Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Malaysia fits inside Angola 3.8 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Malaysia: 330,534 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 25% of Malaysia
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Malaysia: 24.8% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Malaysia hosts 6.4 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Malaysia: 4.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Angola and Malaysia are practically level
Angola: 0 (2026) · Malaysia: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Malaysia has 2 official languages, Angola 1
Angola: 1 (2026) · Malaysia: 2 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Malaysia
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Malaysia: 0% (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: 1.4% (2025) · Malaysia: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Malaysia’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Malaysia: 12.4% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Malaysia has 2.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Malaysia: 2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 3.5 times that in Malaysia
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Malaysia: 5 per 100k (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: 0.0036 (2022) · Malaysia: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Malaysia has 5 more World Heritage sites than Angola (6 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Malaysia: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Malaysia has won 15 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 15 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Malaysia is 7.1 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Malaysia: 269 Mbps (2026)
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 51% of Angola
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Malaysia: 57.7% (2024)
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)
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 23% deadlier than in Malaysia
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Malaysia: 16.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).