Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan fits inside Brazil 11 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 7.2 times as long as Pakistan’s
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 5,617 m above Brazil’s
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 28% of Brazil
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 20% more people than Brazil
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 13 times as densely populated as Brazil
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 8.4 cm taller than in Pakistan
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 7.6 cm taller than in Pakistan
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 14 years older than in Pakistan
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 1.9 more children on average than in Brazil
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 3.5 times as many refugees per resident as Brazil
Brazil: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Brazil 1
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 5.6 times the size of Pakistan’s
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 3.6 times as much per person as Pakistan
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Pakistan (Gini 16.8 points higher)
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · 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 3.0% in Brazil
Brazil: 3% (2024) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 5.4% in Pakistan
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.1%
Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Pakistan’s
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 33 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 8.2 years longer than in Pakistan
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 3.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Brazil
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brazil has 2 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Brazil has 4 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 3% higher than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 12% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 1.77 points higher than in Pakistan
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 120 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 4.9 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 910 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 477 more hours a year than in Brazil
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Brazil went to school 4.1 years longer than in Pakistan
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 20 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (26 against 6)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Brazil is 12 times as fast as in Pakistan
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Brazil have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Brazil has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 3.8 times as long as Pakistan’s
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Brazil emits 3.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in Brazil
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.4 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Pakistan
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 55% deadlier than in Pakistan
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 4.3 °C warmer than Pakistan
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 4 times as much rain as Pakistan
Brazil: 1,661 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 Brazil bigger than Pakistan?
Brazil is larger. Pakistan fits inside Brazil 11 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 20% more people than Brazil (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Pakistan?
People in Brazil live 8.2 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Brazil or Pakistan?
Men in Brazil are 8.4 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
