Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola is 37% bigger than Venezuela.
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola 0.0.
Angola: 0 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
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 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?
Angola and Venezuela are practically level.
Angola: 1% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
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 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 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
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)
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?
Venezuela and Angola are practically level.
Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
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 14% deadlier than in Venezuela.
Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).