Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Norway fits inside Angola 2 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Norway: 624,500 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 2.7% of Norway
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Norway: 2.7% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Norway hosts 34 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Norway: 22.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Norway: 23.2 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Norway
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Norway: 0.2% (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 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Norway: 3.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Norway’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Norway: 24.5% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Norway has 4.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Norway: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 52% higher than in Norway
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 11.6 per 100k (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: 0.0036 (2022) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Norway has 7 more World Heritage sites than Angola (8 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Norway: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Norway has won 616 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Norway: 616 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Norway is 6.1 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Norway: 228 Mbps (2026)
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 51% of Angola, but only 33% of Norway
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Norway: 33.2% (2024)
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 6.9 times as deadly as in Norway
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
