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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Angola is 32% bigger than Tanzania.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Angola and Tanzania are practically level.

Angola: 0 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Tanzania has 2 official languages, Angola 1.

Angola: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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?

Tanzania and Angola are practically level.

Angola: 1% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (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 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 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)

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)

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 52% of Angola, but only 50% of Tanzania.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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?

Roads in Tanzania are 5% deadlier than in Angola.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)

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)

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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).

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