Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Angola is 66% bigger than Zambia
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Zambia: 752,612 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Zambia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Angola’s highest peak towers 290 m above Zambia’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Zambia: 2,330 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 32% of Zambia
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Zambia: 32.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 78% more people than Zambia
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Zambia: 21.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Angola is 6% more densely populated than Zambia
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Zambia: 29 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Angola and Zambia are practically level
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Zambia: 167.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Angola and Zambia are practically level
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Zambia: 157.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Zambia is 1 year older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Zambia: 17.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 1.0 more children on average than in Zambia
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Zambia: 4.04 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
2.9% of people in Angola are 65 or older, versus 2.0% in Zambia
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Zambia: 2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Zambia hosts 5.8 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Zambia: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Angola and Zambia are practically level
Angola: 0 (2026) · Zambia: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and Zambia are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Zambia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Angola’s economy is 4.2 times the size of Zambia’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Zambia: $28.9 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Angola produces 2.3 times as much per person as Zambia
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Zambia: Int$4,379 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Zambia and Angola are practically level
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Zambia: 51.5 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
72% of people in Zambia live on less than $3 a day, versus 39% in Angola
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Zambia: 71.7% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 5.9% in Zambia
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Zambia: 5.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Angola and Zambia are practically level
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Zambia: 1.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Zambia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Zambia: 18.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Angola’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Zambia’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Zambia: 30% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Zambia spends 5% more on health per person than Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Zambia: $80 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Zambia live 1.7 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Zambia: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Zambia is 8% more likely to die before turning one than in Angola
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Zambia: 34.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Zambia has 33% more doctors per person than Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Zambia: 0.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Zambia: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Zambia is 18% higher than in Angola
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Zambia: 20.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Angola are obese, versus 10% in Zambia
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Zambia: 10.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Zambia: 14.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Zambia rate their lives 0.31 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Zambia: 4.11 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 78% more alcohol than in Zambia
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Zambia: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Angola has 5% more meat per person than Zambia
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Zambia: 17.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Angola has 230 kcal more food per person per day than Zambia
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Zambia: 2,170 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Zambia put in 85 more hours a year than in Angola
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Zambia: 2,200 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Zambia went to school 1.4 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Zambia: 7.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Zambia welcomed 19 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Zambia: 0.07 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Angola and Zambia are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Zambia: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Zambia has won 3 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Zambia: 3 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Angola are online, versus 17% in Zambia
Angola: 41% (2024) · Zambia: 17% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Zambia is 83% faster than in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Zambia: 69 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
56% of people in Angola have electricity, versus 54% in Zambia
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Zambia: 53.6% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 46% in Zambia
Angola: 71% (2025) · Zambia: 46% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Zambia has 109 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Zambia: 109 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Angola’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Zambia’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Zambia: 1,248 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Angola fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Zambia
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Zambia: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 60% of Zambia, but only 51% of Angola
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Zambia: 60.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Angola emits 4% more CO₂ than someone in Zambia
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Zambia: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Zambia’s electricity is renewable, versus 74% in Angola
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Zambia: 87.5% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 3% more fine dust than in Zambia
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Zambia: 25.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 27% more likely to be murdered in Zambia than in Angola
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Zambia: 5.2 per 100k (2015)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Zambia are 26% deadlier than in Angola
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Zambia: 25.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 0.4 °C warmer than Zambia
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Zambia: 22.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Zambia and Angola are nearly identical here
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Zambia: 1,116 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Zambia?
Angola is larger. Angola is 66% bigger than Zambia.
Which has more people, Angola or Zambia?
Angola has 78% more people than Zambia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Zambia?
People in Zambia live 1.7 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 66.5 in Zambia.
Are people taller in Angola or Zambia?
Angola and Zambia are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
