Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Mexico is 57% bigger than Angola
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 5.8 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 3,016 m above Angola’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 51% of Mexico, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Mexico: 50.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 3.4 times as many people as Angola
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Mexico is 2.2 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Mexico are 1.8 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Angola and Mexico are practically level
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mexico is 12 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.2 more children on average than in Mexico
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Mexico are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Mexico hosts 77% more refugees per resident than Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Mexico: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and Mexico are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 15 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 2.5 times as much per person as Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Mexico (Gini 8.7 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in Mexico
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Mexico: 1.6% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 2.7% in Mexico
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Angola spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Mexico: 0.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Mexico’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Mexico: 14.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 10 times as much on health per person as Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mexico live 10 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mexico
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 11 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Mexico has 35% more hospital beds per person than Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 2 times that in Mexico
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 3.18 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 77% more alcohol than in Angola
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 4.2 times as much meat per person as Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 905 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 486 more hours a year than in Mexico
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mexico went to school 3.4 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico welcomed 94 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 35 more World Heritage sites than Angola (36 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 36 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Mexico has won 77 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Mexico: 77 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Mexico is 4 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Mexico have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 71% in Angola
Angola: 71% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 8.5 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 18 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 34% of Mexico
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Mexico: 34.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 43% more fine dust than in Mexico
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.1 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Angola
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 5% deadlier than in Mexico
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 1.3 °C warmer than Mexico
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 40% more rain than Mexico
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Mexico?
Mexico is larger. Mexico is 57% bigger than Angola.
Which has more people, Angola or Mexico?
Mexico has 3.4 times as many people as Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Mexico?
People in Mexico live 10 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Angola or Mexico?
Men in Mexico are 1.8 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).