Angola vs Ghana

Angola and Ghana compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Angola has about 1.1 times as many people as Ghana: 39 million against 35.1 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Ghana ($3,257) is 4% higher than in Angola ($3,129) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Ghana (6%) than in Angola (3.1%), a difference of 2.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Angola (20.2%) than in Ghana (14.2%), a difference of 6 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Angola (14.1%) than in Ghana (3%), a difference of 11.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Ghana can expect to live 0.9 years longer than one born in Angola: 65.7 years against 64.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Ghana is older: half of its people are over 20.9 years, against 16.5 years in Angola in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Ghana (72.2%) than in Angola (40.7%), a difference of 31.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Angola (0.74 tonnes) are 6% higher than in Ghana (0.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Angola (51.2%) than in Ghana (30.9%), a difference of 20.3 percentage points in 2024.