CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Poland fits inside Angola 4 times.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Poland: 313,930 km² (2023)

Drag it across the map

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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.

Angola: 0 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Angola and Poland are practically level.

Angola: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.

Angola: 1% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (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 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 (2022) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)

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)

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 52% of Angola, but only 31% of Poland.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 2.3 times as deadly as in Poland.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
Time machine

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).

Keep duelling