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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Angola fits inside India 2.6 times.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.

Angola: 0 (2025) · India: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

India has 3 official languages, Angola 1.

Angola: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 25.8 points higher).

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · India: 25.5 (2022)

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 1.0%.

Angola: 1% (2024) · India: 2.3% (2024)

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 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 (2022) · India: 0.01 (2024)

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)

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 52% of Angola, but only 25% of India.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · India: 24.5% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 Angola are 3% deadlier than in India.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · India: 14.6 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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