Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Thailand fits inside Angola 2.4 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024)
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)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 43% of Thailand, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Thailand: 43.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Thailand has 83% more people than Angola
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Thailand is 4.5 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Angola and Thailand are practically level
Angola: 0 (2026) · Thailand: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and Thailand are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How much goes to the military?
Angola and Thailand are practically level
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Thailand: 1% (2025)
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)
How expensive is it?
Thailand and Angola are nearly identical here
Angola: 31% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in Thailand are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many tourists visit?
Thailand welcomed 153 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Thailand has 8 more World Heritage sites than Angola (9 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Thailand: 9 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)
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)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Thailand have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Thailand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 63% in Thailand
Angola: 71% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Thailand: no data
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
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)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).