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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Sweden fits inside Angola 2.4 times.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Sweden: 528,660 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Sweden’s coastline is 2 times as long as Angola’s.

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Angola’s highest peak towers 520 m above Sweden’s.

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Angola has 3.7 times as many people as Sweden.

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Angola is 20% more densely populated than Sweden.

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Sweden are 12.0 cm taller than in Angola.

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Sweden are 8.6 cm taller than in Angola.

Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sweden is 23 years older than in Angola.

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 3.6 more children on average than in Sweden.

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola.

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.

Angola: 0 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Angola and Sweden are practically level.

Angola: 1 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)

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Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Sweden’s economy is 5.5 times the size of Angola’s.

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Sweden produces 7.1 times as much per person as Angola.

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Sweden (Gini 22 points higher).

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 8.7% in Sweden.

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Sweden spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.0%.

Angola: 1% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Angola’s.

Angola: 31% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Sweden spends 85 times as much on health per person as Angola.

Angola: $76 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)

How long do people live?

People in Sweden live 19 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Angola is 16 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Sweden has 18 times as many doctors per person as Angola.

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

19% of adults in Sweden are obese, versus 12% in Angola.

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sweden rate their lives 3.46 points higher than in Angola.

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Sweden drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Angola.

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Sweden has 3.7 times as much meat per person as Angola.

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Sweden has 967 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Angola put in 683 more hours a year than in Sweden.

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Sweden went to school 6.8 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 6 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Sweden welcomed 173 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).

Angola: 0 (2022) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 41% in Angola.

Angola: 41% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Sweden have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.

Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 71% in Angola.

Angola: 71% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.

Angola: 70 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Sweden’s railway network is 3.5 times as long as Angola’s.

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Sweden fly 55 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola.

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 52% of Angola.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Sweden emits 6.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola.

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 71% in Sweden.

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Angola carries 4.6 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 3.6 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Sweden.

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Angola are 7.1 times as deadly as in Sweden.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Angola is on average 18.4 °C warmer than Sweden.

Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Angola gets 38% more rain than Sweden.

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Angola bigger than Sweden?

Angola is larger. Sweden fits inside Angola 2.4 times.

Which has more people, Angola or Sweden?

Angola has 3.7 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Angola or Sweden?

People in Sweden live 19 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 84.1 in Sweden.

Are people taller in Angola or Sweden?

Men in Sweden are 12.0 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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