Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola fits inside Brazil 6.8 times.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 4.7 times as long as Angola’s.
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 374 m above Angola’s.
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 5.5 times as many people as Angola.
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Brazil: 213 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Angola is 23% more densely populated than Brazil.
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Brazil: 25 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 7.3 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 4.3 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 17 years older than in Angola.
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Brazil: 33.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.4 more children on average than in Brazil.
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Brazil: 11.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Brazil has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.
Angola: 0 (2025) · Brazil: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Angola and Brazil are practically level.
Angola: 1 (2026) · Brazil: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 19 times the size of Angola’s.
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 2.3 times as much per person as Angola.
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Brazil (Gini 1 points higher).
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Brazil: 50.3 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 6.0% in Brazil.
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Brazil: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Angola and Brazil are practically level.
Angola: 1% (2024) · Brazil: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Angola’s.
Angola: 31% (2025) · Brazil: 46% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 13 times as much on health per person as Angola.
Angola: $76 (2023) · Brazil: $1,010 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 11 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Brazil: 76 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Brazil.
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brazil has 9.7 times as many doctors per person as Angola.
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 12% in Angola.
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Brazil: 30.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Brazil: 11.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 2.84 points higher than in Angola.
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Brazil: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Angola.
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 5.6 times as much meat per person as Angola.
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 1,024 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 121 more hours a year than in Brazil.
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Brazil went to school 2.5 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Brazil: 8.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Brazil welcomed 8.8 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).
Angola: 0 (2022) · Brazil: 0.03 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 41% in Angola.
Angola: 41% (2024) · Brazil: 84% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Brazil have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Brazil: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 71% in Angola.
Angola: 71% (2025) · Brazil: 88% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Brazil has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.
Angola: 70 (2024) · Brazil: 102 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 11 times as long as Angola’s.
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Brazil: 29,850 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Brazil: 0.45 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 52% of Angola.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Brazil: 59% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Brazil emits 3.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Brazil: 2.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 74% in Angola.
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Brazil: 86.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 71% more fine dust than in Brazil.
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.7 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Angola.
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 5% deadlier than in Angola.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 2.6 °C warmer than Angola.
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 50% more rain than Angola.
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Brazil?
Brazil is larger. Angola fits inside Brazil 6.8 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Brazil?
Brazil has 5.5 times as many people as Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Brazil?
People in Brazil live 11 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 76.0 in Brazil.
Are people taller in Angola or Brazil?
Men in Brazil are 7.3 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).