Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Saudi Arabia is 72% bigger than Angola.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 65% longer than Angola’s.
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Saudi Arabia’s highest peak towers 380 m above Angola’s.
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 6% more people than Saudi Arabia.
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Angola is 82% more densely populated than Saudi Arabia.
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Saudi Arabia are 2.2 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Saudi Arabia and Angola are practically level.
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Saudi Arabia is 13 years older than in Angola.
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 2.7 more children on average than in Saudi Arabia.
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Saudi Arabia and Angola are practically level.
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Angola and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Angola: 0 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Angola and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Angola: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saudi Arabia’s economy is 10 times the size of Angola’s.
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia produces 7.2 times as much per person as Angola.
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.
Angola: 1% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Angola’s.
Angola: 31% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saudi Arabia spends 24 times as much on health per person as Angola.
Angola: $76 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Saudi Arabia live 14 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 6.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia.
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saudi Arabia has 14 times as many doctors per person as Angola.
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 12% in Angola.
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 3.02 points higher than in Angola.
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Saudi Arabia has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Angola.
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 1,261 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Saudi Arabia and Angola are practically level.
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 5.7 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saudi Arabia welcomed 231 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).
Angola: 0 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 41% in Angola.
Angola: 41% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 71% in Angola.
Angola: 71% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.
Angola: 70 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Saudi Arabia’s railway network is 6% longer than Angola’s.
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 38 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 35 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saudi Arabia carries 93% more fine dust than in Angola.
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.4 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Saudi Arabia.
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saudi Arabia are 23% deadlier than in Angola.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia is on average 4.1 °C warmer than Angola.
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 18 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Saudi Arabia is 72% bigger than Angola.
Which has more people, Angola or Saudi Arabia?
Angola has 6% more people than Saudi Arabia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Saudi Arabia?
People in Saudi Arabia live 14 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Angola or Saudi Arabia?
Men in Saudi Arabia are 2.2 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).