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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Portugal fits inside Angola 14 times.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Portugal’s coastline is 12% longer than Angola’s.

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Angola’s highest peak towers 269 m above Portugal’s.

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Angola has 3.6 times as many people as Portugal.

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Portugal is 3.8 times as densely populated as Angola.

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Portugal are 5.9 cm taller than in Angola.

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Portugal are 3.1 cm taller than in Angola.

Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Portugal is 30 years older than in Angola.

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 3.6 more children on average than in Portugal.

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.

Angola: 0 (2025) · Portugal: 1.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Angola and Portugal are practically level.

Angola: 1 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Portugal’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Angola’s.

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Portugal produces 5.2 times as much per person as Angola.

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Portugal (Gini 17.4 points higher).

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 6.2% in Portugal.

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Portugal spends 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.

Angola: 1% (2024) · Portugal: 1.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Angola’s.

Angola: 31% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Portugal spends 39 times as much on health per person as Angola.

Angola: $76 (2023) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)

How long do people live?

People in Portugal live 18 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Portugal: 82.4 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Angola is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Portugal.

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Portugal has 24 times as many doctors per person as Angola.

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Portugal are obese, versus 12% in Angola.

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Portugal rate their lives 2.23 points higher than in Angola.

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Portugal drink 3.6 times as much alcohol as in Angola.

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Portugal has 5.3 times as much meat per person as Angola.

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Portugal has 1,154 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Angola put in 380 more hours a year than in Portugal.

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Portugal went to school 3.7 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 6 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Portugal welcomed 743 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).

Angola: 0 (2022) · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

88% of people in Portugal are online, versus 41% in Angola.

Angola: 41% (2024) · Portugal: 88% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Portugal have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.

Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 61% in Portugal.

Angola: 71% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Portugal has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.

Angola: 70 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Angola’s railway network is 9% longer than Portugal’s.

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Portugal fly 50 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 36% of Portugal.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Portugal: 36.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Portugal emits 5.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 74% in Angola.

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Portugal: 81% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Angola carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Portugal.

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 5.7 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Portugal.

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Angola are 2.1 times as deadly as in Portugal.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Angola is on average 6.8 °C warmer than Portugal.

Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Angola gets 42% more rain than Portugal.

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Angola bigger than Portugal?

Angola is larger. Portugal fits inside Angola 14 times.

Which has more people, Angola or Portugal?

Angola has 3.6 times as many people as Portugal (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Angola or Portugal?

People in Portugal live 18 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 82.4 in Portugal.

Are people taller in Angola or Portugal?

Men in Portugal are 5.9 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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