Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola fits inside Australia 6.2 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 16 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Angola’s highest peak towers 392 m above Australia’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Australia, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Australia: 47.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 41% more people than Australia
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Australia: 27.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Angola is 8.7 times as densely populated as Australia
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Australia: 4 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 10.3 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Australia: 178.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 6.6 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Australia: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 21 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Australia: 37.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.6 more children on average than in Australia
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Australia: 18.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Australia hosts 86% more refugees per resident than Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Australia: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Australia: 3.6 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and Australia are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Australia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 15 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 7 times as much per person as Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Australia: Int$71,934 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Australia (Gini 17.5 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Australia: 33.8 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.9% in Australia
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Australia: 0.9% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 4.1% in Australia
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Australia: 4.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Australia: 1.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Australia’s central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Australia: 23.6% (2022)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Australia: 91% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 92 times as much on health per person as Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Australia: $6,980 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 18 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Australia: 83.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 17 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Australia has 5.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Australia: 3.8 per 1,000 (2016)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 40% higher than in Australia
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Australia: 12.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Australia: 32.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Australia: 11.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 3.12 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Australia: 6.92 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Angola
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Australia: 10.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 6.3 times as much meat per person as Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Australia: 116.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 1,163 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 503 more hours a year than in Australia
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Australia: 1,611 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 6.9 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Australia: 12.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Australia: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Australia has 20 more World Heritage sites than Angola (21 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Australia: 21 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Australia has won 619 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Australia: 619 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Australia: 96% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Australia is 6.9 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Australia: 261 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Australia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 71% in Angola
Angola: 71% (2025) · Australia: 88% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Australia has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Australia: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 12 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Australia: 32,606 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 74 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Australia: 2.5 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 17% of Australia
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Australia: 17.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 25 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Australia: 14.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Australia: 38.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 4.8 times as much fine dust as in Australia
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.8 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Australia
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 2.7 times as deadly as in Australia
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Australia: 7.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Australia
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 2.5 times as much rain as Australia
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Australia?
Australia is larger. Angola fits inside Australia 6.2 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Australia?
Angola has 41% more people than Australia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Australia?
People in Australia live 18 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 83.1 in Australia.
Are people taller in Angola or Australia?
Men in Australia are 10.3 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).