Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Angola 3.7 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Finland: 338,485 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Angola’s coastline is 28% longer than Finland’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Angola’s highest peak towers 1,292 m above Finland’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 7.4% of Finland
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Finland: 7.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 6.9 times as many people as Finland
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Finland: 5.65 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Angola is 69% more densely populated than Finland
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Finland: 19 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 12.1 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Finland: 180.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 8.4 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Finland: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 26 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Finland: 42.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.8 more children on average than in Finland
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Finland: 24.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Finland hosts 28 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Finland: 18.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Finland: 8.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Angola 1
Angola: 1 (2026) · Finland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Finland’s economy is 2.6 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Finland: $317 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 6.4 times as much per person as Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Finland: Int$65,885 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Finland (Gini 23.9 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Finland: 27.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Finland
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Finland: 0.2% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 9.5% in Finland
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Finland: 9.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.6% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Finland: 2.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Finland’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Finland: 25.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Finland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 73 times as much on health per person as Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Finland: $5,515 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 18 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Finland: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 17 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 15 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Finland has 3.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 34% higher than in Finland
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Finland: 26.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Finland: 21.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 3.97 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Finland: 7.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Angola
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Finland: 9.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 3.7 times as much meat per person as Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Finland: 69.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 946 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 618 more hours a year than in Finland
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Finland: 1,497 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 7 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Finland: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 218 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Finland: 0.8 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Finland has 7 more World Heritage sites than Angola (8 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Finland: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Finland has won 486 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Finland: 486 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Finland: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Finland is 6.5 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Finland: 247 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Finland have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Finland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 71% in Angola
Angola: 71% (2025) · Finland: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Finland: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 2.1 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Finland: 5,918 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 56 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Finland: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 51% of Angola
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Finland: 74.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Finland: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Finland: 56.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 4.8 times as much fine dust as in Finland
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.2 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Finland
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Finland: 1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 3.8 times as deadly as in Finland
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 19.1 °C warmer than Finland
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 46% more rain than Finland
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Finland?
Angola is larger. Finland fits inside Angola 3.7 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Finland?
Angola has 6.9 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Finland?
People in Finland live 18 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 82.3 in Finland.
Are people taller in Angola or Finland?
Men in Finland are 12.1 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).