Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola is 37% bigger than Venezuela
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 75% longer than Angola’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,358 m above Angola’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 24% of Venezuela
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 37% more people than Venezuela
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Venezuela is 3% more densely populated than Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 5.1 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 1.9 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 13 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.0 more children on average than in Venezuela
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Angola hosts 29% more refugees per resident than Venezuela
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and Venezuela are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Angola’s economy is 23% larger than Venezuela’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 5.3% in Venezuela
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Angola: 31% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Venezuela spends 2.4 times as much on health per person as Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 7.9 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 51% more likely to die before turning one than in Venezuela
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 6.8 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Venezuela has 32% more hospital beds per person than Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 2.2 times that in Venezuela
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 1.96 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 45% more alcohol than in Venezuela
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 2 times as much meat per person as Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Venezuela has 401 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 285 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 3.7 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Venezuela welcomed 3.8 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Venezuela has 2 more World Heritage sites than Angola (3 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Venezuela has won 19 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Venezuela is 4.7 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 71% in Angola
Angola: 71% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Venezuela has 71 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Angola’s railway network is 6.2 times as long as Venezuela’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Venezuela fly 85% more passengers per resident than those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 51% of Angola
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 6.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 74% in Angola
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 65% more fine dust than in Venezuela
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.1 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Angola
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 35% deadlier than in Venezuela
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 3.1 °C warmer than Angola
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 92% more rain than Angola
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Venezuela?
Angola is larger. Angola is 37% bigger than Venezuela.
Which has more people, Angola or Venezuela?
Angola has 37% more people than Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 7.9 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Angola or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 5.1 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
