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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Angola fits inside Argentina 2.2 times

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Argentina’s coastline is 3.1 times as long as Angola’s

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Argentina’s highest peak towers 4,342 m above Angola’s

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 30% of Argentina

Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Argentina: 29.5% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Argentina has 17% more people than Angola

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Argentina: 45.9 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Angola is 87% more densely populated than Argentina

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Argentina: 17 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Argentina are 6.3 cm taller than in Angola

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Argentina are 3.1 cm taller than in Angola

Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Argentina is 16 years older than in Angola

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Argentina: 32.1 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 3.5 more children on average than in Argentina

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Argentina: 12.6% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Angola hosts 6 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina

Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none

Angola: 0 (2026) · Argentina: 0.9 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Argentina has 2 official languages, Angola 1

Angola: 1 (2026) · Argentina: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Argentina’s economy is 5.6 times the size of Angola’s

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Argentina: $683 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Argentina produces 3.2 times as much per person as Angola

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Argentina (Gini 8.9 points higher)

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Argentina: 42.4 (2024)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.0% in Argentina

Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Argentina: 1% (2024)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 7.1% in Argentina

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Argentina: 7.1% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Angola spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%

Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Argentina: 0.6% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Argentina’s central government collects 10% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%

Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Argentina: 10.4% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Angola’s

Angola: 31% (2025) · Argentina: 46% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Argentina spends 19 times as much on health per person as Angola

Angola: $76 (2023) · Argentina: $1,457 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Argentina live 13 years longer than in Angola

Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Argentina: 77.5 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Angola is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Argentina

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Argentina has 21 times as many doctors per person as Angola

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Argentina has 4.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola

Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Angola is 57% higher than in Argentina

Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 12% in Angola

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Argentina: 38.1% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · Argentina: 23.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Argentina rate their lives 2.63 points higher than in Angola

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Argentina: 6.43 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Argentina drink 88% more alcohol than in Angola

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Argentina has 6.2 times as much meat per person as Angola

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Argentina: 115 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Argentina has 961 kcal more food per person per day than Angola

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Angola put in 502 more hours a year than in Argentina

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Argentina went to school 5.2 years longer than in Angola

Angola: 6 years (2023) · Argentina: 11.2 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Argentina welcomed 40 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)

Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Argentina: 0.14 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Argentina has 11 more World Heritage sites than Angola (12 against 1)

Angola: 1 (2026) · Argentina: 12 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, Angola none

Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Argentina: 80 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 41% in Angola

Angola: 41% (2024) · Argentina: 90% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Argentina is 5.1 times as fast as in Angola

Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

98% of people in Argentina have electricity, versus 56% in Angola

Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Argentina: 98.4% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 71% in Angola

Angola: 71% (2025) · Argentina: 92% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70

Angola: 70 (2024) · Argentina: 140 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Argentina’s railway network is 6.5 times as long as Angola’s

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Argentina: 17,866 km (2019)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Argentina fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Argentina: 0.46 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 17% of Argentina

Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Argentina: 17.1% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Argentina emits 6.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Argentina: 3.7 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Argentina: 34.6% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Angola carries 80% more fine dust than in Argentina

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 10% more likely to be murdered in Argentina than in Angola

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Angola are 23% deadlier than in Argentina

Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Angola is on average 7.6 °C warmer than Argentina

Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Angola gets 65% more rain than Argentina

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Angola bigger than Argentina?

Argentina is larger. Angola fits inside Argentina 2.2 times.

Which has more people, Angola or Argentina?

Argentina has 17% more people than Angola (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Angola or Argentina?

People in Argentina live 13 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 77.5 in Argentina.

Are people taller in Angola or Argentina?

Men in Argentina are 6.3 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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