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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

France fits inside Angola 2.1 times.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · France: 606,410 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

France’s coastline is 3 times as long as Angola’s.

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · France: 4,853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

France’s highest peak towers 2,190 m above Angola’s.

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · France: 4,810 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

France has 76% more people than Angola.

Angola: 39 million (2025) · France: 68.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

France is 4.1 times as densely populated as Angola.

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · France: 128 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in France are 10.1 cm taller than in Angola.

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · France: 178.6 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in France are 6.4 cm taller than in Angola.

Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · France: 164.5 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in France is 25 years older than in Angola.

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · France: 41.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 3.4 more children on average than in France.

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · France: 1.61 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · France: 22.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

France has produced 9.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.

Angola: 0 (2025) · France: 9.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Angola and France are practically level.

Angola: 1 (2026) · France: 1 (2026)

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Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

France’s economy is 28 times the size of Angola’s.

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · France: $3.37 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

France produces 6.2 times as much per person as Angola.

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · France: Int$63,975 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in France (Gini 19.5 points higher).

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · France: 31.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 7.5% in France.

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · France: 7.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

France spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.

Angola: 1% (2024) · France: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

France’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Angola’s.

Angola: 31% (2025) · France: 77% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

France spends 70 times as much on health per person as Angola.

Angola: $76 (2023) · France: $5,327 (2024)

How long do people live?

People in France live 18 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · France: 83 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Angola is 9.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in France.

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

France has 13 times as many doctors per person as Angola.

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

13% of adults in France are obese, versus 12% in Angola.

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · France: 12.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · France: 33.6% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in France rate their lives 2.79 points higher than in Angola.

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · France: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in France drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Angola.

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · France: 11.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

France has 4.3 times as much meat per person as Angola.

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · France: 80.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

France has 1,090 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · France: 3,490 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Angola put in 627 more hours a year than in France.

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · France: 1,487 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in France went to school 5.8 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 6 years (2023) · France: 11.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

France welcomed 370 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).

Angola: 0 (2022) · France: 1.35 (2019)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

89% of people in France are online, versus 41% in Angola.

Angola: 41% (2024) · France: 89% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in France have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.

Angola: 55.5% (2024) · France: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

79% of people in France live in cities, versus 71% in Angola.

Angola: 71% (2025) · France: 79% (2025)

How many phones per person?

France has 117 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.

Angola: 70 (2024) · France: 117 (2023)

How much railway is there?

France’s railway network is 10 times as long as Angola’s.

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · France: 27,716 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from France fly 28 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · France: 0.94 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 32% of France.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · France: 32.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in France emits 6.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · France: 4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in France.

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · France: 26.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Angola carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in France.

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 3 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in France.

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · France: 1.3 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Angola are 3.2 times as deadly as in France.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · France: 4.7 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Angola is on average 8.6 °C warmer than France.

Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

France gets 5% more rain than Angola.

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Angola bigger than France?

Angola is larger. France fits inside Angola 2.1 times.

Which has more people, Angola or France?

France has 76% more people than Angola (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Angola or France?

People in France live 18 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 83.0 in France.

Are people taller in Angola or France?

Men in France are 10.1 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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