Angola vs Bangladesh

Angola
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Luanda
Population
37.9M
GDP
$103.1B
Bangladesh
South Asia
Lower middle income
Capital: Dhaka
Population
173.6M
GDP
$450.1B

POP 4.6x GDP 4.4x LE 10.1 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Angola vs Bangladesh

Foreign Direct Investment186.8%Net Migration99.4%Freshwater Withdrawal98.6%Population Density97.8%Poverty (< $2.15/day)85%Population78.2%GDP (Current USD)77.1%Unemployment Rate74.1%
WIDE pair: the board is the Foreign Direct Investment gap first (Angola LMC vs Bangladesh LMC).

Demographics: Population Density (Bangladesh, 98% spread)

Indicator Angola Bangladesh Year
Population Density 29.5 1319.2 2023
Population 37.9M 173.6M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 2.9% 6.5% 2024
Urban Population 70.7% 32.7% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Angola and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Bangladesh, 187% spread)

Indicator Angola Bangladesh Year
Foreign Direct Investment $-1,109,663,097.064 $1.3B 2024
GDP (Current USD) $103.1B $450.1B 2024
Unemployment Rate 14.0% 3.6% 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 28.2% 10.5% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Angola and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (Bangladesh, 48% spread)

Indicator Angola Bangladesh Year
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.2 0.7 2022
Under-5 Mortality Rate 49.0 30.5 2024
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 37.6% 23.6% 2015
Maternal Mortality Ratio 183 115 2023

3 closer health rows sit on the Angola and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Bangladesh, 58% spread)

Indicator Angola Bangladesh Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 10.0% 23.7% 2024
School Enrollment (Secondary) 51.5% 64.3% 2023
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.5% 2.0% 2023
School Enrollment (Primary) 86.7% 106.5% 2023

2 closer education rows sit on the Angola and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Bangladesh, 99% spread)

Indicator Angola Bangladesh Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 0.5% 34.2% 2022
Forest Area 52.1% 14.5% 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 52.9% 25.0% 2021
Electric Power Consumption 379 603 2023

1 closer environment rows sit on the Angola and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Electricity (Bangladesh, 49% spread)

Indicator Angola Bangladesh Year
Access to Electricity 51.1% 99.5% 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 69.7 108.1 2024
Internet Users 40.7% 53.4% 2024

2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Angola and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Angola, 99% spread)

Indicator Angola Bangladesh Year
Net Migration -2,629 -473,362 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 39.3% 5.9% 2018
Female Labor Participation 72.4% 38.7% 2024
Intentional Homicides 4.1 2.3 2016

2 closer social rows sit on the Angola and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Angola vs Bangladesh comparison

Angola (LMC, Sub-Saharan Africa) vs Bangladesh (LMC, South Asia) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 4.6x smaller (37.9M vs 173.6M) and total GDP is 4.4x smaller ($103.1B vs $450.1B). The gap board leads on Foreign Direct Investment (~187% relative spread) across 42 indicators in 7 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Angola vs Bangladesh figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · WIDE scale band.