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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Italy fits inside Angola 4.1 times.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Italy: 302,070 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.

Angola: 0 (2025) · Italy: 3.4 (2025)

How many official languages?

Angola and Italy are practically level.

Angola: 1 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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 spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.

Angola: 1% (2024) · Italy: 1.6% (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 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 (2022) · Italy: 0.98 (2024)

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)

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 52% of Angola, but only 33% of Italy.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Italy: 32.9% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 3 times as deadly as in Italy.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Italy: 5 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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