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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Israel fits inside Angola 56 times.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Angola’s coastline is 5.9 times as long as Israel’s.

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Angola’s highest peak towers 384 m above Israel’s.

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Angola has 3.9 times as many people as Israel.

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Israel is 15 times as densely populated as Angola.

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Israel are 7.5 cm taller than in Angola.

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Israel are 4.1 cm taller than in Angola.

Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Israel is 13 years older than in Angola.

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 2.2 more children on average than in Israel.

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.

Angola: 0 (2025) · Israel: 5.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Israel has 2 official languages, Angola 1.

Angola: 1 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Israel’s economy is 5 times the size of Angola’s.

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Israel produces 5.8 times as much per person as Angola.

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Israel (Gini 13 points higher).

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 3.5% in Israel.

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.

Angola: 1% (2024) · Israel: 8.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 3.3× Angola’s.

Angola: 31% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Israel spends 52 times as much on health per person as Angola.

Angola: $76 (2023) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Israel live 18 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Angola is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Israel has 16 times as many doctors per person as Angola.

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 12% in Angola.

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · Israel: 21.2% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Israel rate their lives 3.39 points higher than in Angola.

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Israel drink 11% more alcohol than in Angola.

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Israel has 5.8 times as much meat per person as Angola.

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Israel has 1,355 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Angola put in 224 more hours a year than in Israel.

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Israel went to school 7.6 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 6 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Israel welcomed 26 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).

Angola: 0 (2022) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

88% of people in Israel are online, versus 41% in Angola.

Angola: 41% (2024) · Israel: 88% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Israel have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.

Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 71% in Angola.

Angola: 71% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.

Angola: 70 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Angola’s railway network is 61% longer than Israel’s.

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Israel fly 22 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 6.5% of Israel.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Israel: 6.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Israel emits 9.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Angola carries 28% more fine dust than in Israel.

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Israel.

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Angola are 3.6 times as deadly as in Israel.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Angola is on average 1.6 °C warmer than Israel.

Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Angola gets 5.4 times as much rain as Israel.

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Angola bigger than Israel?

Angola is larger. Israel fits inside Angola 56 times.

Which has more people, Angola or Israel?

Angola has 3.9 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Angola or Israel?

People in Israel live 18 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 83.2 in Israel.

Are people taller in Angola or Israel?

Men in Israel are 7.5 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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