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Angola vs Botswana

111 shared metrics.

AngolaLeads in 51

vs111 shared

BotswanaLeads in 60

Botswana leads by 9 metrics. Use the same instinct in a quick real-data brawl.

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Country briefing

What matters for both sides

Short real-world notes so the comparison reads like more than a stat strip.

Angola

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Angola.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: in the 15th century, Portuguese explorers derived the name from the title "N'gola," which was held by kings of the Ndongo.

CIA 2026

Botswana

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Botswana.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Botswana's Okavango Delta floods during the dry season and never reaches the sea.

UNESCO

Analysis

Botswana leads in 60 of 111 shared metrics, while Angola leads in 51.

Angola's Broadband Access (%) is 66.3x that of Botswana (202 per 100 people vs 3.0 per 100 people).

Angola's Irrigated Land is 33.4x that of Botswana (860 km² vs 25 km²).

Angola's High-Tech Exports (%) is 29.9x that of Botswana (16.69% vs 0.54%).

Angola's Population is 14.5x that of Botswana (38.98M vs 2.52M).

Angola's Armed Forces Personnel is 12.0x that of Botswana (117.0K vs 9.0K).

Key Comparisons

Broadband Access (%)Angola leads

Angola

202 per 100 people

Botswana

3.0 per 100 people

Irrigated LandAngola leads

Angola

860 km²

Botswana

25 km²

High-Tech Exports (%)Angola leads

Angola

16.69%

Botswana

0.54%

PopulationAngola leads

Angola

38.98M

Botswana

2.52M

Armed Forces PersonnelAngola leads

Angola

117.0K

Botswana

9.0K

Inflation RateAngola leads

Angola

28.2%

Botswana

2.8%

All Metrics

Broadband Access (%)

