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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Angola fits inside China 7.7 times.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · China: 9,562,910 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Angola: 0 (2025) · China: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Angola and China are practically level.

Angola: 1 (2026) · China: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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 spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.

Angola: 1% (2024) · China: 1.7% (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 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 (2022) · China: 0.05 (2019)

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)

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 52% of Angola, but only 24% of China.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · China: 24% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 16% deadlier than in Angola.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · China: 17.4 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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