Angola vs Equatorial Guinea: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Angola
71.5%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
71.6%
in 2025
Angola rank
98th
Equatorial Guinea rank
96th
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Angola
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 71.6% against 71.5% in Angola, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Angola ranks 98th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.0% | 21.1% | 13.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 12.1% | 26.2% | 14.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 18.2% | 26.2% | 8.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 30.3% | 28.3% | 2.0% | Angola |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 38.1% | 5.5% | Angola |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 42.8% | 12.4% | Angola |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 64.4% | 1.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 71.0% | 1.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita, Angola or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 71.6% against 71.5% in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Angola and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Equatorial Guinea?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Angola ranks 98th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 96th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.