Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Iran is 40% bigger than Angola
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Iran: 1,745,150 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Iran’s coastline is 52% longer than Angola’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Iran: 2,440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Iran’s highest peak towers 3,005 m above Angola’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Iran: 5,625 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 29% of Iran
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Iran: 29% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Iran has 2.4 times as many people as Angola
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Iran: 92.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Iran is 82% more densely populated than Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Iran: 57 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Iran are 7.2 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Iran: 175.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Iran are 3.1 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Iran: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Iran is 16 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Iran: 32.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.4 more children on average than in Iran
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Iran: 1.68 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in Iran are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Iran: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Iran hosts 13 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Iran: 8.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Iran has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Iran: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and Iran are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Iran: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Iran’s economy is 3 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Iran: $363 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Iran produces 92% more per person than Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Iran: Int$19,699 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Iran (Gini 15.4 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Iran: 35.9 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 2.5% in Iran
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Iran: 2.5% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 8.3% in Iran
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Iran: 8.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Iran spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Iran: 2.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Iran: no data
How expensive is it?
Angola’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Iran’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Iran: 20% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Iran spends 3.5 times as much on health per person as Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Iran: $267 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Iran live 13 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Iran: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Iran
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Iran: 10.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Iran has 7.4 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Iran: 1.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Iran has 2.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Iran: 1.9 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 2.9 times that in Iran
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Iran: 6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Iran are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Iran: 25.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Iran: 11.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Iran rate their lives 1.36 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Iran: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 183 times as much alcohol as in Iran
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Iran: 0.021 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Iran has 61% more meat per person than Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Iran: 29.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Iran has 476 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Iran: 2,875 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Iran put in 132 more hours a year than in Angola
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Iran: 2,246 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Iran went to school 4.9 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Iran: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Iran: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Iran has 29 more World Heritage sites than Angola (30 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Iran: 30 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Iran has won 88 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Iran: 88 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
85% of people in Iran are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Iran: 85% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Iran: no data
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Iran have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Iran: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
77% of people in Iran live in cities, versus 71% in Angola
Angola: 71% (2025) · Iran: 77% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Iran has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Iran: 174 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Iran’s railway network is 3.4 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Iran: 9,455 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Iran fly 5.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Iran: 0.2 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 6.6% of Iran
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Iran: 6.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Iran emits 15 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Iran: 8.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 3.8% in Iran
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Iran: 3.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Iran carries 44% more fine dust than in Angola
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Iran: 37.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 73% more likely to be murdered in Angola than in Iran
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Iran: 2.4 per 100k (2014)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Iran are 44% deadlier than in Angola
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Iran: 28.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 3.4 °C warmer than Iran
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Iran: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 4.1 times as much rain as Iran
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Iran: 272 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Iran?
Iran is larger. Iran is 40% bigger than Angola.
Which has more people, Angola or Iran?
Iran has 2.4 times as many people as Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Iran?
People in Iran live 13 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 77.9 in Iran.
Are people taller in Angola or Iran?
Men in Iran are 7.2 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
