Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola is 32% bigger than Tanzania
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Tanzania: 945,500 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Angola’s coastline is 12% longer than Tanzania’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 3,275 m above Angola’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 45% of Tanzania, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 45.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 81% more people than Angola
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 2.5 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Angola are 1.5 cm taller than in Tanzania
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Angola are 1.2 cm taller than in Tanzania
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Tanzania is 0.79 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 0.5 more children on average than in Tanzania
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Tanzania and Angola are practically level
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Tanzania hosts 3.7 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Angola and Tanzania are practically level
Angola: 0 (2026) · Tanzania: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Angola 1
Angola: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Angola’s economy is 36% larger than Tanzania’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Angola produces 2.3 times as much per person as Tanzania
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Tanzania (Gini 10.8 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
51% of people in Tanzania live on less than $3 a day, versus 39% in Angola
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Tanzania: 51.3% (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 1.6% in Tanzania
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Angola and Tanzania are practically level
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Tanzania’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Tanzania: 12.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Angola’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Tanzania’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Angola spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as Tanzania
Angola: $76 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Tanzania live 2.4 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 12% more likely to die before turning one than in Tanzania
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Angola has 82% more doctors per person than Tanzania
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Tanzania has 12% more hospital beds per person than Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 18% higher than in Tanzania
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Angola are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Tanzania rate their lives 0.11 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Angola has 53% more meat per person than Tanzania
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tanzania has 119 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 14 more hours a year than in Angola
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Tanzania went to school 0.11 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Tanzania welcomed 6.2 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Tanzania has 6 more World Heritage sites than Angola (7 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Tanzania has won 2 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Angola are online, versus 31% in Tanzania
Angola: 41% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Tanzania is 49% faster than in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
56% of people in Angola have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania
Angola: 71% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Angola’s railway network is 2% longer than Tanzania’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Angola fly 25% more passengers per resident than those from Tanzania
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 50% of Tanzania
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 49.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Angola emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 6% more fine dust than in Tanzania
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9% more likely to be murdered in Angola than in Tanzania
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Tanzania and Angola are nearly identical here
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 0.4 °C warmer than Angola
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola and Tanzania are nearly identical here
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Tanzania?
Angola is larger. Angola is 32% bigger than Tanzania.
Which has more people, Angola or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 81% more people than Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Tanzania?
People in Tanzania live 2.4 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Angola or Tanzania?
Men in Angola are 1.5 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).