How much coast is there?

Japan’s coastline is 19 times as long as Angola’s.

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Japan: 29,751 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Japan’s highest peak towers 1,156 m above Angola’s.

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Japan: 3,776 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Japan has 3.2 times as many people as Angola.

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Japan: 123 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Japan is 11 times as densely populated as Angola.

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Japan: 338 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Japan is 33 years older than in Angola.

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Japan: 49 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 3.9 more children on average than in Japan.

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Japan: 1.15 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

30% of people in Japan are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Japan: 30% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Japan has produced 2.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.

Angola: 0 (2025) · Japan: 2.4 (2025)

How many official languages?

Angola and Japan are practically level.

Angola: 1 (2026) · Japan: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Japan’s economy is 36 times the size of Angola’s.

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Japan: $4.44 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Japan produces 5.4 times as much per person as Angola.

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Japan: Int$55,422 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Japan (Gini 19 points higher).

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Japan: 32.3 (2020)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 2.5% in Japan.

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Japan: 2.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Japan and Angola are practically level.

Angola: 1% (2024) · Japan: 1.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Japan’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Angola’s.

Angola: 31% (2025) · Japan: 65% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Japan spends 48 times as much on health per person as Angola.

Angola: $76 (2023) · Japan: $3,638 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Angola is 18 times as likely to die before turning one as in Japan.

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Japan: 1.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Japan has 11 times as many doctors per person as Angola.

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Japan: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

12% of adults in Angola are obese, versus 5.2% in Japan.

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Japan: 5.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · Japan: 17.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Japan rate their lives 2.33 points higher than in Angola.

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Japan: 6.13 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Japan drink 66% more alcohol than in Angola.

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Japan: 6.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Japan has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Angola.

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Japan: 59.9 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Japan has 271 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Japan: 2,670 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Angola put in 461 more hours a year than in Japan.

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Japan: 1,654 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Japan went to school 6.7 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 6 years (2023) · Japan: 12.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Japan welcomed 82 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).

Angola: 0 (2022) · Japan: 0.3 (2024)

How many people are online?

86% of people in Japan are online, versus 41% in Angola.

Angola: 41% (2024) · Japan: 86% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Japan has 178 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.

Angola: 70 (2024) · Japan: 178 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Japan’s railway network is 7.3 times as long as Angola’s.

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Japan: 20,087 km (2011)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Japan fly 29 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Japan: 0.98 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 68% of Japan, but only 52% of Angola.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Japan: 68.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Japan emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Japan: 7.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Japan.

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Japan: 23.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Angola carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Japan.

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Japan: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 18 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Japan.

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Japan: 0.2 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Angola are 5.6 times as deadly as in Japan.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Japan: 2.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Angola is on average 10.0 °C warmer than Japan.

Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Japan: 12.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Japan gets 65% more rain than Angola.

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Japan: 1,824 mm (2016–2025 avg)