Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Belgium fits inside Pakistan 26 times
Belgium: 30,689 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 44% of Belgium
Belgium: 44.4% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Belgium are 11.8 cm taller than in Pakistan
Belgium: 179.1 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Belgium are 8.6 cm taller than in Pakistan
Belgium: 163.4 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Belgium hosts 3.4 times as many refugees per resident as Pakistan
Belgium: 15.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Belgium has produced 8.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Belgium: 8.4 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Belgium has 3 official languages, Pakistan 2
Belgium: 3 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Belgium
Belgium: 0.1% (2023) · Pakistan: 23% (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 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 2.0%
Belgium: 2% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Belgium: 23% (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Pakistan’s
Belgium: 81% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Belgium live 15 years longer than in Pakistan
Belgium: 82.3 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 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 many hospital beds are there?
Belgium has 8.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Belgium: 5.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Belgium is 66% higher than in Pakistan
Belgium: 15.1 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Belgium has 10 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (16 against 6)
Belgium: 16 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Belgium has won 177 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Belgium: 177 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Belgium: 96% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Belgium is 11 times as fast as in Pakistan
Belgium: 254 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Belgium, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Belgium: 22% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 2.5 times as deadly as in Belgium
Belgium: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Belgium bigger than Pakistan?
Pakistan is larger. Belgium fits inside Pakistan 26 times.
Which has more people, Belgium or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 21 times as many people as Belgium (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Belgium or Pakistan?
People in Belgium live 15 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Belgium and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Belgium or Pakistan?
Men in Belgium are 11.8 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
