Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
South Korea fits inside Angola 12 times.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · South Korea: 100,450 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
South Korea’s coastline is 51% longer than Angola’s.
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · South Korea: 2,413 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Angola’s highest peak towers 670 m above South Korea’s.
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · South Korea: 1,950 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
South Korea has 32% more people than Angola.
Angola: 39 million (2025) · South Korea: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
South Korea is 17 times as densely populated as Angola.
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · South Korea: 530 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in South Korea are 7.1 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · South Korea: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in South Korea are 5.1 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · South Korea: 163.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in South Korea is 28 years older than in Angola.
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · South Korea: 44.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 4.3 more children on average than in South Korea.
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · South Korea: 0.75 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in South Korea are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · South Korea: 20.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
South Korea has produced 0.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none.
Angola: 0 (2025) · South Korea: 0.6 (2025)
How many official languages?
Angola and South Korea are practically level.
Angola: 1 (2026) · South Korea: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
South Korea’s economy is 15 times the size of Angola’s.
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · South Korea: $1.87 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
South Korea produces 6.2 times as much per person as Angola.
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · South Korea: Int$63,125 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in South Korea (Gini 18.4 points higher).
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · South Korea: 32.9 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 2.7% in South Korea.
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · South Korea: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
South Korea spends 2.6% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.
Angola: 1% (2024) · South Korea: 2.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
South Korea’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Angola’s.
Angola: 31% (2025) · South Korea: 57% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
South Korea spends 41 times as much on health per person as Angola.
Angola: $76 (2023) · South Korea: $3,137 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in South Korea live 19 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · South Korea: 83.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 14 times as likely to die before turning one as in South Korea.
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · South Korea: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
South Korea has 11 times as many doctors per person as Angola.
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · South Korea: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Angola are obese, versus 7.5% in South Korea.
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · South Korea: 7.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · South Korea: 18.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in South Korea rate their lives 2.25 points higher than in Angola.
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · South Korea: 6.04 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in South Korea drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Angola.
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · South Korea: 8.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
South Korea has 4.5 times as much meat per person as Angola.
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · South Korea: 84 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
South Korea has 1,031 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · South Korea: 3,430 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 204 more hours a year than in South Korea.
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · South Korea: 1,910 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in South Korea went to school 6.8 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 6 years (2023) · South Korea: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
South Korea welcomed 87 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).
Angola: 0 (2022) · South Korea: 0.32 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in South Korea are online, versus 41% in Angola.
Angola: 41% (2024) · South Korea: 98% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in South Korea have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · South Korea: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in South Korea live in cities, versus 71% in Angola.
Angola: 71% (2025) · South Korea: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
South Korea has 173 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.
Angola: 70 (2024) · South Korea: 173 (2024)
How much railway is there?
South Korea’s railway network is 56% longer than Angola’s.
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · South Korea: 4,309 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from South Korea fly 44 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · South Korea: 1.48 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 64% of South Korea, but only 52% of Angola.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · South Korea: 64.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in South Korea emits 19 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · South Korea: 11.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 10% in South Korea.
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · South Korea: 10.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 24% more fine dust than in South Korea.
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · South Korea: 21 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.6 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in South Korea.
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · South Korea: 0.5 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 2.2 times as deadly as in South Korea.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · South Korea: 6.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 9.6 °C warmer than South Korea.
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 13.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
South Korea gets 14% more rain than Angola.
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 1,265 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than South Korea?
Angola is larger. South Korea fits inside Angola 12 times.
Which has more people, Angola or South Korea?
South Korea has 32% more people than Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or South Korea?
People in South Korea live 19 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 83.6 in South Korea.
Are people taller in Angola or South Korea?
Men in South Korea are 7.1 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).