Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Netherlands fits inside Angola 30 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Netherlands: 41,540 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Angola’s coastline is 3.5 times as long as the Netherlands’
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 451 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Angola’s highest peak towers 1,758 m above the Netherlands’
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 862 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 53% of the Netherlands, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Netherlands: 53.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 2.2 times as many people as the Netherlands
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Netherlands: 18.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Netherlands is 17 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Netherlands: 537 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Netherlands are 15.3 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 183.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Netherlands are 12.3 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 170.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Netherlands is 25 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Netherlands: 41.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.6 more children on average than in the Netherlands
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Netherlands: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in the Netherlands are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Netherlands: 20.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The Netherlands hosts 24 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Netherlands: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Netherlands: 11.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and the Netherlands are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Netherlands: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Netherlands’ economy is 11 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Netherlands: $1.33 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Netherlands produces 8.5 times as much per person as Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Netherlands: Int$87,320 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in the Netherlands (Gini 25.6 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Netherlands: 25.7 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in the Netherlands
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Netherlands: 0.1% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 3.9% in the Netherlands
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Netherlands: 3.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Netherlands spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Netherlands: 2.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The Netherlands’ central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Netherlands: 25.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Netherlands’ price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Netherlands: 84% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Netherlands spends 90 times as much on health per person as Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Netherlands: $6,845 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the Netherlands live 17 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Netherlands: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 9.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in the Netherlands
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Netherlands has 16 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Netherlands: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
The Netherlands has 3.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Netherlands: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 83% higher than in the Netherlands
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Netherlands: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in the Netherlands are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Netherlands: 16.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Netherlands: 20.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Netherlands rate their lives 3.43 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Netherlands: 7.22 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Netherlands drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Angola
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Netherlands: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Netherlands has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Netherlands: 71.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Netherlands has 1,068 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Netherlands: 3,467 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 676 more hours a year than in the Netherlands
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Netherlands: 1,439 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Netherlands went to school 6.7 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Netherlands: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Netherlands welcomed 249 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Netherlands: 0.91 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
The Netherlands has 12 more World Heritage sites than Angola (13 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Netherlands: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Netherlands has won 524 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 524 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in the Netherlands are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Netherlands: 97% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the Netherlands is 8.6 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Netherlands: 324 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the Netherlands have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Netherlands: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
96% of people in the Netherlands live in cities, versus 71% in Angola
Angola: 71% (2025) · Netherlands: 96% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Netherlands has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Netherlands: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The Netherlands’ railway network is 10% longer than Angola’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Netherlands: 3,041 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Netherlands fly 68 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Netherlands: 2.29 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 11% of the Netherlands
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Netherlands: 11% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Netherlands emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Netherlands: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 51% in the Netherlands
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Netherlands: 51.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in the Netherlands
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Netherlands: 9.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.9 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in the Netherlands
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Netherlands: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 3.9 times as deadly as in the Netherlands
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Netherlands: 5.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 11.5 °C warmer than the Netherlands
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 11.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 25% more rain than the Netherlands
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 887 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than the Netherlands?
Angola is larger. The Netherlands fits inside Angola 30 times.
Which has more people, Angola or the Netherlands?
Angola has 2.2 times as many people as the Netherlands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or the Netherlands?
People in the Netherlands live 17 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 82.0 in the Netherlands.
Are people taller in Angola or the Netherlands?
Men in the Netherlands are 15.3 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
