Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Indonesia is 54% bigger than Angola.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 34 times as long as Angola’s.
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 2,264 m above Angola’s.
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 7.3 times as many people as Angola.
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 4.8 times as densely populated as Angola.
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Angola are 2.2 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Angola are 3.7 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 13 years older than in Angola.
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 2.9 more children on average than in Indonesia.
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.5% of people in Indonesia are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Indonesia and Angola are practically level.
Angola: 0 (2025) · Indonesia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Angola and Indonesia are practically level.
Angola: 1 (2026) · Indonesia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 12 times the size of Angola’s.
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Indonesia produces 72% more per person than Angola.
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Indonesia (Gini 16.9 points higher).
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Indonesia: 34.4 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Angola and Indonesia are practically level.
Angola: 1% (2024) · Indonesia: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Angola’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Indonesia’s.
Angola: 31% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Indonesia spends 73% more on health per person than Angola.
Angola: $76 (2023) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Indonesia live 6.5 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Indonesia.
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Indonesia has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as Angola.
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
Indonesia and Angola are practically level.
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Indonesia: 31% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Indonesia rate their lives 1.82 points higher than in Angola.
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 37 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Indonesia has 7% more meat per person than Angola.
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Indonesia has 501 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 156 more hours a year than in Indonesia.
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Indonesia went to school 2.7 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Indonesia welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).
Angola: 0 (2022) · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
73% of people in Indonesia are online, versus 41% in Angola.
Angola: 41% (2024) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Indonesia have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Angola: 71% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.
Angola: 70 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 2 times as long as Angola’s.
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 10 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 48% of Indonesia.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Indonesia: 47.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Indonesia emits 4.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 41% more fine dust than in Indonesia.
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 13 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Indonesia.
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 33% deadlier than in Indonesia.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 2.9 °C warmer than Angola.
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 3.1 times as much rain as Angola.
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Indonesia?
Indonesia is larger. Indonesia is 54% bigger than Angola.
Which has more people, Angola or Indonesia?
Indonesia has 7.3 times as many people as Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Indonesia?
People in Indonesia live 6.5 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 71.3 in Indonesia.
Are people taller in Angola or Indonesia?
Men in Angola are 2.2 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).