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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Mexico is 57% bigger than Angola.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.

Angola: 0 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Angola and Mexico are practically level.

Angola: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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 and Mexico are practically level.

Angola: 1% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (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 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 (2022) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)

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)

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 52% of Angola, but only 34% of Mexico.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 25% deadlier than in Mexico.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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