Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Angola 9.4 times.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 8.5 times as long as Angola’s.
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greece’s highest peak towers 297 m above Angola’s.
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 3.7 times as many people as Greece.
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Greece: 10.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Greece is 2.6 times as densely populated as Angola.
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Greece: 81 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 10.8 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Greece: 179.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 7.7 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Greece: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 29 years older than in Angola.
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Greece: 45.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.8 more children on average than in Greece.
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Greece: 24.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.
Angola: 0 (2025) · Greece: 1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Angola and Greece are practically level.
Angola: 1 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Greece’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Angola’s.
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Greece: $281 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 4.4 times as much per person as Angola.
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Greece: Int$45,264 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Greece (Gini 17.9 points higher).
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Greece: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 8.5% in Greece.
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Greece: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.
Angola: 1% (2024) · Greece: 3.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Angola’s.
Angola: 31% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 26 times as much on health per person as Angola.
Angola: $76 (2023) · Greece: $1,963 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 17 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Greece: 81.8 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 Greece.
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 27 times as many doctors per person as Angola.
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 12% in Angola.
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Greece: 33.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Greece: 30.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Greece rate their lives 1.90 points higher than in Angola.
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Greece: 5.70 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Angola.
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Greece: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 4.4 times as much meat per person as Angola.
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Greece: 82 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 982 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 221 more hours a year than in Greece.
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Greece: 1,893 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 5.6 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Greece: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 731 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).
Angola: 0 (2022) · Greece: 2.67 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 41% in Angola.
Angola: 41% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Greece have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Greece: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 71% in Angola.
Angola: 71% (2025) · Greece: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.
Angola: 70 (2024) · Greece: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Angola’s railway network is 18% longer than Greece’s.
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Greece: 2,339 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 54 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Greece: 1.83 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 30% of Greece.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Greece: 30.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Greece: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece.
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Greece: 49.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 73% more fine dust than in Greece.
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.9 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Greece.
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 2.1 times as deadly as in Greece.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 7.0 °C warmer than Greece.
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 38% more rain than Greece.
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Greece?
Angola is larger. Greece fits inside Angola 9.4 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Greece?
Angola has 3.7 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Greece?
People in Greece live 17 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 81.8 in Greece.
Are people taller in Angola or Greece?
Men in Greece are 10.8 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).