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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Bangladesh fits inside Angola 8.4 times.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Angola’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Bangladesh’s.

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Angola’s highest peak towers 1,560 m above Bangladesh’s.

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Bangladesh has 4.5 times as many people as Angola.

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Bangladesh: 176 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Bangladesh is 43 times as densely populated as Angola.

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Angola are 3.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh.

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Angola are 5.7 cm taller than in Bangladesh.

Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Bangladesh is 8.9 years older than in Angola.

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 2.9 more children on average than in Bangladesh.

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

6.7% of people in Bangladesh are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Bangladesh has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.

Angola: 0 (2025) · Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Angola and Bangladesh are practically level.

Angola: 1 (2026) · Bangladesh: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Bangladesh’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Angola’s.

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Angola and Bangladesh are nearly identical here.

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Bangladesh (Gini 20.4 points higher).

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Angola and Bangladesh are practically level.

Angola: 1% (2024) · Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Angola’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Bangladesh’s.

Angola: 31% (2025) · Bangladesh: 26% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Angola spends 42% more on health per person than Bangladesh.

Angola: $76 (2023) · Bangladesh: $53 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Bangladesh live 10 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Angola is 32% more likely to die before turning one than in Bangladesh.

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Bangladesh has 3 times as many doctors per person as Angola.

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

12% of adults in Angola are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · Bangladesh: 32% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Bangladesh rate their lives 0.52 points higher than in Angola.

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Angola drink 1,297 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Angola has 4.1 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Bangladesh has 188 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Bangladesh put in 269 more hours a year than in Angola.

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Bangladesh went to school 0.83 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 6 years (2023) · Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Angola welcomed 86% more tourists per resident than Bangladesh (2019).

Angola: 0 (2022) · Bangladesh: 0 (2019)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

53% of people in Bangladesh are online, versus 41% in Angola.

Angola: 41% (2024) · Bangladesh: 53% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Bangladesh have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.

Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.

Angola: 71% (2025) · Bangladesh: 33% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Bangladesh has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.

Angola: 70 (2024) · Bangladesh: 108 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Bangladesh’s railway network is 4% longer than Angola’s.

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Bangladesh fly 11% more passengers per resident than those from Angola.

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 14% of Bangladesh.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Bangladesh emits 6% more CO₂ than someone in Angola.

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Bangladesh carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Angola.

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 75% more likely to be murdered in Angola than in Bangladesh.

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Bangladesh are 24% deadlier than in Angola.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Bangladesh is on average 3.0 °C warmer than Angola.

Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Bangladesh gets 90% more rain than Angola.

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Angola bigger than Bangladesh?

Angola is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Angola 8.4 times.

Which has more people, Angola or Bangladesh?

Bangladesh has 4.5 times as many people as Angola (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Angola or Bangladesh?

People in Bangladesh live 10 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 74.9 in Bangladesh.

Are people taller in Angola or Bangladesh?

Men in Angola are 3.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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