Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Netherlands fits inside Angola 30 times.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Netherlands: 41,540 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.
Angola: 0 (2025) · Netherlands: 11.1 (2025)
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 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 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.
Angola: 1% (2024) · Netherlands: 1.9% (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 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 (2022) · Netherlands: 0.91 (2022)
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)
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 52% of Angola, but only 11% of the Netherlands.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Netherlands: 11.1% (2023)
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 4.4 times as deadly as in the Netherlands.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Netherlands: 3.4 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
