Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola fits inside Russia 14 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)
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)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 13% of Russia
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 3.7 times as many people as Angola
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Angola is 3.6 times as densely populated as Russia
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many official languages?
Angola and Russia are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Russia are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many tourists visit?
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Russia: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 32 more World Heritage sites than Angola (33 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Russia have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 71% in Angola
Angola: 71% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
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)
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
How much of the land is forest?
Angola and Russia are practically level
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)
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)
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)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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)
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
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)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 88% more rain than Russia
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).