Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Angola 4.9 times.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ecuador’s coastline is 40% longer than Angola’s.
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 3,647 m above Angola’s.
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 2.1 times as many people as Ecuador.
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ecuador is 2.4 times as densely populated as Angola.
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Angola are 1.1 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Angola are 2.8 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ecuador is 12 years older than in Angola.
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.2 more children on average than in Ecuador.
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Ecuador: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Angola and Ecuador are practically level.
Angola: 0 (2025) · Ecuador: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Angola and Ecuador are practically level.
Angola: 1 (2026) · Ecuador: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ecuador’s economy is 7% larger than Angola’s.
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Ecuador: $130 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ecuador produces 63% more per person than Angola.
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Ecuador (Gini 5.4 points higher).
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Ecuador: 45.9 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Ecuador: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.
Angola: 1% (2024) · Ecuador: 2.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Angola’s.
Angola: 31% (2025) · Ecuador: 43% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 6.7 times as much on health per person as Angola.
Angola: $76 (2023) · Ecuador: $509 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 13 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ecuador.
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ecuador has 9.5 times as many doctors per person as Angola.
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 12% in Angola.
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Ecuador: 28.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Ecuador: 10.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 2.35 points higher than in Angola.
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Ecuador: 6.14 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 18% more alcohol than in Ecuador.
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 3 times as much meat per person as Angola.
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ecuador has 222 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 521 more hours a year than in Ecuador.
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ecuador went to school 3 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Ecuador: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Angola: 0 (2022) · Ecuador: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 41% in Angola.
Angola: 41% (2024) · Ecuador: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Ecuador have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Ecuador: 98.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.
Angola: 71% (2025) · Ecuador: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ecuador has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.
Angola: 70 (2024) · Ecuador: 102 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Angola’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Ecuador: 965 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ecuador fly 7.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Ecuador: 0.25 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 50% of Ecuador.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Ecuador: 49.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ecuador emits 4.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 74% in Angola.
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Ecuador: 79.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 47% more fine dust than in Ecuador.
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Angola.
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 56% deadlier than in Angola.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 1.5 °C warmer than Ecuador.
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 2.9 times as much rain as Angola.
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Ecuador?
Angola is larger. Ecuador fits inside Angola 4.9 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Ecuador?
Angola has 2.1 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Ecuador?
People in Ecuador live 13 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 77.6 in Ecuador.
Are people taller in Angola or Ecuador?
Men in Angola are 1.1 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
