | – |
| 1829 | 1.79 million | 1.89 million | – |
| 1828 | 1.76 million | 1.85 million | – |
| 1827 | 1.74 million | 1.81 million | – |
| 1826 | 1.71 million | 1.77 million | – |
| 1825 | 1.69 million | 1.73 million | – |
| 1824 | 1.66 million | 1.69 million | – |
| 1823 | 1.64 million | 1.66 million | – |
| 1822 | 1.61 million | 1.62 million | – |
| 1821 | 1.6 million | 1.6 million | – |
| 1820 | 1.58 million | 1.59 million | – |
| 1819 | 1.57 million | 1.57 million | – |
| 1818 | 1.57 million | 1.56 million | – |
| 1817 | 1.57 million | 1.56 million | – |
| 1816 | 1.57 million | 1.55 million | – |
| 1815 | 1.57 million | 1.54 million | – |
| 1814 | 1.57 million | 1.53 million | – |
| 1813 | 1.57 million | 1.52 million | – |
| 1812 | 1.57 million | 1.52 million | – |
| 1811 | 1.57 million | 1.51 million | – |
| 1810 | 1.57 million | 1.5 million | – |
| 1809 | 1.57 million | 1.5 million | – |
| 1808 | 1.57 million | 1.49 million | – |
| 1807 | 1.57 million | 1.49 million | – |
| 1806 | 1.57 million | 1.48 million | – |
| 1805 | 1.57 million | 1.48 million | – |
| 1804 | 1.57 million | 1.47 million | – |
| 1803 | 1.57 million | 1.46 million | – |
| 1802 | 1.57 million | 1.46 million | – |
| 1801 | 1.57 million | 1.45 million | – |
| 1800 | 1.57 million | 1.45 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Angola | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37.9 million37.7 million–38 million | 64 million63.7 million–64.3 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 39 million38.5 million–39.5 million | 64.8 million64 million–65.5 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 40.2 million39.2 million–41.1 million | 65.5 million64.3 million–66.7 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 41.4 million39.9 million–42.7 million | 66.1 million64.6 million–67.8 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 42.6 million40.6 million–44.4 million | 66.8 million64.9 million–69 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 43.9 million41.3 million–46.2 million | 67.5 million65.2 million–70.1 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 45.2 million42 million–48.1 million | 68.2 million65.5 million–71.2 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 46.5 million42.6 million–50 million | 68.8 million65.8 million–72.3 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 47.8 million43.3 million–52.1 million | 69.4 million66 million–73.4 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 49.1 million43.9 million–54.3 million | 70 million66.3 million–74.5 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 50.5 million44.5 million–56.5 million | 70.6 million66.5 million–75.5 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 51.8 million45.2 million–58.8 million | 71.2 million66.7 million–76.4 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 53.2 million45.8 million–61.1 million | 71.8 million67 million–77.5 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 54.6 million46.3 million–63.6 million | 72.4 million67.2 million–78.5 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 56.1 million46.9 million–66.1 million | 73 million67.3 million–79.5 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 57.5 million47.6 million–68.7 million | 73.5 million67.4 million–80.5 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 59 million48.2 million–71.4 million | 74 million67.5 million–81.5 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 60.4 million49 million–74.1 million | 74.6 million67.6 million–82.4 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 61.9 million49.6 million–76.8 million | 75.1 million67.8 million–83.5 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 63.4 million50.1 million–79.8 million | 75.6 million67.9 million–84.6 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 65 million50.6 million–82.9 million | 76.2 million67.9 million–85.7 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 66.5 million51.1 million–85.9 million | 76.7 million68 million–86.9 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 68 million51.5 million–89.2 million | 77.2 million68.1 million–88 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 69.6 million51.9 million–92.8 million | 77.7 million68.1 million–89.1 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 71.1 million52.3 million–96.2 million | 78.2 million68.1 million–90.4 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 72.7 million52.8 million–99.4 million | 78.7 million68.2 million–91.6 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 74.3 million53.3 million–103 million | 79.2 million68.3 million–92.7 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 75.9 million53.8 million–107 million | 79.7 million68.4 million–93.8 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 77.5 million54.4 million–111 million | 80.1 million68.4 million–95.1 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 79.1 million54.8 million–115 million | 80.6 million68.4 million–96.4 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 80.8 million55.1 million–119 million | 81 million68.4 million–97.2 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 82.4 million55.4 million–123 million | 81.4 million68.3 million–98.2 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 84 million55.5 million–127 million | 81.8 million68.2 million–99.4 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 85.7 million55.7 million–132 million | 82.3 million68 