Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Poland fits inside Angola 4 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Poland: 313,940 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Angola’s coastline is 3.6 times as long as Poland’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Angola’s highest peak towers 121 m above Poland’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Poland, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Poland: 46.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 7% more people than Poland
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Poland is 3.8 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 12.2 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 7.7 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 25 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.9 more children on average than in Poland
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Poland hosts 42 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Poland: 27.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Poland: 7.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and Poland are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 8.5 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 5.3 times as much per person as Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Poland (Gini 22.8 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Poland: 28.5 (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 Poland
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Poland: 0.2% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 3.0% in Poland
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.5% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Poland: 4.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Poland’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Poland: 17.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 26 times as much on health per person as Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 14 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 8.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 17 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Poland has 8.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Poland: 6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 31% higher than in Poland
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 2.97 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Angola
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 4.5 times as much meat per person as Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 1,331 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 308 more hours a year than in Poland
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 7.3 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Poland welcomed 148 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Poland has 17 more World Heritage sites than Angola (18 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Poland: 18 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Poland has won 335 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Poland: 335 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Poland are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Poland is 7.6 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Poland: 288 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Poland have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 60% in Poland
Angola: 71% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 6.7 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Poland fly 7.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 31% of Poland
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Poland: 31% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 67% more fine dust than in Poland
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.1 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Poland
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 74% deadlier than in Poland
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 11.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 13.0 °C warmer than Poland
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 45% more rain than Poland
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Poland?
Angola is larger. Poland fits inside Angola 4 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Poland?
Angola has 7% more people than Poland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Poland?
People in Poland live 14 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in Angola or Poland?
Men in Poland are 12.2 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).