Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Japan fits inside Angola 3.3 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Japan: 377,975 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 13% of Japan
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Japan: 12.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Japan are 3.6 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Japan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Japan and Angola are practically level
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Japan: 158.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Angola hosts 89% more refugees per resident than Japan
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Japan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Japan has produced 2.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Japan: 2.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and Japan are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Japan: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.2% in Japan
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Japan: 1.2% (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: 1.4% (2025) · Japan: 1.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Japan: no data
How expensive is it?
Japan’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Japan: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Japan live 19 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Japan: 84 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Japan has 17 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Japan: 12.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 22% higher than in Japan
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Japan: 14.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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: 0.0036 (2022) · Japan: 0.3 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Japan has 26 more World Heritage sites than Angola (27 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Japan: 27 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Japan has won 642 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Japan: 642 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Japan are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Japan: 86% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Japan is 8.5 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Japan: 322 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 68% of Japan, but only 51% of Angola
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Japan: 68.3% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 5.3 times as deadly as in Japan
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Japan: 3.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Japan?
Angola is larger. Japan fits inside Angola 3.3 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Japan?
Japan has 3.2 times as many people as Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Japan?
People in Japan live 19 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 84.0 in Japan.
Are people taller in Angola or Japan?
Men in Japan are 3.6 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
