Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola is 51% bigger than Namibia.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Namibia: 824,290 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Angola’s coastline is 2% longer than Namibia’s.
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Namibia: 1,572 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Angola’s highest peak towers 47 m above Namibia’s.
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Namibia: 2,573 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 13 times as many people as Namibia.
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Namibia: 3.09 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Angola is 8.3 times as densely populated as Namibia.
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Namibia: 4 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Namibia are 1.3 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Namibia: 169.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Namibia are 2.2 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Namibia: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Namibia is 4.5 years older than in Angola.
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Namibia: 21 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 1.8 more children on average than in Namibia.
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Namibia: 3.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
3.8% of people in Namibia are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Namibia: 3.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Angola and Namibia are practically level.
Angola: 0 (2025) · Namibia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Namibia has 9 official languages, Angola 1.
Angola: 1 (2026) · Namibia: 9 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Angola’s economy is 8.1 times the size of Namibia’s.
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Namibia: $15.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Namibia produces 17% more per person than Angola.
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Namibia: Int$11,986 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Namibia than in Angola (Gini 7.8 points higher).
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Namibia: 59.1 (2015)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 19% in Namibia, versus 14% in Angola.
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Namibia: 19.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Namibia spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.
Angola: 1% (2024) · Namibia: 2.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Namibia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Angola’s.
Angola: 31% (2025) · Namibia: 41% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Namibia spends 5.2 times as much on health per person as Angola.
Angola: $76 (2023) · Namibia: $397 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Namibia live 2.7 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Namibia: 67.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Namibia is 13% more likely to die before turning one than in Angola.
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Namibia: 36.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Namibia has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Angola.
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Namibia: 0.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in Namibia are obese, versus 12% in Angola.
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Namibia: 16.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Namibia rate their lives 0.99 points higher than in Angola.
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Namibia: 4.78 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Namibia drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Angola.
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Namibia: 8.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Namibia has 30% more meat per person than Angola.
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Namibia: 24.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Namibia has 182 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Namibia: 2,581 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Namibia put in 70 more hours a year than in Angola.
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Namibia: 2,184 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Namibia went to school 1.3 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Namibia: 7.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Namibia welcomed 80 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).
Angola: 0 (2022) · Namibia: 0.29 (2023)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
65% of people in Namibia are online, versus 41% in Angola.
Angola: 41% (2024) · Namibia: 65% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
59% of people in Namibia have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Namibia: 59.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 51% in Namibia.
Angola: 71% (2025) · Namibia: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Namibia has 85 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.
Angola: 70 (2024) · Namibia: 85 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Angola’s railway network is 5% longer than Namibia’s.
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Namibia: 2,628 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Angola fly 74% more passengers per resident than those from Namibia.
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Namibia: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 7.8% of Namibia.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Namibia: 7.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Namibia emits 94% more CO₂ than someone in Angola.
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Namibia: 1.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
98% of Namibia’s electricity is renewable, versus 74% in Angola.
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Namibia: 97.6% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 68% more fine dust than in Namibia.
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Namibia: 15.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.7 times as likely to be murdered in Namibia as in Angola.
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Namibia: 11.2 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Namibia are 47% deadlier than in Angola.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Namibia: 22 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 0.6 °C warmer than Namibia.
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Namibia: 22.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 3.6 times as much rain as Namibia.
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Namibia: 306 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Namibia?
Angola is larger. Angola is 51% bigger than Namibia.
Which has more people, Angola or Namibia?
Angola has 13 times as many people as Namibia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Namibia?
People in Namibia live 2.7 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 67.5 in Namibia.
Are people taller in Angola or Namibia?
Men in Namibia are 1.3 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
