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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Malaysia fits inside Angola 3.8 times.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Malaysia: 330,411 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Malaysia’s coastline is 2.9 times as long as Angola’s.

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Malaysia’s highest peak towers 1,475 m above Angola’s.

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Angola has 9% more people than Malaysia.

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Malaysia: 36 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Malaysia is 3.5 times as densely populated as Angola.

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Malaysia and Angola are practically level.

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Malaysia: 169.2 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Angola are 1.0 cm taller than in Malaysia.

Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Malaysia: 157.1 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Malaysia is 14 years older than in Angola.

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 3.5 more children on average than in Malaysia.

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.0% of people in Malaysia are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Malaysia: 8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Angola and Malaysia are practically level.

Angola: 0 (2025) · Malaysia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Malaysia has 2 official languages, Angola 1.

Angola: 1 (2026) · Malaysia: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Malaysia’s economy is 3.9 times the size of Angola’s.

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Malaysia: $472 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Malaysia produces 4 times as much per person as Angola.

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Malaysia (Gini 10.6 points higher).

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Malaysia: 40.7 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 3.8% in Malaysia.

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Malaysia: 3.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Angola and Malaysia are practically level.

Angola: 1% (2024) · Malaysia: 1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Malaysia’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Angola’s.

Angola: 31% (2025) · Malaysia: 32% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Malaysia spends 5.9 times as much on health per person as Angola.

Angola: $76 (2023) · Malaysia: $450 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Malaysia live 12 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Malaysia: 76.8 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Angola is 4.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Malaysia.

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Malaysia has 9.6 times as many doctors per person as Angola.

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Malaysia are obese, versus 12% in Angola.

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Malaysia: 23.6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · Malaysia: 16.9% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Malaysia rate their lives 2.21 points higher than in Angola.

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Malaysia: 6.01 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Angola drink 4.7 times as much alcohol as in Malaysia.

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Malaysia has 3.7 times as much meat per person as Angola.

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Malaysia has 527 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Malaysia put in 193 more hours a year than in Angola.

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Malaysia went to school 5.1 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 6 years (2023) · Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Malaysia welcomed 80 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).

Angola: 0 (2022) · Malaysia: 0.29 (2022)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

98% of people in Malaysia are online, versus 41% in Angola.

Angola: 41% (2024) · Malaysia: 98% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

77% of people in Malaysia live in cities, versus 71% in Angola.

Angola: 71% (2025) · Malaysia: 77% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Malaysia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.

Angola: 70 (2024) · Malaysia: 140 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Angola’s railway network is 67% longer than Malaysia’s.

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Malaysia fly 38 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Malaysia: 1.3 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 52% of Angola.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Malaysia: 57.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Malaysia emits 14 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in Malaysia.

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Malaysia: 20.7% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Angola carries 71% more fine dust than in Malaysia.

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 5.6 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Malaysia.

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Malaysia: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Angola are 8% deadlier than in Malaysia.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Malaysia: 13.9 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Malaysia is on average 3.3 °C warmer than Angola.

Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Malaysia gets 2.8 times as much rain as Angola.

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Malaysia: 3,081 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Angola bigger than Malaysia?

Angola is larger. Malaysia fits inside Angola 3.8 times.

Which has more people, Angola or Malaysia?

Angola has 9% more people than Malaysia (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Angola or Malaysia?

People in Malaysia live 12 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 76.8 in Malaysia.

Are people taller in Angola or Malaysia?

Malaysia and Angola are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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