Angola

202 per 100 people

Botswana

3.0 per 100 people

6633% higher

Irrigated Land

Angola

860 km²

Botswana

25 km²

3340% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Angola

16.69%

Botswana

0.54%

2994% higher

Population

Angola

38.98M

Botswana

2.52M

1446% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Angola

117.0K

Botswana

9.0K

1200% higher

Inflation Rate

Angola

28.2%

Botswana

2.8%

907% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Angola

7.60M kW

Botswana

758.0K kW

903% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Angola

2.8%

Botswana

0.29%

872% higher

Air Passengers

Angola

1.32M

Botswana

172.7K

665% higher

Electricity Generation

Angola

17.94 TWh

Botswana

2.6 TWh

593% higher

Population Density

Angola

29.48 /km²

Botswana

4.4 /km²

574% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Angola

13.9 kg/person/yr

Botswana

2.4 kg/person/yr

482% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Angola

$100,998,916,781.08

Botswana

$19,402,063,512.91

421% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Angola

39.55%

Botswana

8.7%

355% higher

Forest Area

Angola

649.4K km²

Botswana

149.0K km²

336% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Angola

28.1 Mt CO2e

Botswana

6.9 Mt CO2e

307% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Angola

75.3% of GDP

Botswana

19.6% of GDP

284% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Angola

21.51% of firms

Botswana

6.1% of firms

250% higher

Water Withdrawal

Angola

0.71 B m³

Botswana

0.21 B m³

231% higher

Railway Length

Angola

2.8K km

Botswana

888 km

211% higher

Comparison of Angola and Botswana across 111 metrics
				Winner
Broadband Access (%)	202 per 100 people	3.0 per 100 people	6633% higher	Angola
Irrigated Land	860 km²	25 km²	3340% higher	Angola
High-Tech Exports (%)	16.69%	0.54%	2994% higher	Angola
Population	38.98M	2.52M	1446% higher	Angola
Armed Forces Personnel	117.0K	9.0K	1200% higher	Angola
Inflation Rate	28.2%	2.8%	907% higher	Angola
Electric Generating Capacity	7.60M kW	758.0K kW	903% higher	Angola
Solar Electricity Share	2.8%	0.29%	872% higher	Angola
Air Passengers	1.32M	172.7K	665% higher	Angola
Electricity Generation	17.94 TWh	2.6 TWh	593% higher	Angola
Population Density	29.48 /km²	4.4 /km²	574% higher	Angola
Seafood Consumption per Person	13.9 kg/person/yr	2.4 kg/person/yr	482% higher	Angola
GDP (Nominal)	$100,998,916,781.08	$19,402,063,512.91	421% higher	Angola
Women in Parliament (%)	39.55%	8.7%	355% higher	Angola
Forest Area	649.4K km²	149.0K km²	336% higher	Angola
Total CO2 Emissions	28.1 Mt CO2e	6.9 Mt CO2e	307% higher	Angola
Government Debt (% GDP)	75.3% of GDP	19.6% of GDP	284% higher	Angola
Firms Asked for Bribes	21.51% of firms	6.1% of firms	250% higher	Angola
Water Withdrawal	0.71 B m³	0.21 B m³	231% higher	Angola
Railway Length	2.8K km	888 km	211% higher	Angola
Political Corruption Index	0.57	0.20	179% higher	Angola
Teen Birth Rate	140.84 per 1k	53.8 per 1k	162% higher	Angola
Firms Making Informal Payments	19.12% of firms	8.6% of firms	122% higher	Angola
Land Area	1.25M km²	566.7K km²	120% higher	Angola
Fertility Rate	5.5 children/woman	2.7 children/woman	100% higher	Angola
Capital Elevation	6.0 m	1.0K m	99% lower	Botswana
Forest Coverage (%)	52.09%	26.29%	98% higher	Angola
Water Stress (%)	0.48%	8.9%	95% lower	Botswana
Renewable Energy (%)	52.9%	27.4%	93% higher	Angola
Tourism Revenue	$19,000,000	$217,000,000	91% lower	Botswana
Milk Consumption per Person	12.3 kg/person/yr	117.74 kg/person/yr	90% lower	Botswana
Scientific Publications	44.99	392.69	89% lower	Botswana
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	0.40% of GDP	3.7% of GDP	89% lower	Botswana
Birth Rate	39.75 per 1k	21.16 per 1k	88% higher	Angola
CO2 Per Capita	0.59 t/person/yr	3.0 t/person/yr	80% lower	Botswana
Health Spending Per Capita	$101.26	$477.83	79% lower	Botswana
Electricity Carbon Intensity	185.38 gCO2/kWh	851.31 gCO2/kWh	78% lower	Botswana
Highest Elevation	2.6K m	1.5K m	75% higher	Angola
Women in Senior Management	12.51% of managers	48.21% of managers	74% lower	Botswana
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	392.51 kWh/person	1.5K kWh/person	74% lower	Botswana
Liberal Democracy Index	0.16	0.52	69% lower	Botswana
Education Spending (% GDP)	2.5% of GDP	8.1% of GDP	69% lower	Botswana
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	7.7% of GDP	22.49% of GDP	66% lower	Botswana
Military Spending	1.0% of GDP	2.8% of GDP	65% lower	Botswana
