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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Germany fits inside Angola 3.5 times.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Germany: 357,680 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Germany’s coastline is 49% longer than Angola’s.

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Germany’s highest peak towers 343 m above Angola’s.

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Germany has 2.1 times as many people as Angola.

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Germany: 83.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Germany is 7.6 times as densely populated as Angola.

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Germany: 239 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Germany are 11.8 cm taller than in Angola.

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Germany: 180.3 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Germany are 8.1 cm taller than in Angola.

Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Germany: 166.2 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Germany is 29 years older than in Angola.

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Germany: 45.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 3.7 more children on average than in Germany.

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Germany: 23.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Germany has produced 10.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.

Angola: 0 (2025) · Germany: 10.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Angola and Germany are practically level.

Angola: 1 (2026) · Germany: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Germany’s economy is 41 times the size of Angola’s.

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Germany produces 7.4 times as much per person as Angola.

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Germany: Int$75,407 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Germany (Gini 17.6 points higher).

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Germany: 33.7 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 3.7% in Germany.

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Germany: 3.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Germany spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.

Angola: 1% (2024) · Germany: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Angola’s.

Angola: 31% (2025) · Germany: 80% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Germany spends 90 times as much on health per person as Angola.

Angola: $76 (2023) · Germany: $6,849 (2024)

How long do people live?

People in Germany live 16 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Germany: 80.8 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Angola is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany.

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Germany has 19 times as many doctors per person as Angola.

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 12% in Angola.

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Germany: 24.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · Germany: 22% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Germany rate their lives 3.09 points higher than in Angola.

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Germany: 6.88 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Germany drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Angola.

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Germany: 10.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Germany has 3.8 times as much meat per person as Angola.

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Germany: 70.7 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Germany has 1,135 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Angola put in 779 more hours a year than in Germany.

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Germany: 1,335 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Germany went to school 8.3 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 6 years (2023) · Germany: 14.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Germany welcomed 123 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).

Angola: 0 (2022) · Germany: 0.45 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

94% of people in Germany are online, versus 41% in Angola.

Angola: 41% (2024) · Germany: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 71% in Angola.

Angola: 71% (2025) · Germany: 82% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.

Angola: 70 (2024) · Germany: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Germany’s railway network is 12 times as long as Angola’s.

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Germany: 33,401 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

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

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Germany: 0.96 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 33% of Germany.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Germany: 32.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Germany emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Germany: 6.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 59% in Germany.

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Germany: 59.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

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

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 4.5 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Germany.

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Angola are 4.5 times as deadly as in Germany.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Germany: 3.3 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Angola is on average 12.5 °C warmer than Germany.

Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Angola gets 27% more rain than Germany.

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Angola bigger than Germany?

Angola is larger. Germany fits inside Angola 3.5 times.

Which has more people, Angola or Germany?

Germany has 2.1 times as many people as Angola (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Angola or Germany?

People in Germany live 16 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 80.8 in Germany.

Are people taller in Angola or Germany?

Men in Germany are 11.8 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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