Angola vs South Sudan
Angola vs South Sudan: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 51.2% in Angola and 11.3% in South Sudan, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Angola, by 39.8 percentage points, or 4.51 times that in South Sudan.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Angola has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2012.
- In 2024, Angola ranked 54 and South Sudan ranked 162 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Angola | South Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51.2 | 11.3 | – |
| 2023 | 51.6 | 11.3 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 52 | 11.3 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 52.4 | 11.3 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 52.8 | 11.3 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 53.2 | 11.3 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 53.6 | 11.3 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 54 | 11.3 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 54.4 | 11.3 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 54.8 | 11.3 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 55.2 | 11.3 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 55.7 | 11.3 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 56.1 | 11.3 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 56.5 | – | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 56.9 | – | 32 |
| 2009 | 57.3 | – | 32 |
| 2008 | 57.7 | – | 32 |
| 2007 | 58.1 | – | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 58.5 | – | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 58.9 | – | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 59.3 | – | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 59.7 | – | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 60.2 | – | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 60.6 | – | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 61 | – | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 61.1 | – | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 61.2 | – | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 61.3 | – | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 61.5 | – | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 61.6 | – | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 61.7 | – | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 61.8 | – | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 62 | – | 33 |
| 1991 | 62.1 | – | – |
| 1990 | 62.2 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, 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 Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAngola: $1.26B in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022