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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Sri Lanka fits inside Angola 19 times

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Angola’s coastline is 19% longer than Sri Lanka’s

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Angola’s highest peak towers 96 m above Sri Lanka’s

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 49% of Sri Lanka, versus 36% of Angola

Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 48.8% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Angola has 79% more people than Sri Lanka

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Sri Lanka is 11 times as densely populated as Angola

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Angola and Sri Lanka are practically level

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 168.1 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Angola are 2.2 cm taller than in Sri Lanka

Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 155.9 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sri Lanka is 16 years older than in Angola

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 3.1 more children on average than in Sri Lanka

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

12% of people in Sri Lanka are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Angola hosts 66 times as many refugees per resident as Sri Lanka

Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0.0098 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Angola and Sri Lanka are practically level

Angola: 0 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Sri Lanka has 2 official languages, Angola 1

Angola: 1 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Angola’s economy is 12% larger than Sri Lanka’s

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Sri Lanka produces 66% more per person than Angola

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Sri Lanka (Gini 13.6 points higher)

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 2.7% in Sri Lanka

Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Sri Lanka: 2.7% (2019)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 4.0% in Sri Lanka

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Angola and Sri Lanka are practically level

Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 1.3% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Sri Lanka’s central government collects 9.9% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%

Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 9.9% (2023)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Angola’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Sri Lanka’s

Angola: 31% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Sri Lanka spends 76% more on health per person than Angola

Angola: $76 (2023) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Sri Lanka live 13 years longer than in Angola

Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Sri Lanka: 77.7 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Angola is 6.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sri Lanka

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Sri Lanka has 4.7 times as many doctors per person as Angola

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Sri Lanka has 5.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola

Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Sri Lanka: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Angola is 26% higher than in Sri Lanka

Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 14 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

12% of adults in Angola are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sri Lanka rate their lives 0.22 points higher than in Angola

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Angola drink 52% more alcohol than in Sri Lanka

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Angola has 61% more meat per person than Sri Lanka

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Sri Lanka has 276 kcal more food per person per day than Angola

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Angola put in 61 more hours a year than in Sri Lanka

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Sri Lanka went to school 4.8 years longer than in Angola

Angola: 6 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Sri Lanka welcomed 8.9 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)

Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Sri Lanka has 7 more World Heritage sites than Angola (8 against 1)

Angola: 1 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 8 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Sri Lanka has won 2 Olympic medals, Angola none

Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

55% of people in Sri Lanka are online, versus 41% in Angola

Angola: 41% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Sri Lanka is 66% faster than in Angola

Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Sri Lanka: 63 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Sri Lanka have electricity, versus 56% in Angola

Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka

Angola: 71% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Sri Lanka has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70

Angola: 70 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Angola’s railway network is 77% longer than Sri Lanka’s

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Sri Lanka fly 5.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 34% of Sri Lanka

Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 34.4% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Sri Lanka emits 53% more CO₂ than someone in Angola

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 62% in Sri Lanka

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Angola carries 26% more fine dust than in Sri Lanka

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 24% more likely to be murdered in Angola than in Sri Lanka

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sri Lanka are 6% deadlier than in Angola

Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 21.1 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Sri Lanka is on average 4.1 °C warmer than Angola

Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Sri Lanka gets 66% more rain than Angola

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Angola bigger than Sri Lanka?

Angola is larger. Sri Lanka fits inside Angola 19 times.

Which has more people, Angola or Sri Lanka?

Angola has 79% more people than Sri Lanka (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Angola or Sri Lanka?

People in Sri Lanka live 13 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 77.7 in Sri Lanka.

Are people taller in Angola or Sri Lanka?

Angola and Sri Lanka are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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