Angola vs Nicaragua: Number of cattle
Angola
5.20 million animals
in 2024
Nicaragua
5.62 million animals
in 2023
Angola rank
52nd
Nicaragua rank
49th
Number of cattle over time
- Angola
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 5.62 million animals against 5.20 million animals in Angola, a difference of 419,250 animals.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Angola ranks 52nd and Nicaragua ranks 49th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 million animals | 1.86 million animals | 73,084 animals | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.82 million animals | 2.49 million animals | 330,783 animals | Angola |
| 1980s | 3.23 million animals | 2.27 million animals | 960,251 animals | Angola |
| 1990s | 3.32 million animals | 2.89 million animals | 427,160 animals | Angola |
| 2000s | 4.04 million animals | 3.48 million animals | 564,842 animals | Angola |
| 2010s | 4.84 million animals | 4.70 million animals | 135,354 animals | Angola |
| 2020s | 5.09 million animals | 5.47 million animals | 379,545 animals | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of cattle, Angola or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 5.62 million animals against 5.20 million animals in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of cattle between Angola and Nicaragua?
- 419,250 animals, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Nicaragua rank globally for number of cattle?
- Angola ranks 52nd and Nicaragua ranks 49th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of cattle. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.