Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan fits inside Australia 9.7 times.
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2023) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 25 times as long as Pakistan’s.
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 6,383 m above Australia’s.
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 9.2 times as many people as Australia.
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 92 times as densely populated as Australia.
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 11.4 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 9.9 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 17 years older than in Pakistan.
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.1 more children on average than in Australia.
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.
Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Australia 1.
Australia: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 4.4 times the size of Pakistan’s.
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 11 times as much per person as Pakistan.
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Pakistan (Gini 0.3 points higher).
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 4.1% in Australia.
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Australia 1.9%.
Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 2.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 3.7× Pakistan’s.
Australia: 91% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 229 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 15 years longer than in Pakistan.
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 16 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 3.5 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan.
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 12% in Australia.
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 2.05 points higher than in Pakistan.
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 121 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 5.5 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 1,048 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 860 more hours a year than in Australia.
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 8.6 years longer than in Pakistan.
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.
Australia: 96% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan.
Australia: 100% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.
Australia: 88% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Australia has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.
Australia: 113 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as Pakistan’s.
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 89 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Australia, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.
Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Pakistan: 4.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 20 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 10 times as much fine dust as in Australia.
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.1 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Australia.
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 2.6 times as deadly as in Australia.
Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Australia is on average 1.5 °C warmer than Pakistan.
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Australia gets 8% more rain than Pakistan.
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Pakistan?
Australia is larger. Pakistan fits inside Australia 9.7 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 9.2 times as many people as Australia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Pakistan?
People in Australia live 15 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Australia or Pakistan?
Men in Australia are 11.4 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
