Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy fits inside Angola 4.1 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Italy: 302,070 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Italy’s coastline is 4.8 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Italy’s highest peak towers 2,128 m above Angola’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 44% of Italy, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Italy: 43.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Italy has 51% more people than Angola
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Italy: 58.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Italy is 6.4 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Italy: 199 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Italy are 6.0 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Italy: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Italy are 3.7 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Italy: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 31 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Italy: 47.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.9 more children on average than in Italy
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Italy: 25.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Italy hosts 5 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Italy: 3.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Italy: 3.4 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and Italy are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 21 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 6.1 times as much per person as Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Italy: Int$62,803 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Italy (Gini 17 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Italy: 34.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.9% in Italy
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Italy: 0.9% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 6.4% in Italy
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Italy: 6.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Italy and Angola are practically level
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Italy: 1.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Italy’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Italy: 25.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Italy: 69% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 45 times as much on health per person as Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Italy: $3,398 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 19 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Italy: 84 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 14 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 17 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Italy has 4.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Italy: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 3.1 times that in Italy
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 5.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Italy are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Italy: 17.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Italy: 22.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Italy rate their lives 2.78 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Italy: 6.57 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Angola
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Italy: 8.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy has 3.8 times as much meat per person as Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Italy: 71.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Italy has 1,353 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 413 more hours a year than in Italy
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Italy: 1,701 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Italy went to school 4.9 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Italy: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 268 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Italy: 0.98 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Italy has 61 more World Heritage sites than Angola (62 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Italy: 62 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Italy has won 829 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Italy: 829 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Italy: 89% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Italy is 7.2 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Italy: 274 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Italy have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Italy: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 70% in Italy
Angola: 71% (2025) · Italy: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Italy: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Italy’s railway network is 6.3 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Italy: 17,305 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Italy fly 10 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Italy: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 32% of Italy
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Italy: 31.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Italy emits 8.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Italy: 5.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 49% in Italy
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Italy: 48.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 72% more fine dust than in Italy
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.2 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Italy
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 2.4 times as deadly as in Italy
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 8.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 8.8 °C warmer than Italy
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 7% more rain than Italy
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Italy?
Angola is larger. Italy fits inside Angola 4.1 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Italy?
Italy has 51% more people than Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Italy?
People in Italy live 19 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 84.0 in Italy.
Are people taller in Angola or Italy?
Men in Italy are 6.0 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
