Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola fits inside China 7.7 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · China: 9,562,910 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
China’s coastline is 9.1 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · China: 14,500 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
China’s highest peak towers 6,229 m above Angola’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · China: 8,849 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 42% of China, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · China: 41.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
China has 36 times as many people as Angola
Angola: 39 million (2025) · China: 1.41 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
China is 4.8 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · China: 150 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in China are 7.2 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · China: 175.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in China are 5.4 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · China: 163.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in China is 23 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · China: 39.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 4.0 more children on average than in China
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · China: 1.01 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · China: 14.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Angola hosts 3,978 times as many refugees per resident as China
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · China: 0.00016 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
China has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · China: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and China are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · China: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
China’s economy is 160 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · China: $19.5 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
China produces 2.9 times as much per person as Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · China: Int$29,333 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in China (Gini 15.3 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · China: 36 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in China
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · China: 0% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 4.6% in China
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · China: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
China and Angola are practically level
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · China: 1.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Angola’s central government collects 7.6% of GDP in tax, China’s 7.0%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · China: 7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
China’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · China: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
China spends 10 times as much on health per person as Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · China: $763 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in China live 13 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · China: 78 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 7.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in China
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
China has 13 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
China has 7.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · China: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 2.2 times that in China
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · China: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Angola are obese, versus 9.1% in China
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · China: 9.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · China: 22.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in China rate their lives 2.28 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · China: 6.07 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 2% more alcohol than in China
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · China: 3.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
China has 4 times as much meat per person as Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · China: 73.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
China has 1,128 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · China: 3,527 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in China put in 213 more hours a year than in Angola
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · China: 2,328 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in China went to school 2.1 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · China: 8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
China welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · China: 0.05 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
China has 60 more World Heritage sites than Angola (61 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · China: 61 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
China has won 819 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · China: 819 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in China are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · China: 92% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in China is 9.6 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · China: 364 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in China have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · China: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 66% in China
Angola: 71% (2025) · China: 66% (2025)
How many phones per person?
China has 132 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · China: 132 (2024)
How much railway is there?
China’s railway network is 40 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · China: 109,767 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from China fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · China: 0.44 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 24% of China
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · China: 24% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in China emits 15 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · China: 8.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 37% in China
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · China: 37% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in China carries 20% more fine dust than in Angola
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.2 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in China
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · China: 0.5 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in China are 23% deadlier than in Angola
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · China: 24.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 14.9 °C warmer than China
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 36% more rain than China
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · China: 813 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than China?
China is larger. Angola fits inside China 7.7 times.
Which has more people, Angola or China?
China has 36 times as many people as Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or China?
People in China live 13 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 78.0 in China.
Are people taller in Angola or China?
Men in China are 7.2 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
