Angola vs Democratic Republic of Congo: World population growth
World population growth over time
- Angola
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Angola currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Angola ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 16 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Angola |
| 1900s | -0.6% | -0.9% | 0.3% | Angola |
| 1910s | -0.4% | -0.7% | 0.3% | Angola |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Angola |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Angola |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Angola |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.8% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 2.8% | 1.7% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Angola |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 0.4% | Angola |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Angola |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 0.6% | Angola |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 0.3% | Angola |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2030s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2040s | 2.3% | 2.4% | 0.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2050s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2060s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Angola |
| 2070s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Angola |
| 2080s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Angola |
| 2090s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Angola |
| 2100s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Angola or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Angola, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.0%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for world population growth?
- Angola ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.