Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Angola 29 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Denmark’s coastline is 4.6 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Angola’s highest peak towers 2,449 m above Denmark’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Denmark, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Denmark: 65.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 6.5 times as many people as Denmark
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Denmark: 6.01 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Denmark is 4.8 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Denmark: 150 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 13.4 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 11.4 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 25 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Denmark: 41.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.6 more children on average than in Denmark
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Denmark: 21.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Denmark hosts 24 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Denmark: 20 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and Denmark are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Denmark: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Denmark’s economy is 3.8 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Denmark: $463 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 8.1 times as much per person as Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Denmark (Gini 21.4 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Denmark: 29.9 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Denmark
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Denmark: 0.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 5.5% in Denmark
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Denmark: 5.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Denmark: 3.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Denmark’s central government collects 33% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Denmark: 33.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Denmark: 92% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 89 times as much on health per person as Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Denmark: $6,745 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 17 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Denmark: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 9.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 18 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Denmark has 3.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 2 times that in Denmark
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
15% of adults in Denmark are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Denmark: 15.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Denmark: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 3.74 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Denmark: 7.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Denmark drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Angola
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 5.4 times as much meat per person as Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 1,335 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 735 more hours a year than in Denmark
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 7.1 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Denmark: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 659 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Denmark: 2.4 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Denmark has 12 more World Heritage sites than Angola (13 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Denmark: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Denmark has won 216 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Denmark: 216 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Denmark: 100% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Denmark is 8.3 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Denmark have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Denmark: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 71% in Angola
Angola: 71% (2025) · Denmark: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Denmark: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Angola’s railway network is 3% longer than Denmark’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Denmark: 2,682 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Denmark: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 16% of Denmark
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Denmark: 16% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 8.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Denmark: 4.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 74% in Angola
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Denmark: 91.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Denmark
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.9 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Denmark
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 4.8 times as deadly as in Denmark
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 13.2 °C warmer than Denmark
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 31% more rain than Denmark
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Denmark?
Angola is larger. Denmark fits inside Angola 29 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Denmark?
Angola has 6.5 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Denmark?
People in Denmark live 17 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 82.3 in Denmark.
Are people taller in Angola or Denmark?
Men in Denmark are 13.4 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).