Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola is 35% bigger than Nigeria
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Nigeria: 923,768 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 77% of Nigeria, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Nigeria: 77.1% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Angola hosts 25% more refugees per resident than Nigeria
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Nigeria: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Nigeria has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Nigeria: 0.042 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and Nigeria are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
42% of people in Nigeria live on less than $3 a day, versus 39% in Angola
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Nigeria: 41.8% (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: 1.4% (2025) · Nigeria: 0.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Nigeria: no data
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 many hospital beds are there?
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Nigeria: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 2.7 times that in Nigeria
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 6.5 per 100k (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: 0.0036 (2022) · Nigeria: 0.0023 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Nigeria has 1 more World Heritage site than Angola (2 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Nigeria has won 27 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 27 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Nigeria is 16% faster than in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Nigeria: 44 Mbps (2026)
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 51% of Angola, but only 19% of Nigeria
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Nigeria: 18.9% (2024)
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)
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 23% deadlier than in Angola
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 24.7 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
