How much coast is there?

Pakistan’s coastline is 16 times as long as Belgium’s.

Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Pakistan’s highest peak towers 7,917 m above Belgium’s.

Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Pakistan has 21 times as many people as Belgium.

Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Belgium is 18% more densely populated than Pakistan.

Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belgium is 21 years older than in Pakistan.

Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Pakistan have 2.1 more children on average than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.

Belgium: 21% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.

Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belgium has 3 official languages, Pakistan 2.

Belgium: 3 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Belgium’s economy is 78% larger than Pakistan’s.

Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Belgium produces 11 times as much per person as Pakistan.

Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Belgium (Gini 6.7 points higher).

Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Belgium and Pakistan are practically level.

Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Pakistan spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 1.3%.

Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Pakistan: 2.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Pakistan’s.

Belgium: 81% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Belgium spends 195 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.

Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)

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 Belgium.

Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Belgium has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.

Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 23% in Belgium.

Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Belgium smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan.

Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belgium rate their lives 2.06 points higher than in Pakistan.

Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Belgium drink 110 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.

Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Belgium has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.

Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belgium has 1,408 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.

Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Pakistan put in 878 more hours a year than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Belgium went to school 8.4 years longer than in Pakistan.

Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Pakistan: no data

How many people are online?

96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.

Belgium: 96% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Belgium have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan.

Belgium: 100% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.

Belgium: 88% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Belgium has 104 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.

Belgium: 104 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Pakistan’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Belgium’s.

Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Belgium fly 34 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.

Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Belgium, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.

Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Pakistan: 4.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Belgium emits 10 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.

Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Belgium.

Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Pakistan carries 5.8 times as much fine dust as in Belgium.

Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 4 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Pakistan are 2.6 times as deadly as in Belgium.

Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Pakistan is on average 10.0 °C warmer than Belgium.

Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Belgium gets 2.2 times as much rain as Pakistan.

Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)