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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Angola is 10% bigger than Ethiopia

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Ethiopia: 1,129,820 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 34% of Ethiopia

Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.3% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 3.5 times as many people as Angola

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 3.9 times as densely populated as Angola

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 121 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Ethiopia and Angola are practically level

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019)

Height of women

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)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

Ethiopia and Angola are practically level

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

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)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

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)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Angola and Ethiopia are practically level

Angola: 1 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Ethiopia’s economy is 3% larger than Angola’s

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

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)

Income inequality (Gini)

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)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

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)

Unemployment

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)

Military spending

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)

Tax revenue (central government)

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)

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

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)

Life expectancy

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)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

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)

Suicide rate

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)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

12% of adults in Angola are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

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)

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Ethiopia welcomed 11% more tourists per resident than Angola (2019)

Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Ethiopia: 0.0041 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Ethiopia has 11 more World Heritage sites than Angola (12 against 1)

Angola: 1 (2026) · Ethiopia: 12 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

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

Internet users

How many people are online?

41% of people in Angola are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia

Angola: 41% (2024) · Ethiopia: 22% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Angola is 75% faster than in Ethiopia

Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Ethiopia: 22 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

57% of people in Ethiopia have electricity, versus 56% in Angola

Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia

Angola: 71% (2025) · Ethiopia: 24% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Angola has 70 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65

Angola: 70 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

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

Forest cover

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)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 74% in Angola

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Ethiopia: no data

Road deaths

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

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Angola gets 15% more rain than Ethiopia

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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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).

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