Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola is 24% bigger than Egypt
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 53% longer than Angola’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt and Angola are practically level
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Egypt: 4.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 3 times as many people as Angola
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Egypt: 118 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 3.8 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Egypt: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 6.1 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 2.8 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Egypt is 7.6 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Egypt: 24 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 2.3 more children on average than in Egypt
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.3% of people in Egypt are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Egypt: 5.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Egypt hosts 2.9 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Egypt: 0.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and Egypt are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Egypt: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 3 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Egypt: $365 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Egypt produces 2 times as much per person as Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Egypt (Gini 22.8 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Egypt: 28.5 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.4% in Egypt
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Egypt: 1.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 6.8% in Egypt
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Egypt: 6.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Angola spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.6%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Egypt: 0.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Egypt’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Egypt: 12.5% (2015)
How expensive is it?
Angola’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Egypt’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Egypt: 15% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Egypt spends 86% more on health per person than Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Egypt: $141 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Egypt live 7 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Egypt: 71.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 54% more likely to die before turning one than in Egypt
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Egypt has 2.8 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Egypt has 41% more hospital beds per person than Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 22 times that in Egypt
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Egypt: 42.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Egypt: 25% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Egypt rate their lives 0.07 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Egypt: 3.86 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 37 times as much alcohol as in Egypt
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Egypt has 49% more meat per person than Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 695 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 254 more hours a year than in Angola
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 4.2 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Egypt: 10.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 28 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Egypt: 0.1 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Egypt has 6 more World Heritage sites than Angola (7 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Egypt: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Egypt has won 41 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Egypt: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Egypt: 75% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Egypt is 2.1 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Egypt have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Egypt: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt
Angola: 71% (2025) · Egypt: 43% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Egypt has 97 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Egypt: 97 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 87% longer than Angola’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Egypt: 5,153 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Egypt fly 4.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Egypt: 0.14 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Egypt: 0% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Egypt emits 3.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Egypt: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Egypt: 13% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 58% more fine dust than in Angola
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.1 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Egypt
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 61% deadlier than in Egypt
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 0.8 °C warmer than Angola
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 91 times as much rain as Egypt
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Egypt?
Angola is larger. Angola is 24% bigger than Egypt.
Which has more people, Angola or Egypt?
Egypt has 3 times as many people as Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Egypt?
People in Egypt live 7 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 71.8 in Egypt.
Are people taller in Angola or Egypt?
Men in Egypt are 6.1 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).