Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Angola 1,713 times.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Singapore: 728 km² (2023)
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)
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 272 times as densely populated as Angola.
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Angola and Singapore are practically level.
Angola: 0 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)
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 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 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.
Angola: 1% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (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 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 (2022) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
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)
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 52% of Angola, but only 21% of Singapore.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)
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 7.9 times as deadly as in Singapore.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)
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
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Singapore?
Angola is larger. Singapore fits inside Angola 1,713 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).