Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ireland fits inside Angola 18 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Ireland: 70,280 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Angola’s coastline is 10% longer than Ireland’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Angola’s highest peak towers 1,579 m above Ireland’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Ireland, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Ireland: 65.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 7.1 times as many people as Ireland
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Ireland: 5.48 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ireland is 2.5 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Ireland: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 10.6 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Ireland: 179 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 6.4 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ireland is 22 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Ireland: 38.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.6 more children on average than in Ireland
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Ireland: 16.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ireland hosts 39 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Ireland: 25.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Ireland: 9.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Ireland has 2 official languages, Angola 1
Angola: 1 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ireland’s economy is 5.9 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Ireland: $722 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 15 times as much per person as Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Ireland (Gini 22.3 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Ireland: 29 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Ireland
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Ireland: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 4.6% in Ireland
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Ireland: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Angola spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Ireland: 0.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ireland’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Ireland: 17.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Ireland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ireland spends 97 times as much on health per person as Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Ireland: $7,395 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Ireland live 18 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Ireland: 83 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 9.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ireland has 16 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ireland has 3.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Ireland: 3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 2.4 times that in Ireland
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Ireland: 7.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Ireland: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Ireland: 18.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ireland rate their lives 3.13 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Ireland: 6.93 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ireland drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Angola
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ireland has 5.3 times as much meat per person as Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ireland has 1,522 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 460 more hours a year than in Ireland
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ireland went to school 5.8 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Ireland: 11.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ireland welcomed 603 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Ireland: 2.2 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ireland has 1 more World Heritage site than Angola (2 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ireland has won 42 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Ireland: 42 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Ireland: 97% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ireland is 8 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Ireland: 300 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ireland have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Ireland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 65% in Ireland
Angola: 71% (2025) · Ireland: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ireland has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Ireland: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Angola’s railway network is 67% longer than Ireland’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Ireland: 1,650 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ireland fly 1,037 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Ireland: 35.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 12% of Ireland
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Ireland: 12% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ireland emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Ireland: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Ireland
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Ireland: 48.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in Ireland
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.3 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Ireland
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 3.8 times as deadly as in Ireland
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Ireland: 5.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 12.4 °C warmer than Ireland
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ireland gets 3% more rain than Angola
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Ireland?
Angola is larger. Ireland fits inside Angola 18 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Ireland?
Angola has 7.1 times as many people as Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Ireland?
People in Ireland live 18 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 83.0 in Ireland.
Are people taller in Angola or Ireland?
Men in Ireland are 10.6 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).