Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan fits inside Canada 20 times.
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 193 times as long as Pakistan’s.
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 2,652 m above Canada’s.
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 6.1 times as many people as Canada.
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 70 times as densely populated as Canada.
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 11.4 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 10.0 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 20 years older than in Pakistan.
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.3 more children on average than in Canada.
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.
Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Canada and Pakistan are practically level.
Canada: 2 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 5.7 times the size of Pakistan’s.
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 10 times as much per person as Pakistan.
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Canada (Gini 2 points higher).
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 5.4% in Pakistan.
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.3%.
Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Pakistan: 2.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Pakistan’s.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 209 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 14 years longer than in Pakistan.
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 2.4 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan.
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 11% in Canada.
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 1.87 points higher than in Pakistan.
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 107 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 4.5 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 1,076 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 740 more hours a year than in Canada.
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 9.6 years longer than in Pakistan.
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Pakistan: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.
Canada: 94% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan.
Canada: 100% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Canada has 94 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.
Canada: 94 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 6.2 times as long as Pakistan’s.
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 76 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Canada, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.
Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Pakistan: 4.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 19 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan.
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 7.7 times as much fine dust as in Canada.
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Canada.
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 2.5 times as deadly as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 24.0 °C warmer than Canada.
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Canada gets 64% more rain than Pakistan.
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Pakistan?
Canada is larger. Pakistan fits inside Canada 20 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 6.1 times as many people as Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Pakistan?
People in Canada live 14 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Canada or Pakistan?
Men in Canada are 11.4 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).