Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola is 57% bigger than Pakistan
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Angola’s coastline is 53% longer than Pakistan’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 5,991 m above Angola’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 6.5 times as many people as Angola
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 11 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Angola are 1.1 cm taller than in Pakistan
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Angola are 3.3 cm taller than in Pakistan
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Pakistan is 3.8 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 1.5 more children on average than in Pakistan
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
4.4% of people in Pakistan are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 7 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Angola 1
Angola: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Pakistan’s economy is 3.3 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Angola produces 56% more per person than Pakistan
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Pakistan (Gini 17.8 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 23% in Pakistan
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 5.4% in Pakistan
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Angola’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Pakistan’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Angola spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Angola: $76 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Pakistan live 3 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 50% more likely to die before turning one than in Angola
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Pakistan has 4.8 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Angola has 19% more hospital beds per person than Pakistan
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 93% higher than in Pakistan
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Pakistan rate their lives 1.07 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 44 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Pakistan has 14% more meat per person than Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Pakistan has 114 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 357 more hours a year than in Angola
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Angola went to school 1.6 years longer than in Pakistan
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Pakistan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Pakistan has 5 more World Heritage sites than Angola (6 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Pakistan has won 11 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
57% of people in Pakistan are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Angola is 60% faster than in Pakistan
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
96% of people in Pakistan have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Angola: 71% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Pakistan has 77 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Angola fly 21% more passengers per resident than those from Pakistan
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Pakistan emits 21% more CO₂ than someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Angola
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6% more likely to be murdered in Pakistan than in Angola
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 20% deadlier than in Pakistan
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 1.7 °C warmer than Pakistan
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 2.7 times as much rain as Pakistan
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Pakistan?
Angola is larger. Angola is 57% bigger than Pakistan.
Which has more people, Angola or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 6.5 times as many people as Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Pakistan?
People in Pakistan live 3 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Angola or Pakistan?
Men in Angola are 1.1 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).