Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola is 84% bigger than Myanmar.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Myanmar: 676,590 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Myanmar’s coastline is 21% longer than Angola’s.
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 3,250 m above Angola’s.
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 40% more people than Angola.
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Myanmar is 2.7 times as densely populated as Angola.
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Angola are 1.8 cm taller than in Myanmar.
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Angola are 3.4 cm taller than in Myanmar.
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Myanmar is 13 years older than in Angola.
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.0 more children on average than in Myanmar.
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.5% of people in Myanmar are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Myanmar has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.
Angola: 0 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Angola and Myanmar are practically level.
Angola: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Angola’s economy is 50% larger than Myanmar’s.
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Angola produces 71% more per person than Myanmar.
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Myanmar (Gini 20.6 points higher).
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 3.0% in Myanmar.
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.
Angola: 1% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Angola’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Myanmar’s.
Angola: 31% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Angola spends 35% more on health per person than Myanmar.
Angola: $76 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Myanmar live 2.3 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 2% more likely to die before turning one than in Angola.
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Myanmar has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Angola.
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Angola are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar.
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Myanmar rate their lives 0.49 points higher than in Angola.
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar.
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Myanmar has 12% more meat per person than Angola.
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Myanmar has 410 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 83 more hours a year than in Angola.
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Myanmar went to school 0.42 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Myanmar welcomed 4.1 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).
Angola: 0 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
45% of people in Myanmar are online, versus 41% in Angola.
Angola: 41% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
Who has electricity at home?
80% of people in Myanmar have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.
Angola: 71% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.
Angola: 70 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Myanmar fly 91% more passengers per resident than those from Angola.
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 42% of Myanmar.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Angola emits 2% more CO₂ than someone in Myanmar.
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar.
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 20% more fine dust than in Angola.
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 59% more likely to be murdered in Angola than in Myanmar.
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 29% deadlier than in Angola.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 1.4 °C warmer than Angola.
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 2 times as much rain as Angola.
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Myanmar?
Angola is larger. Angola is 84% bigger than Myanmar.
Which has more people, Angola or Myanmar?
Myanmar has 40% more people than Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Myanmar?
People in Myanmar live 2.3 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in Angola or Myanmar?
Men in Angola are 1.8 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
