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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Angola is 35% bigger than Nigeria.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Nigeria: 923,770 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Angola’s coastline is 88% longer than Nigeria’s.

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Angola’s highest peak towers 201 m above Nigeria’s.

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 6.1 times as many people as Angola.

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 8.3 times as densely populated as Angola.

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Nigeria are 3.1 cm taller than in Angola.

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Nigeria and Angola are practically level.

Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Nigeria is 1.3 years older than in Angola.

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 0.7 more children on average than in Nigeria.

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Nigeria and Angola are practically level.

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Angola: 0 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Angola and Nigeria are practically level.

Angola: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Nigeria’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Angola’s.

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Angola produces 8% more per person than Nigeria.

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Nigeria (Gini 17.4 points higher).

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Angola and Nigeria are practically level.

Angola: 1% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Angola’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Nigeria’s.

Angola: 31% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Angola spends 14% more on health per person than Nigeria.

Angola: $76 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Angola live 10 years longer than in Nigeria.

Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Angola.

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Nigeria has 56% more doctors per person than Angola.

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

Nigeria and Angola are practically level.

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Nigeria rate their lives 0.99 points higher than in Angola.

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Angola drink 86% more alcohol than in Nigeria.

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Angola has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Nigeria has 71 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Angola put in 53 more hours a year than in Nigeria.

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Nigeria went to school 1.6 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 6 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Angola welcomed 58% more tourists per resident than Nigeria (2019).

Angola: 0 (2022) · Nigeria: 0 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

41% of people in Nigeria are online, versus 41% in Angola.

Angola: 41% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

63% of people in Nigeria have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.

Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria.

Angola: 71% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Nigeria has 71 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.

Angola: 70 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Nigeria’s railway network is 28% longer than Angola’s.

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Angola fly 53% more passengers per resident than those from Nigeria.

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 23% of Nigeria.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

Angola and Nigeria are nearly identical here.

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria.

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Nigeria carries 92% more fine dust than in Angola.

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 3.8 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Angola.

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Nigeria are 15% deadlier than in Angola.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Nigeria is on average 4.7 °C warmer than Angola.

Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Angola gets 6% more rain than Nigeria.

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Angola bigger than Nigeria?

Angola is larger. Angola is 35% bigger than Nigeria.

Which has more people, Angola or Nigeria?

Nigeria has 6.1 times as many people as Angola (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Angola or Nigeria?

People in Angola live 10 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 54.6 in Nigeria.

Are people taller in Angola or Nigeria?

Men in Nigeria are 3.1 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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