Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Norway fits inside Angola 2 times.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Norway: 624,500 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Norway’s coastline is 16 times as long as Angola’s.
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Angola’s highest peak towers 151 m above Norway’s.
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 7 times as many people as Norway.
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Angola is 2 times as densely populated as Norway.
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Norway are 12.0 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Norway: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Norway are 8.3 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Norway: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Norway is 23 years older than in Angola.
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.6 more children on average than in Norway.
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.
Angola: 0 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Norway has 3 official languages, Angola 1.
Angola: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Norway’s economy is 4.3 times the size of Angola’s.
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Norway produces 10 times as much per person as Angola.
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Norway (Gini 24.8 points higher).
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 4.6% in Norway.
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Norway spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.
Angola: 1% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Angola’s.
Angola: 31% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Norway spends 109 times as much on health per person as Angola.
Angola: $76 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Norway live 18 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Norway: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 16 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Norway has 20 times as many doctors per person as Angola.
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Norway are obese, versus 12% in Angola.
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Norway: 12.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Norway rate their lives 3.45 points higher than in Angola.
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Norway drink 84% more alcohol than in Angola.
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Norway has 3.8 times as much meat per person as Angola.
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Norway has 1,076 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 702 more hours a year than in Norway.
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Norway went to school 7.2 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Norway welcomed 250 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).
Angola: 0 (2022) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Norway are online, versus 41% in Angola.
Angola: 41% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Norway have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Norway: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 71% in Angola.
Angola: 71% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Norway has 109 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.
Angola: 70 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Norway’s railway network is 41% longer than Angola’s.
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Norway: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 34% of Norway.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Norway emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 74% in Angola.
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 3.9 times as much fine dust as in Norway.
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.7 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Norway.
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 10 times as deadly as in Norway.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 21.1 °C warmer than Norway.
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Norway gets 14% more rain than Angola.
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Norway?
Angola is larger. Norway fits inside Angola 2 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Norway?
Angola has 7 times as many people as Norway (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Norway?
People in Norway live 18 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 83.2 in Norway.
Are people taller in Angola or Norway?
Men in Norway are 12.0 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).