Luanda - ClearSpot score: 100%
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About this place: Luanda
Luanda is the capital and largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport, and also the capital of the Luanda Province. Luanda and its metropolitan area is the most populous Portuguese-speaking national capital in the world and the most populous Lusophone city outside Brazil. In 2024 the population reached more than 8.8 million inhabitants (a third of Angola's population). Among the oldest colonial cities of Africa, Luanda was founded in January 1576 as São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda by Portuguese explorer Paulo Dias de Novais, being occasionally called "Leonda" or "St Paul de Leonda" by non-Portuguese sources. The city served as the centre of the slave trade to Brazil before the institution was prohibited. At the start of the Angolan Civil War in 1975, most of the white Portuguese left as refugees, principally migrating to Portugal. Luanda's population increased greatly from internal refugees fleeing the war, but its infrastructure was inadequate to handle the increase. This also caused the exacerbation of slums, or musseques, around Luanda. In the 21st century, the city has been undergoing a major reconstruction. Many new large developments are taking place that will alter its cityscape significantly. Industries present in the city include the processing of agricultural products, beverage production, textile, cement, new car assembly plants, construction materials, plastics, metallurgy, cigarettes and shoes. The city is also notable as an economic centre for oil, and a refinery is located in the city. Luanda has been ranked as one of the most expensive cities in the world for expatriates. The inhabitants of Luanda are mostly members of the ethnic Ambundu people. In recent decades of the 21st century, the number of ethnic Bakongo and Ovimbundu have also increased. Ethnic Europeans are mainly Portuguese. Luanda was the main host city for the matches of the 2010 African Cup of Nations.
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Key facts: Luanda
- ClearSpot score: 100% (all clear)
- Country: Angola
- Population: 2,776,168
- Main environmental signal: mixed signals
- Wind turbines nearby: None documented within default radius
- Data last updated:
ClearSpot score
100%
Environmental indicators for Luanda suggest a low-pressure profile at default sensitivity settings - a useful baseline for anyone considering spending time here.
Published tables use the same default thresholds for everyone so rankings stay comparable. On the home map, your tuned sensitivities still drive the live chip.
Environmental indicators
| Module | Score | What this means |
|---|---|---|
| Wind turbines | 0% | No wind turbines are documented within the ClearSpot database near Luanda at default sensitivity radius. |
| Pollen | 0% | No significant pollen pressure detected within default ClearSpot thresholds for the current reference period. |
| Air quality | 0% | Air quality data shows no documented exceedance of default sensitivity thresholds at this pin. |
| Noise | 0% | No major strategic noise sources are documented within default ClearSpot sensitivity thresholds for this location. |
| Light pollution | 0% | Light pollution data shows no significant radiance pressure within default ClearSpot thresholds for this location. |
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What the map would compute right now with default sensitivity thresholds (same assumption as our public tables). Opens the same modules as the home experience.
100%
Per-indicator burden (0–100)
Higher values mean more pressure against default thresholds for that module. They roll up into the headline ClearSpot score.
FAQ - Luanda
Is this place healthy to live?
ClearSpot rates Luanda at 100% (all clear). No significant environmental pressure detected. The score aggregates air quality, noise, light pollution, pollen, and proximity to wind turbines and other infrastructure. Use the live map to check a specific address within the city.
What is air quality like here?
Air quality in Luanda registers 0% pressure on ClearSpot's scale. Monthly measurements from the Open-Meteo Air Quality API and WAQI network form the basis of this score. No documented exceedance of WHO 2021 guidelines was detected in the reference period.
Are there wind turbines nearby?
Based on ClearSpot's inventory, documents no wind turbines within the default sensitivity radius of Luanda. The resulting pressure score is 0%. The database is updated weekly from open sources.
How noisy is it?
ClearSpot's noise module rates Luanda at 0% burden. This is based on European strategic noise maps (EEA, END Directive 2002/49/EC) and modelled road noise from OpenStreetMap infrastructure. No major strategic noise sources are mapped within the default sensitivity radius.
Luanda - Angola
In the Angola ClearSpot rankings, Luanda achieves position 1 of 144 scored locations. It currently leads the national ranking.
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How to read this place
This location shows a comparatively strong ClearSpot score at default settings: fewer of the indexed stressors are pushing hard at sensivities most people start with. Your own priorities can change that reading—see the guides below.
Short-term vs long-term
In the short term, spikes come from weather, pollen season, construction, or night lighting—use the live map when deciding whether to open a window or plan outdoor time.
Over months and years, patterns matter for where you settle: turbine proximity, chronic noise corridors, recurring pollen sources, and persistent air basins. The blog and data guides explain how each layer is built.
Guides & further reading
Transparent scales, licensed upstream data, and how the headline score is assembled.