Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola is 10% bigger than Ethiopia
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Ethiopia: 1,129,820 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 1,930 m above Angola’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 34% of Ethiopia
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 3.5 times as many people as Angola
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ethiopia is 3.9 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 121 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Ethiopia and Angola are practically level
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Angola are 0.9 cm taller than in Ethiopia
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ethiopia is 2.3 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 1.1 more children on average than in Ethiopia
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Ethiopia and Angola are practically level
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ethiopia hosts 11 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Ethiopia: 7.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ethiopia has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Ethiopia: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and Ethiopia are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ethiopia’s economy is 3% larger than Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Angola produces 2.8 times as much per person as Ethiopia
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Ethiopia (Gini 20.2 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 39% in Ethiopia
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Ethiopia: 38.6% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Angola spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.5%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Ethiopia: 0.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Angola’s central government collects 7.6% of GDP in tax, Ethiopia’s 3.4%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Angola’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ethiopia’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Ethiopia: 26% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Angola spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia
Angola: $76 (2023) · Ethiopia: $35 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ethiopia live 2.8 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 7% more likely to die before turning one than in Angola
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Angola has 71% more doctors per person than Ethiopia
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Angola has 2.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Ethiopia
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Ethiopia: 0.3 per 1,000 (2016)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 22% higher than in Ethiopia
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: 14.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Angola are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ethiopia rate their lives 0.19 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 67% more alcohol than in Ethiopia
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Angola has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ethiopia has 159 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 515 more hours a year than in Ethiopia
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Angola went to school 3.6 years longer than in Ethiopia
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ethiopia welcomed 11% more tourists per resident than Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Ethiopia: 0.0041 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ethiopia has 11 more World Heritage sites than Angola (12 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Ethiopia: 12 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ethiopia has won 62 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 62 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Angola are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia
Angola: 41% (2024) · Ethiopia: 22% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Angola is 75% faster than in Ethiopia
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Ethiopia: 22 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
57% of people in Ethiopia have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia
Angola: 71% (2025) · Ethiopia: 24% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Angola has 70 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65
Angola: 70 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Angola’s railway network is 3.7 times as long as Ethiopia’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Ethiopia: 754 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ethiopia fly 3.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 24% of Ethiopia
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Ethiopia: 23.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Angola emits 4.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 74% in Angola
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 29% more fine dust than in Ethiopia
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Ethiopia: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ethiopia are 19% deadlier than in Angola
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: 23.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ethiopia is on average 1.2 °C warmer than Angola
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 15% more rain than Ethiopia
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Ethiopia?
Angola is larger. Angola is 10% bigger than Ethiopia.
Which has more people, Angola or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia has 3.5 times as many people as Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Ethiopia?
People in Ethiopia live 2.8 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 67.6 in Ethiopia.
Are people taller in Angola or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia and Angola are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).