Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola fits inside Canada 13 times.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 126 times as long as Angola’s.
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 3,339 m above Angola’s.
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 7% more people than Angola.
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Canada: 41.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Angola is 6.6 times as densely populated as Canada.
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Canada: 5 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 10.3 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Canada: 178.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 6.6 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Canada: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 24 years older than in Angola.
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Canada: 40.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.8 more children on average than in Canada.
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Canada: 20.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.
Angola: 0 (2025) · Canada: 5.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Angola 1.
Angola: 1 (2026) · Canada: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 19 times the size of Angola’s.
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 6.5 times as much per person as Angola.
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Canada: Int$66,746 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Canada (Gini 19.8 points higher).
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Canada: 31.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 6.9% in Canada.
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Canada: 6.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada and Angola are practically level.
Angola: 1% (2024) · Canada: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Angola’s.
Angola: 31% (2025) · Canada: 83% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 84 times as much on health per person as Angola.
Angola: $76 (2023) · Canada: $6,378 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 17 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Canada: 82.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 6.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada.
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 12 times as many doctors per person as Angola.
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 12% in Angola.
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Canada: 27.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Canada: 11.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 2.95 points higher than in Angola.
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Canada: 6.74 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in Angola.
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Canada: 9.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 5.1 times as much meat per person as Angola.
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Canada: 94.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 1,191 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 383 more hours a year than in Canada.
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Canada: 1,731 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 7.9 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Canada: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 132 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).
Angola: 0 (2022) · Canada: 0.48 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 41% in Angola.
Angola: 41% (2024) · Canada: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Canada: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 71% in Angola.
Angola: 71% (2025) · Canada: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Canada has 94 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.
Angola: 70 (2024) · Canada: 94 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 17 times as long as Angola’s.
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Canada: 48,150 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 63 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Canada: 2.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 39% of Canada.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Canada: 39.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 23 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Canada: 13.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Canada.
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Canada: 63.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 3.7 times as much fine dust as in Canada.
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Canada.
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Canada: 2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 3.2 times as deadly as in Canada.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 25.7 °C warmer than Canada.
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 62% more rain than Canada.
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Canada?
Canada is larger. Angola fits inside Canada 13 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Canada?
Canada has 7% more people than Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Canada?
People in Canada live 17 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 82.1 in Canada.
Are people taller in Angola or Canada?
Men in Canada are 10.3 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).