Angola vs Congo: World population growth
Angola
0.7%
in 2100
Congo
0.7%
in 2100
Angola rank
8th
Congo rank
9th
World population growth over time
- Angola
- Congo
How they compare
Angola currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Congo ahead.
Angola ranks 8th and Congo ranks 9th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 19 and Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Angola |
| 1900s | -0.6% | -0.8% | 0.2% | Angola |
| 1910s | -0.4% | -0.7% | 0.3% | Angola |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Angola |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Angola |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 2.3% | 1.0% | Congo |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 2.8% | 1.7% | Congo |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Angola |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | Angola |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 0.6% | Angola |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 0.0% | Angola |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 1.1% | Angola |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 0.7% | Angola |
| 2030s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Angola |
| 2040s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 0.4% | Angola |
| 2050s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Angola |
| 2060s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Angola |
| 2070s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Angola |
| 2080s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 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 Congo?
- Angola, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Congo as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Angola and Congo?
- 0.0%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Angola and Congo rank globally for world population growth?
- Angola ranks 8th and Congo ranks 9th of 239 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.