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China vs Angola

China and Angola side by side: live population, demographics, economy, environment and digital indicators from the UN and the World Bank, plus charts that overlay the full history of both countries. Change either country to compare any pair.

At a glance

Live population · UN WPP
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China

Asia · #2 of 238 by population
Live population
1,411,968,573
-0.2% a year · full profile · atlas
vs
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Angola

Africa · #40 of 238 by population
Live population
40,557,630
+3% a year · full profile · atlas
China has 35× the population of Angola (97.2% vs 2.8% of the two combined).

China vs Angola: 28 indicators side by side

Latest available figures · October 2026
IndicatorChinaAngolaDifference
👥 Population
Population
people
1,411,968,57340,557,630China 35×
Population growth rate
% per year
-0.2+3-3.2 pts
Population density
people per km²
147.7202632.52026+115.1
Surface area
km²
9,562,91020231,246,7002023China 7.7×
Birth rate
births per 1,000 people
6.8202437.22024-30.4
Death rate
deaths per 1,000 people
7.820246.82024+0.9
Net migration rate
per 1,000 people per year
-0.2-0.1-0.1
Urban population
% of population
66.3202571.52025-5.1 pts
Sex ratio
males per 100 females
103.698+5.6
❤️ Demographics & Health
Life expectancy
years
78202464.82024+13.2
Fertility rate
births per woman
1.0120245.052024-4.03
Median age
years
40.616.7+23.9
Infant mortality
deaths per 1,000 live births
5.44.5+0.9
Population under 15
% of population
15.4202544.12025-28.7 pts
Population aged 65+
% of population
14.920252.92025+12 pts
💰 Economy
GDP
current US$
$19.50T2025$122.17B2025China 160×
GDP per capita
current US$
$13,8622025$3,1292025China 4.4×
Unemployment rate
% of labor force
4.6202514.12025-9.5 pts
Inflation rate
% annual, consumer prices
0.1202520.22025-20.1 pts
🌱 Environment & Energy
CO₂ emissions
Mt CO₂ per year
13,125202428.12024China 467×
CO₂ emissions per capita
tonnes per person
9.3220240.742024+8.57
Energy use per capita
kg of oil equivalent per person
2,85120234492023China 6.4×
Renewable energy share
% of final energy
15.2202152.92021-37.7 pts
Forest area
% of land area
24202352.12023-28.1 pts
Freshwater resources per capita
m³ per person per year
1,99220224,1532022Angola 2.1×
Water stress
% of resources withdrawn
20.220220.52022+19.7 pts
📶 Digital
Internet users
% of population
91.6202540.72024+50.9 pts
Mobile subscriptions
per 100 people
131.8202469.72024+62

▲ marks the higher value (for death rate, infant mortality, unemployment, inflation, CO₂ and water stress: the lower value). "Difference" is the ratio for absolute measures and China minus Angola for rates and shares. Years in grey are the latest available for that country.

China compared with Angola

Updated October 2026

China has a live population of about 1,411,968,573 (#2 in the world) and Angola about 40,557,630 (#40), so China has 34.8 times as many people as Angola. China is growing at -0.2% a year and Angola at 3%.

By area China is larger: 9,562,910 km² against 1,246,700 km², which gives population densities of 147.7 people per km² in China and 32.5 in Angola.

China's economy is worth $19.50T (2025) and Angola's $122.17B (2025); per person that is $13,862 in China versus $3,129 in Angola, so the average China resident produces 4.4 times as much.

Life expectancy is 78 years in China and 64.8 in Angola; women have 1 children on average in China compared with 5 in Angola; the median age is 40.6 versus 16.7 years.

66.3% of China's people live in cities against 71.5% in Angola; 91.6% use the internet in China and 40.7% in Angola; CO₂ emissions per person are 9.3 t in China and 0.7 t in Angola.

Population over time

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Life expectancy & fertility

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Birth & death rates

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Age structure

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CO₂ emissions

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Energy use & renewables

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Forest area

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Urban population

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Water resources & stress

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Unemployment & inflation

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Internet & mobile

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Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, China or Angola?

By population China is bigger: 1,411,968,573 people versus 40,557,630 (live estimates, October 2026). By area China is larger (9,562,910 km² vs 1,246,700 km²).

Which has the larger economy, China or Angola?

China: GDP of $19,498,039,388,043 versus $122,174,889,424 in current US dollars (World Bank, 2025/2025).

Where do people live longer, China or Angola?

Life expectancy at birth is 78 years in China and 64.8 years in Angola, a difference of 13.2 years in favour of China.

How are these comparisons calculated?

Live populations extrapolate the UN World Population Prospects baseline with each country's growth rate; every other figure is the latest value published by World Bank Open Data (or the UN for median age, infant mortality and migration). Each row shows the year of the figure, and the charts below overlay the full historical series of both countries.

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Sources & method: live populations are linear extrapolations of the UN World Population Prospects estimates; all other indicators are the latest values from World Bank Open Data (UN WPP for median age, infant mortality, sex ratio and net migration). Figures are statistical estimates, not census counts. Page generated 2026-10-20. More about our data.