Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola fits inside India 2.6 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 4.4 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 5,966 m above Angola’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · India: 59.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 37 times as many people as Angola
Angola: 39 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 16 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Angola are 2.0 cm taller than in India
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Angola are 2.9 cm taller than in India
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in India is 12 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.1 more children on average than in India
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Angola hosts 4 times as many refugees per resident as India
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · India: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Angola 1
Angola: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 32 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
India produces 15% more per person than Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in India (Gini 28.3 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · India: 23 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 2.6% in India
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · India: 2.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 4.2% in India
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · India: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Angola’s central government collects 7.6% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · India: 6.9% (2022)
How expensive is it?
Angola’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× India’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
India spends 11% more on health per person than Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in India live 7.4 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 38% more likely to die before turning one than in India
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
India has 3 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
India has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 15% higher than in India
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · India: 15.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Angola are obese, versus 8.0% in India
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in India rate their lives 0.74 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 39% more alcohol than in Angola
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Angola has 2.3 times as much meat per person as India
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
India has 269 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 268 more hours a year than in Angola
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in India went to school 0.92 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
India welcomed 86% more tourists per resident than Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · India: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 44 more World Heritage sites than Angola (45 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · India: 45 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · India: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
70% of people in India are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in India is 2.4 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · India: 91 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in India have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 36% in India
Angola: 71% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
India has 79 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 25 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from India fly 3.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 24% of India
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · India: 24.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 3.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 69% more fine dust than in Angola
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 46% more likely to be murdered in Angola than in India
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 27% deadlier than in Angola
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · India: 25.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 1.7 °C warmer than Angola
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 15% more rain than Angola
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than India?
India is larger. Angola fits inside India 2.6 times.
Which has more people, Angola or India?
India has 37 times as many people as Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or India?
People in India live 7.4 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Angola or India?
Men in Angola are 2.0 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
