Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Angola 1,695 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Angola’s coastline is 8.3 times as long as Singapore’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Angola’s highest peak towers 2,454 m above Singapore’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 6.4 times as many people as Singapore
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 269 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 5.0 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 3.2 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 19 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 4.1 more children on average than in Singapore
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Angola and Singapore are practically level
Angola: 0 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Angola 1
Angola: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 4.9 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 16 times as much per person as Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 2.8% in Singapore
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 52 times as much on health per person as Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 19 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 15 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 12 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 3.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 2.4 times that in Singapore
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 2.79 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 74% more alcohol than in Singapore
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 169 more hours a year than in Angola
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 6 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 591 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Angola and Singapore are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Singapore has won 6 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 19 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 71% in Angola
Angola: 71% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 230 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 22% of Singapore
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 16 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Singapore
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 59 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Singapore
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 8.7 times as deadly as in Singapore
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Singapore?
Angola is larger. Singapore fits inside Angola 1,695 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Singapore?
Angola has 6.4 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 19 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Angola or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 5.0 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
