Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Pakistan 2.4 times
Finland: 338,485 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Finland’s coastline is 20% longer than Pakistan’s
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 7,283 m above Finland’s
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 7.4% of Finland
Finland: 7.4% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 45 times as many people as Finland
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 18 times as densely populated as Finland
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 13.2 cm taller than in Pakistan
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 11.7 cm taller than in Pakistan
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 23 years older than in Pakistan
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.3 more children on average than in Finland
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Finland hosts 4 times as many refugees per resident as Pakistan
Finland: 18.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Finland: 8.9 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Finland and Pakistan are practically level
Finland: 2 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Pakistan’s economy is 28% larger than Finland’s
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 10 times as much per person as Pakistan
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Finland (Gini 6.1 points higher)
Finland: 27.4 (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 0.2% in Finland
Finland: 0.2% (2023) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 5.4% in Pakistan
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan and Finland are practically level
Finland: 2.6% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Finland: 25.3% (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 3.5× Pakistan’s
Finland: 85% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 181 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 15 years longer than in Pakistan
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 25 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Finland has 4.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Finland is 44% higher than in Pakistan
Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 2.90 points higher than in Pakistan
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 108 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 3.3 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 832 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 974 more hours a year than in Finland
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 8.7 years longer than in Pakistan
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Finland has 2 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (8 against 6)
Finland: 8 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Finland has won 486 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Finland: 486 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Finland: 94% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Finland is 10 times as fast as in Pakistan
Finland: 247 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Finland have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Finland: 100% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Finland: 75% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Finland: 126 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 32% longer than Finland’s
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 68 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Finland: 74.2% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 7.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 10 times as much fine dust as in Finland
Finland: 5.4 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 Pakistan as in Finland
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 3.2 times as deadly as in Finland
Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 17.4 °C warmer than Finland
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Finland gets 82% more rain than Pakistan
Finland: 758 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 Finland bigger than Pakistan?
Pakistan is larger. Finland fits inside Pakistan 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Finland or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 45 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Pakistan?
People in Finland live 15 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Finland or Pakistan?
Men in Finland are 13.2 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
