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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Thailand fits inside Angola 2.4 times

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Thailand’s coastline is 2 times as long as Angola’s

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Angola’s highest peak towers 55 m above Thailand’s

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 43% of Thailand, versus 36% of Angola

Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Thailand: 43.3% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Thailand has 83% more people than Angola

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Thailand is 4.5 times as densely populated as Angola

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Thailand are 3.2 cm taller than in Angola

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Thailand are 1.3 cm taller than in Angola

Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Thailand is 23 years older than in Angola

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 3.8 more children on average than in Thailand

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

16% of people in Thailand are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Thailand hosts 80% more refugees per resident than Angola

Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Thailand: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Angola and Thailand are practically level

Angola: 0 (2026) · Thailand: 0 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Angola and Thailand are practically level

Angola: 1 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Thailand’s economy is 4.7 times the size of Angola’s

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Thailand produces 2.6 times as much per person as Angola

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Thailand (Gini 18 points higher)

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)

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 0% in Thailand

Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Thailand: 0% (2024)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 0.8% in Thailand

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Angola and Thailand are practically level

Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Thailand: 1% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Thailand’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%

Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Thailand: 15.2% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Thailand and Angola are nearly identical here

Angola: 31% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Thailand spends 4.3 times as much on health per person as Angola

Angola: $76 (2023) · Thailand: $327 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Thailand live 12 years longer than in Angola

Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Thailand: 76.6 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Angola is 4.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Thailand

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Thailand has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Angola

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Thailand has 3.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola

Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Angola is 83% higher than in Thailand

Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

16% of adults in Thailand are obese, versus 12% in Angola

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

Angola: no data · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Thailand rate their lives 2.50 points higher than in Angola

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Thailand drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Angola

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Thailand has 32% more meat per person than Angola

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Thailand has 456 kcal more food per person per day than Angola

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Thailand put in 63 more hours a year than in Angola

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Thailand went to school 3.1 years longer than in Angola

Angola: 6 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Thailand welcomed 153 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)

Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Thailand has 8 more World Heritage sites than Angola (9 against 1)

Angola: 1 (2026) · Thailand: 9 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Thailand has won 41 Olympic medals, Angola none

Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Thailand: 41 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 41% in Angola

Angola: 41% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Thailand is 9.5 times as fast as in Angola

Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Thailand have electricity, versus 56% in Angola

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 63% in Thailand

Angola: 71% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70

Angola: 70 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Thailand’s railway network is 48% longer than Angola’s

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Thailand fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 39% of Thailand

Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Thailand: 38.7% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Thailand emits 6.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Angola carries 12% more fine dust than in Thailand

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Thailand: no data

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Thailand are 78% deadlier than in Angola

Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Thailand is on average 4.0 °C warmer than Angola

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

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Thailand gets 50% more rain than Angola

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 1,657 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 Thailand?

Angola is larger. Thailand fits inside Angola 2.4 times.

Which has more people, Angola or Thailand?

Thailand has 83% more people than Angola (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Angola or Thailand?

People in Thailand live 12 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 76.6 in Thailand.

Are people taller in Angola or Thailand?

Men in Thailand are 3.2 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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