Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Angola 5.2 times.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Angola’s coastline is 7.1 times as long as Romania’s.
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Angola’s highest peak towers 76 m above Romania’s.
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 2.1 times as many people as Romania.
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Romania is 2.6 times as densely populated as Angola.
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 9.4 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 6.6 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 26 years older than in Angola.
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.7 more children on average than in Romania.
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.
Angola: 0 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Angola and Romania are practically level.
Angola: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 3.5 times the size of Angola’s.
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 5 times as much per person as Angola.
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Romania (Gini 21.5 points higher).
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 6.0% in Romania.
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.
Angola: 1% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Angola’s.
Angola: 31% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 14 times as much on health per person as Angola.
Angola: $76 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 12 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 5.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania.
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 15 times as many doctors per person as Angola.
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 12% in Angola.
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 2.83 points higher than in Angola.
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 4.5 times as much alcohol as in Angola.
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Angola.
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 1,250 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 289 more hours a year than in Romania.
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 5.6 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 192 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).
Angola: 0 (2022) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 41% in Angola.
Angola: 41% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Romania have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.
Angola: 71% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.
Angola: 70 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 3.9 times as long as Angola’s.
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Romania fly 4.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 30% of Romania.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 6.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania.
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 83% more fine dust than in Romania.
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.7 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Romania.
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 56% deadlier than in Romania.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 11.7 °C warmer than Romania.
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 46% more rain than Romania.
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Romania?
Angola is larger. Romania fits inside Angola 5.2 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Romania?
Angola has 2.1 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Romania?
People in Romania live 12 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Angola or Romania?
Men in Romania are 9.4 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).