Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The DR Congo is 88% bigger than Angola.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · DR Congo: 2,344,860 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Angola’s coastline is 43 times as long as the DR Congo’s.
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The DR Congo’s highest peak towers 2,490 m above Angola’s.
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The DR Congo has 2.9 times as many people as Angola.
Angola: 39 million (2025) · DR Congo: 113 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The DR Congo is 59% more densely populated than Angola.
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
The DR Congo and Angola are practically level.
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Angola are 1.8 cm taller than in the DR Congo.
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Angola is 0.68 years older than in the DR Congo.
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 0.9 more children on average than in Angola.
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
The DR Congo and Angola are practically level.
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · DR Congo: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The DR Congo has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.
Angola: 0 (2025) · DR Congo: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Angola 1.
Angola: 1 (2026) · DR Congo: 5 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Angola’s economy is 34% larger than the DR Congo’s.
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · DR Congo: $91 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Angola produces 5.3 times as much per person as the DR Congo.
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in the DR Congo (Gini 6.6 points higher).
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · DR Congo: 44.7 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 4.4% in the DR Congo.
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · DR Congo: 4.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The DR Congo and Angola are practically level.
Angola: 1% (2024) · DR Congo: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The DR Congo’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Angola’s.
Angola: 31% (2025) · DR Congo: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Angola spends 3.2 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo.
Angola: $76 (2023) · DR Congo: $23 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Angola live 2.7 years longer than in the DR Congo.
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 76% more likely to die before turning one than in Angola.
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Angola has 17% more doctors per person than the DR Congo.
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Angola are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo.
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · DR Congo: 5.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · DR Congo: 12.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Angola rate their lives 0.03 points higher than in the DR Congo.
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · DR Congo: 3.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in the DR Congo.
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Angola has 5.3 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo.
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Angola has 385 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo.
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 274 more hours a year than in the DR Congo.
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the DR Congo went to school 1.4 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 6 years (2023) · DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The DR Congo welcomed 41% more tourists per resident than Angola (2019).
Angola: 0 (2022) · DR Congo: 0.01 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Angola are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo.
Angola: 41% (2024) · DR Congo: 20% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
56% of people in Angola have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo.
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · DR Congo: 22.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo.
Angola: 71% (2025) · DR Congo: 45% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Angola has 70 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59.
Angola: 70 (2024) · DR Congo: 59 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The DR Congo’s railway network is 32% longer than Angola’s.
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Angola fly 3.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo.
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · DR Congo: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of the DR Congo, but only 52% of Angola.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · DR Congo: 54.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Angola emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo.
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 74% in Angola.
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · DR Congo: 100% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the DR Congo carries 58% more fine dust than in Angola.
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · DR Congo: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 9% deadlier than in Angola.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · DR Congo: 16.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The DR Congo is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Angola.
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 33% more rain than Angola.
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than the DR Congo?
The DR Congo is larger. The DR Congo is 88% bigger than Angola.
Which has more people, Angola or the DR Congo?
The DR Congo has 2.9 times as many people as Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or the DR Congo?
People in Angola live 2.7 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 62.1 in the DR Congo.
Are people taller in Angola or the DR Congo?
The DR Congo and Angola are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
