A supporting device for a display apparatus having a simplified configuration and an ease in manufacture with reduced manufacturing costs, and a display apparatus having the same. The supporting device includes a first supporting member coupled to a body of the display apparatus and defining therein a bore having an opened bottom, a second supporting member having a connecting portion to be inserted into the bore, an outer surface of the connecting portion being configured to correspond to the bore, a base to support the second supporting member, a connecting shaft to rotatably connect the first supporting member with the connecting portion and having both ends fixed to the first supporting member, and a friction structure provided between an outer surface of the connecting shaft and the connecting portion.