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	0.80 per 1k	2.2 per 1k	64% lower	Botswana
Energy Use (Per Capita)	423.12 kg oil eq/person	1.2K kg oil eq/person	64% lower	Botswana
Can Raise Emergency Money	28.06% of adults	78.75% of adults	64% lower	Botswana
Protected Land (%)	10.8%	29.1%	63% lower	Botswana
GNI Per Capita	$2,840	$7,750	63% lower	Botswana
Child Mortality	64 per 1k births	39.6 per 1k births	62% higher	Angola
Nurses & Midwives	1.3 per 1k	3.1 per 1k	59% lower	Botswana
Dependency Ratio	89.41% of working-age pop.	56.66% of working-age pop.	58% higher	Angola
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	70 per 100 people	164 per 100 people	57% lower	Botswana
Imports (% GDP)	19.36% of GDP	43.71% of GDP	56% lower	Botswana
Digital Payments Used	25.04% of adults	56.95% of adults	56% lower	Botswana
Firms with Female Top Manager	10.37% of firms	22.97% of firms	55% lower	Botswana
University Enrollment Rate	10.0%	21.41%	54% lower	Botswana
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	17.52 per 100k	35.62 per 100k	51% lower	Botswana
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	int. $10,251.35	int. $20,697.91	50% lower	Botswana
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	1.0 sites	2.0 sites	50% lower	Botswana
Health Spending (% GDP)	2.9% of GDP	5.7% of GDP	49% lower	Botswana
Electoral Democracy Index	0.34	0.67	48% lower	Botswana
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	22 days/yr	15 days/yr	47% higher	Angola
Corruption Perceptions Index	32 pts	58 pts	45% lower	Botswana
Internet Users (%)	45%	81%	44% lower	Botswana
Alcohol Consumption	4.1 L/adult/yr	7.3 L/adult/yr	43% lower	Botswana
Youth Unemployment Rate	27.23% of youth labor force	46% of youth labor force	41% lower	Botswana
Obesity Rate	10.54%	17.46%	40% lower	Botswana
Credit Card Ownership	4.4% of adults	7.3% of adults	40% lower	Botswana
Youth Population (%)	44.35%	32.13%	38% higher	Angola
Freedom of Expression Index	0.50	0.80	38% lower	Botswana
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.24 per 1k	0.38 per 1k	37% lower	Botswana
Unemployment Rate	14.46%	23.14%	37% lower	Botswana
Food Waste per Person	129.94 kg/person/yr	96.68 kg/person/yr	34% higher	Angola
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	3.0 time zones	33% lower	Botswana
Electricity Access (%)	51.1%	76%	33% lower	Botswana
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	25.15 µg/m³	18.91 µg/m³	33% higher	Angola
Border Neighbors	4.0	3.0	33% higher	Angola
Sanitation Access (%)	50.3%	72.12%	30% lower	Botswana
Elderly Population (%)	2.9%	4.0%	29% lower	Botswana
Median Age	16.5 years	22.9 years	28% lower	Botswana
Beer Consumption	1.9 L/person/yr	2.6 L/person/yr	26% lower	Botswana
Informal Employment Share	95% of employed people	75.58% of employed people	26% higher	Angola
Land Border Length	5.4K km	4.3K km	24% higher	Angola
Insufficient Physical Activity	17.76% of adults	22.67% of adults	22% lower	Botswana
Agricultural Land (%)	36.95%	45.63%	19% lower	Botswana
Human Development Index	0.62	0.73	16% lower	Botswana
Exports (% GDP)	31.48% of GDP	27.39% of GDP	15% higher	Angola
Hypertension Prevalence	38.9% of adults	44.4% of adults	12% lower	Botswana
Airports	112	127	12% lower	Botswana
Spirits Consumption	1.1 L/person/yr	1.0 L/person/yr	10% higher	Angola
Women's Political Empowerment	0.77	0.70	10% higher	Angola
Road Traffic Death Rate	15 per 100k	16.5 per 100k	9% lower	Botswana
Life Expectancy	64.6 years	69.2 years	7% lower	Botswana
Urban Population (%)	70.66%	67.46%	5% higher	Angola
Meat Consumption per Person	23.49 kg/person/yr	24.44 kg/person/yr	4% lower	Botswana
Firms Hit by Power Outages	61.41% of firms	64.16% of firms	4% lower	Botswana
Suicide Rate	8.1 per 100k	8.3 per 100k	3% lower	Botswana
Average Weekly Work Hours	43.29 hrs/week	42.92 hrs/week	1% higher	Angola
Death Rate	6.7 per 1k	6.8 per 1k	1% lower	Botswana
Coastline Length	1.6K km	0 km	ranked higher	Angola
Coal Electricity Share	0%	98.25%	ranked lower	Botswana
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Angola
Infant Mortality	38.3 per 1k births	38.2 per 1k births	equal	Angola
GDP Growth Rate	4.4%	-2.99%	ranked higher	Angola
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Angola
Lowest Elevation	0 m	513 m	ranked lower	Botswana
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Angola
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	-1.1% of GDP	2.4% of GDP	ranked lower	Botswana
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 100k people	0 per 100k people	ranked higher	Angola
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Angola

