Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain fits inside Angola 2.5 times.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Spain: 505,976 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 3.1 times as long as Angola’s.
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Spain’s highest peak towers 1,098 m above Angola’s.
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Spain has 26% more people than Angola.
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Spain is 3.2 times as densely populated as Angola.
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 7.7 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 3.9 cm taller than in Angola.
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 28 years older than in Angola.
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.9 more children on average than in Spain.
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.
Angola: 0 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Angola and Spain are practically level.
Angola: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 16 times the size of Angola’s.
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 5.8 times as much per person as Angola.
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Spain (Gini 17.9 points higher).
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 10% in Spain.
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Spain and Angola are practically level.
Angola: 1% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Angola’s.
Angola: 31% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 41 times as much on health per person as Angola.
Angola: $76 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 19 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 18 times as many doctors per person as Angola.
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 12% in Angola.
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 2.75 points higher than in Angola.
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 3.2 times as much alcohol as in Angola.
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 5.4 times as much meat per person as Angola.
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 978 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 477 more hours a year than in Spain.
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 4.8 years longer than in Angola.
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 526 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).
Angola: 0 (2022) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 41% in Angola.
Angola: 41% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Spain have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 71% in Angola.
Angola: 71% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.
Angola: 70 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 5.8 times as long as Angola’s.
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 56 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 37% of Spain.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 7.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Spain.
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Spain.
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.9 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Spain.
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 4.3 times as deadly as in Spain.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 7.9 °C warmer than Spain.
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 66% more rain than Spain.
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Spain?
Angola is larger. Spain fits inside Angola 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Spain?
Spain has 26% more people than Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Spain?
People in Spain live 19 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Angola or Spain?
Men in Spain are 7.7 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).