million–101 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 87.3 million56 million–137 million | 82.7 million67.9 million–102 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 89 million56.3 million–143 million | 83.1 million67.8 million–103 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 90.7 million56.5 million–148 million | 83.4 million67.5 million–104 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 92.3 million56.8 million–153 million | 83.8 million67.2 million–106 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 94 million57.1 million–159 million | 84.2 million67.1 million–107 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 95.6 million57.3 million–165 million | 84.6 million67 million–108 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 97.3 million57.3 million–171 million | 84.9 million66.9 million–109 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 98.9 million57.4 million–178 million | 85.3 million66.6 million–110 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 101 million57.3 million–185 million | 85.6 million66.3 million–112 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 102 million57.3 million–192 million | 85.9 million66.1 million–113 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 104 million57.2 million–199 million | 86.2 million65.7 million–115 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 106 million57 million–206 million | 86.5 million65.3 million–116 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 107 million56.8 million–213 million | 86.9 million65 million–117 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 109 million56.8 million–219 million | 87.2 million64.8 million–118 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 110 million56.7 million–226 million | 87.5 million64.6 million–119 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 112 million56.7 million–234 million | 87.8 million64.3 million–120 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 114 million56.8 million–244 million | 88.1 million63.9 million–121 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 115 million56.9 million–252 million | 88.3 million63.6 million–123 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 117 million57.1 million–261 million | 88.6 million63.3 million–124 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 118 million57.4 million–269 million | 88.9 million63.2 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 120 million57.3 million–278 million | 89.1 million62.8 million–126 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 122 million57 million–287 million | 89.4 million62.4 million–128 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 123 million57 million–296 million | 89.7 million62 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 125 million57.2 million–305 million | 89.9 million61.6 million–130 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 126 million57.2 million–315 million | 90.2 million61.5 million–132 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 128 million57.4 million–324 million | 90.5 million61.3 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 129 million57.6 million–335 million | 90.7 million60.9 million–135 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 131 million57.6 million–347 million | 91 million60.6 million–136 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 132 million57.2 million–356 million | 91.2 million60.1 million–138 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 133 million56.6 million–364 million | 91.4 million59.8 million–139 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 135 million56 million–374 million | 91.7 million59.3 million–141 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 136 million55.7 million–386 million | 91.9 million58.6 million–142 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 138 million55.4 million–399 million | 92.2 million58.1 million–144 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 139 million54.8 million–409 million | 92.4 million57.7 million–146 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 140 million54.5 million–420 million | 92.6 million57.2 million–147 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 142 million54.4 million–431 million | 92.9 million56.8 million–148 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 143 million53.8 million–442 million | 93.1 million56.4 million–150 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 144 million53.5 million–454 million | 93.3 million55.9 million–152 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 145 million53.6 million–468 million | 93.5 million55.5 million–153 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 147 million53.8 million–482 million | 93.7 million55 million–155 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 148 million53.7 million–495 million | 93.9 million54.2 million–156 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 149 million53.2 million–504 million | 94.1 million53.5 million–158 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 150 million52.6 million–517 million | 94.3 million53.3 million–159 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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 South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAngola: $1.26B in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAngola: 2 million TIV in 2002South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025