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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Angola fits inside Russia 14 times

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Russia’s coastline is 24 times as long as Angola’s

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Russia’s highest peak towers 3,022 m above Angola’s

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 13% of Russia

Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Russia has 3.7 times as many people as Angola

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Angola is 3.6 times as densely populated as Russia

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Russia are 8.2 cm taller than in Angola

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Russia are 6.4 cm taller than in Angola

Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Russia is 23 years older than in Angola

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 3.6 more children on average than in Russia

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Angola hosts 7.9 times as many refugees per resident as Russia

Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none

Angola: 0 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Angola and Russia are practically level

Angola: 1 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Russia’s economy is 21 times the size of Angola’s

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Russia produces 4.8 times as much per person as Angola

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Russia (Gini 18.3 points higher)

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Russia: 33 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Russia

Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Russia: 0.1% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 2.1% in Russia

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%

Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Russia’s central government collects 11% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%

Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Russia: 10.9% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Russia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Angola’s

Angola: 31% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Russia spends 13 times as much on health per person as Angola

Angola: $76 (2023) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Russia live 8.6 years longer than in Angola

Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Angola is 7.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Russia has 21 times as many doctors per person as Angola

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Russia has 9.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola

Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Russia is 13% higher than in Angola

Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Russia are obese, versus 12% in Angola

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · Russia: 27% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Russia rate their lives 2.04 points higher than in Angola

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Russia drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Angola

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Russia has 4.6 times as much meat per person as Angola

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Russia has 1,129 kcal more food per person per day than Angola

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Angola put in 28 more hours a year than in Russia

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Russia went to school 6.5 years longer than in Angola

Angola: 6 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Russia: no data

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Russia has 32 more World Heritage sites than Angola (33 against 1)

Angola: 1 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Angola none

Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

94% of people in Russia are online, versus 41% in Angola

Angola: 41% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Russia have electricity, versus 56% in Angola

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 71% in Angola

Angola: 71% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70

Angola: 70 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Russia’s railway network is 31 times as long as Angola’s

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Russia fly 20 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Angola and Russia are practically level

Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Russia emits 21 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Angola carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Russia

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 91% more likely to be murdered in Russia than in Angola

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Angola are 49% deadlier than in Russia

Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Angola is on average 25.3 °C warmer than Russia

Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Angola gets 88% more rain than Russia

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Angola bigger than Russia?

Russia is larger. Angola fits inside Russia 14 times.

Which has more people, Angola or Russia?

Russia has 3.7 times as many people as Angola (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Angola or Russia?

People in Russia live 8.6 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 73.4 in Russia.

Are people taller in Angola or Russia?

Men in Russia are 8.2 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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