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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Denmark fits inside Angola 29 times.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Denmark: 42,920 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.

Angola: 0 (2025) · Denmark: 20 (2025)

How many official languages?

Angola and Denmark are practically level.

Angola: 1 (2026) · Denmark: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.

Angola: 1% (2024) · Denmark: 2.4% (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 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 (2022) · Denmark: 2.4 (2022)

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)

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 52% of Angola, but only 16% of Denmark.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Denmark: 15.8% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 6.5 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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