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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Angola is 65% bigger than Chile.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Chile: 757,245 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Chile’s coastline is 4 times as long as Angola’s.

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Chile’s highest peak towers 4,273 m above Angola’s.

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Angola has 2 times as many people as Chile.

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Chile: 19.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Angola is 17% more densely populated than Chile.

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Chile: 27 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Chile are 4.4 cm taller than in Angola.

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Chile: 172.9 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Chile are 1.3 cm taller than in Angola.

Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Chile: 159.4 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Chile is 20 years older than in Angola.

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Chile: 36 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 3.9 more children on average than in Chile.

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

15% of people in Chile are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Chile: 14.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.

Angola: 0 (2025) · Chile: 1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Angola and Chile are practically level.

Angola: 1 (2026) · Chile: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Chile’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Angola’s.

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Chile: $357 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Chile produces 3.7 times as much per person as Angola.

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Chile: Int$37,774 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Chile (Gini 8.3 points higher).

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Chile: 43 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 9.0% in Chile.

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Chile: 9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Chile spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.

Angola: 1% (2024) · Chile: 1.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Angola’s.

Angola: 31% (2025) · Chile: 48% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Chile spends 23 times as much on health per person as Angola.

Angola: $76 (2023) · Chile: $1,760 (2024)

How long do people live?

People in Chile live 17 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Chile: 81.4 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Angola is 5.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Chile.

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Chile has 14 times as many doctors per person as Angola.

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 12% in Angola.

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Chile: 41.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · Chile: 26.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Chile rate their lives 2.51 points higher than in Angola.

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Chile: 6.30 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Chile drink 74% more alcohol than in Angola.

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Chile: 6.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Chile has 5.3 times as much meat per person as Angola.

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Chile: 98.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Chile has 658 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Angola put in 165 more hours a year than in Chile.

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Chile: 1,950 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Chile went to school 5.3 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 6 years (2023) · Chile: 11.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Chile welcomed 73 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).

Angola: 0 (2022) · Chile: 0.27 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

96% of people in Chile are online, versus 41% in Angola.

Angola: 41% (2024) · Chile: 96% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

99% of people in Chile have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.

Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Chile: 99% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 71% in Angola.

Angola: 71% (2025) · Chile: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.

Angola: 70 (2024) · Chile: 133 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Angola’s railway network is 15% longer than Chile’s.

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Chile: 2,396 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Chile fly 32 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Chile: 1.07 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 25% of Chile.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Chile: 25% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Chile emits 6.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Chile: 4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 66% in Chile.

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Chile: 66.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Angola carries 13% more fine dust than in Chile.

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 55% more likely to be murdered in Chile than in Angola.

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Angola are 46% deadlier than in Chile.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Chile: 10.3 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Angola is on average 13.3 °C warmer than Chile.

Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Chile gets 29% more rain than Angola.

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Angola bigger than Chile?

Angola is larger. Angola is 65% bigger than Chile.

Which has more people, Angola or Chile?

Angola has 2 times as many people as Chile (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Angola or Chile?

People in Chile live 17 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 81.4 in Chile.

Are people taller in Angola or Chile?

Men in Chile are 4.4 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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