Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom fits inside Angola 5.1 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The United Kingdom’s coastline is 7.8 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Angola’s highest peak towers 1,275 m above the United Kingdom’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 69% of the United Kingdom, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · United Kingdom: 69.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 78% more people than Angola
Angola: 39 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 9.2 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 9.8 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 5.8 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 23 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.5 more children on average than in the United Kingdom
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The United Kingdom hosts 13 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · United Kingdom: 8.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and the United Kingdom are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 33 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 6.3 times as much per person as Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in the United Kingdom (Gini 18.9 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in the United Kingdom
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · United Kingdom: 0.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 4.7% in the United Kingdom
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Kingdom spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · United Kingdom: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The United Kingdom’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · United Kingdom: 26.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 77 times as much on health per person as Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 17 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 7.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Kingdom
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Kingdom has 14 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
The United Kingdom has 3.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 83% higher than in the United Kingdom
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Kingdom rate their lives 2.90 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Angola
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 4.5 times as much meat per person as Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 1,035 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 592 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 7.5 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Kingdom welcomed 151 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United Kingdom has 34 more World Heritage sites than Angola (35 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · United Kingdom: 35 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United Kingdom has won 1,025 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,025 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United Kingdom is 8 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · United Kingdom: 303 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United Kingdom have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 71% in Angola
Angola: 71% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Kingdom has 122 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 5.9 times as long as Angola’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 51 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 13% of the United Kingdom
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · United Kingdom: 13.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Kingdom emits 7.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 52% in the United Kingdom
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 3 times as much fine dust as in the United Kingdom
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.7 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in the United Kingdom
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 5.1 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 12.8 °C warmer than the United Kingdom
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 3% more rain than the United Kingdom
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than the United Kingdom?
Angola is larger. The United Kingdom fits inside Angola 5.1 times.
Which has more people, Angola or the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has 78% more people than Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or the United Kingdom?
People in the United Kingdom live 17 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Angola or the United Kingdom?
Men in the United Kingdom are 9.8 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
