Angola vs Zimbabwe: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita
Angola
51.9%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
54.3%
in 2025
Angola rank
21st
Zimbabwe rank
19th
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita over time
- Angola
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 54.3% against 51.9% in Angola, a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Angola ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 186 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.3% | 47.6% | 17.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 59.8% | 25.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 62.9% | 12.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 55.1% | 1.5% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita, Angola or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 54.3% against 51.9% in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita between Angola and Zimbabwe?
- 2.4%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Angola ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of workers employed in agriculture 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 working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.