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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Guatemala fits inside Angola 11 times

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Guatemala: 108,889 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Angola’s coastline is 4 times as long as Guatemala’s

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Guatemala’s highest peak towers 1,600 m above Angola’s

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 46% of Guatemala, versus 36% of Angola

Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Guatemala: 46% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Angola has 2.1 times as many people as Guatemala

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Guatemala is 5.6 times as densely populated as Angola

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Angola are 4.1 cm taller than in Guatemala

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Angola are 7.2 cm taller than in Guatemala

Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Guatemala is 6.2 years older than in Angola

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 2.8 more children on average than in Guatemala

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

5.0% of people in Guatemala are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Guatemala: 5% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Angola hosts 7.7 times as many refugees per resident as Guatemala

Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Guatemala: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none

Angola: 0 (2026) · Guatemala: 1.1 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Angola and Guatemala are practically level

Angola: 1 (2026) · Guatemala: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Guatemala and Angola are nearly identical here

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Guatemala: $123 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Guatemala produces 48% more per person than Angola

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Guatemala (Gini 6.1 points higher)

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Guatemala: 45.2 (2023)

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 9.7% in Guatemala

Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Guatemala: 9.7% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 2.6% in Guatemala

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Guatemala: 2.6% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Angola spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.5%

Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Guatemala: 0.5% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Guatemala’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%

Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Guatemala: 11.6% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Guatemala’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Angola’s

Angola: 31% (2025) · Guatemala: 43% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Guatemala spends 5.2 times as much on health per person as Angola

Angola: $76 (2023) · Guatemala: $392 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Guatemala live 7.9 years longer than in Angola

Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Angola is 87% more likely to die before turning one than in Guatemala

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Guatemala has 5.3 times as many doctors per person as Angola

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Angola has 67% more hospital beds per person than Guatemala

Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Guatemala: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Angola is 3.2 times that in Guatemala

Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Guatemala: 5.5 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 12% in Angola

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Guatemala: 26.7% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · Guatemala: 11.2% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Guatemala rate their lives 2.74 points higher than in Angola

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Guatemala: 6.53 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Angola drink 24% more alcohol than in Guatemala

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Guatemala has 2.9 times as much meat per person as Angola

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Guatemala has 424 kcal more food per person per day than Angola

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Guatemala put in 36 more hours a year than in Angola

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Angola went to school 0.11 years longer than in Guatemala

Angola: 6 years (2023) · Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Guatemala welcomed 23 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)

Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Guatemala: 0.08 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Guatemala has 3 more World Heritage sites than Angola (4 against 1)

Angola: 1 (2026) · Guatemala: 4 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Guatemala has won 3 Olympic medals, Angola none

Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 3 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

60% of people in Guatemala are online, versus 41% in Angola

Angola: 41% (2024) · Guatemala: 60% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Guatemala is 3.9 times as fast as in Angola

Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Guatemala: 149 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

91% of people in Guatemala have electricity, versus 56% in Angola

Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Guatemala: 90.9% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala

Angola: 71% (2025) · Guatemala: 56% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Guatemala has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70

Angola: 70 (2024) · Guatemala: 113 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Angola’s railway network is 3.5 times as long as Guatemala’s

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Guatemala: 800 km (2018)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Angola fly 2.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Guatemala: 0.01 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 33% of Guatemala

Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Guatemala: 33.1% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Guatemala emits 83% more CO₂ than someone in Angola

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 68% in Guatemala

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Guatemala: 68.3% (2024)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Guatemala carries 6% more fine dust than in Angola

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 5.7 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Angola

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Guatemala are 6% deadlier than in Angola

Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Guatemala: 21.1 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Guatemala is on average 1.0 °C warmer than Angola

Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Guatemala gets 64% more rain than Angola

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 1,811 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 Guatemala?

Angola is larger. Guatemala fits inside Angola 11 times.

Which has more people, Angola or Guatemala?

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

Where do people live longer, Angola or Guatemala?

People in Guatemala live 7.9 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 72.7 in Guatemala.

Are people taller in Angola or Guatemala?

Men in Angola are 4.1 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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