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Analysis

Botswana leads in 60 of 111 shared metrics, while Angola leads in 51.

Angola's Broadband Access (%) is 66.3x that of Botswana (202 per 100 people vs 3.0 per 100 people).

Angola's Irrigated Land is 33.4x that of Botswana (860 km² vs 25 km²).

Angola's High-Tech Exports (%) is 29.9x that of Botswana (16.69% vs 0.54%).

Angola's Population is 14.5x that of Botswana (38.98M vs 2.52M).

Angola's Armed Forces Personnel is 12.0x that of Botswana (117.0K vs 9.0K).

Key Comparisons

Broadband Access (%)Angola leads

Angola

202 per 100 people

Botswana

3.0 per 100 people

Irrigated LandAngola leads

Angola

860 km²

Botswana

25 km²

High-Tech Exports (%)Angola leads

Angola

16.69%

Botswana

0.54%

PopulationAngola leads

Angola

38.98M

Botswana

2.52M

Armed Forces PersonnelAngola leads

Angola

117.0K

Botswana

9.0K

Inflation RateAngola leads

Angola

28.2%

Botswana

2.8%

Broadband Access (%)

202 per 100 people

3.0 per 100 people

Irrigated Land

860 km²

25 km²

High-Tech Exports (%)

16.69%

0.54%

Population

38.98M

2.52M

Armed Forces Personnel

117.0K

9.0K

Inflation Rate

28.2%

2.8%

Electric Generating Capacity

7.60M kW

758.0K kW

Solar Electricity Share

2.8%

0.29%

Air Passengers

1.32M

172.7K

Electricity Generation

17.94 TWh

2.6 TWh

Population Density

29.48 /km²

4.4 /km²

Seafood Consumption per Person

13.9 kg/person/yr

2.4 kg/person/yr

GDP (Nominal)

$100,998,916,781.08

$19,402,063,512.91

Women in Parliament (%)

39.55%

8.7%

Forest Area

649.4K km²

149.0K km²

Total CO2 Emissions

28.1 Mt CO2e

6.9 Mt CO2e

Government Debt (% GDP)

75.3% of GDP

19.6% of GDP

Firms Asked for Bribes

21.51% of firms

6.1% of firms

Water Withdrawal

0.71 B m³

0.21 B m³

Railway Length

2.8K km

888 km

Angola vs Botswana

What matters for both sides

Angola

Botswana

Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Broadband Access (%)

Irrigated Land

High-Tech Exports (%)

Population

Armed Forces Personnel

Inflation Rate

Electric Generating Capacity

Solar Electricity Share

Air Passengers

Electricity Generation

Population Density

Seafood Consumption per Person

GDP (Nominal)

Women in Parliament (%)

Forest Area

Total CO2 Emissions

Government Debt (% GDP)

Firms Asked for Bribes

Water Withdrawal

Railway Length

Political Corruption Index

Teen Birth Rate

Firms Making Informal Payments

Land Area

Fertility Rate

Capital Elevation

Forest Coverage (%)

Water Stress (%)

Renewable Energy (%)

Tourism Revenue

Milk Consumption per Person

Scientific Publications

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Birth Rate

CO2 Per Capita

Health Spending Per Capita

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Highest Elevation

Women in Senior Management

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Liberal Democracy Index

Education Spending (% GDP)

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Military Spending

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Can Raise Emergency Money

Protected Land (%)

GNI Per Capita

Child Mortality

Nurses & Midwives

Dependency Ratio

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Imports (% GDP)

Digital Payments Used

Firms with Female Top Manager

University Enrollment Rate

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Health Spending (% GDP)

Electoral Democracy Index

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Corruption Perceptions Index

Internet Users (%)

Alcohol Consumption

Youth Unemployment Rate

Obesity Rate

Credit Card Ownership

Youth Population (%)

Freedom of Expression Index

Doctors (per 1,000)

Unemployment Rate