How much coast is there?

China’s coastline is 14 times as long as Pakistan’s.

China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

China’s highest peak towers 238 m above Pakistan’s.

China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

China has 5.5 times as many people as Pakistan.

China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Pakistan is 2.2 times as densely populated as China.

China: 150 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in China is 19 years older than in Pakistan.

China: 39.1 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Pakistan have 2.5 more children on average than in China.

China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.

China: 14.9% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

China: 0.1 (2025) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Pakistan has 2 official languages, China 1.

China: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

China’s economy is 48 times the size of Pakistan’s.

China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

China produces 4.5 times as much per person as Pakistan.

China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in China than in Pakistan (Gini 2.5 points higher).

China: 36 (2022) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 4.6% in China.

China: 4.6% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Pakistan spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, China 1.7%.

China: 1.7% (2024) · Pakistan: 2.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

China’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Pakistan’s.

China: 47% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

China spends 25 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.

China: $763 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Pakistan is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in China.

China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

China has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.

China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 9.1% in China.

China: 9.1% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in China smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan.

China: 22.8% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in China rate their lives 1.21 points higher than in Pakistan.

China: 6.07 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in China drink 43 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.

China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

China has 3.5 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.

China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

China has 1,013 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.

China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Pakistan put in 143 more hours a year than in China.

China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in China went to school 3.7 years longer than in Pakistan.

China: 8 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

China: 0.05 (2019) · Pakistan: no data

How many people are online?

92% of people in China are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.

China: 92% (2025) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

66% of people in China live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.

China: 66% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)

How many phones per person?

China has 132 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.

China: 132 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)

How much railway is there?

China’s railway network is 14 times as long as Pakistan’s.

China: 109,767 km (2021) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from China fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.

China: 0.44 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 24% of China, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.

China: 24% (2023) · Pakistan: 4.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in China emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.

China: 8.7 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 37% in China.

China: 37% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Pakistan carries 72% more fine dust than in China.

China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 8.6 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in China.

China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in China are 46% deadlier than in Pakistan.

China: 17.4 per 100k (2021) · Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Pakistan is on average 13.2 °C warmer than China.

China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

China gets 2 times as much rain as Pakistan.

China: 813 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)