How much coast is there?

France’s coastline is 4.6 times as long as Pakistan’s.

France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Pakistan’s highest peak towers 3,801 m above France’s.

France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Pakistan has 3.7 times as many people as France.

France: 68.7 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Pakistan is 2.6 times as densely populated as France.

France: 128 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in France is 22 years older than in Pakistan.

France: 41.8 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Pakistan have 1.9 more children on average than in France.

France: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.

France: 22.5% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

France has produced 9.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.

France: 9.3 (2025) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Pakistan has 2 official languages, France 1.

France: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

France’s economy is 8.3 times the size of Pakistan’s.

France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

France produces 9.7 times as much per person as Pakistan.

France: Int$63,975 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in France (Gini 1.7 points higher).

France: 31.8 (2023) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in France, versus 5.4% in Pakistan.

France: 7.5% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Pakistan spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, France 2.1%.

France: 2.1% (2024) · Pakistan: 2.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

France’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Pakistan’s.

France: 77% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

France spends 175 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.

France: $5,327 (2024) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Pakistan is 14 times as likely to die before turning one as in France.

France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

France has 2.8 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.

France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 13% in France.

France: 12.5% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

34% of adults in France smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan.

France: 33.6% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in France rate their lives 1.72 points higher than in Pakistan.

France: 6.59 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in France drink 129 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.

France: 11.2 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

France has 3.8 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.

France: 80.3 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

France has 976 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.

France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Pakistan put in 984 more hours a year than in France.

France: 1,487 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in France went to school 7.4 years longer than in Pakistan.

France: 11.8 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

France: 1.35 (2019) · Pakistan: no data

How many people are online?

89% of people in France are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.

France: 89% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

79% of people in France live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.

France: 79% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)

How many phones per person?

France has 117 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.

France: 117 (2023) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)

How much railway is there?

France’s railway network is 3.6 times as long as Pakistan’s.

France: 27,716 km (2021) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from France fly 34 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.

France: 0.94 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 32% of France, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.

France: 32.5% (2023) · Pakistan: 4.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in France emits 5.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.

France: 4 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in France.

France: 26.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Pakistan carries 6 times as much fine dust as in France.

France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.2 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in France.

France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Pakistan are 2.5 times as deadly as in France.

France: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Pakistan is on average 6.9 °C warmer than France.

France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

France gets 2.8 times as much rain as Pakistan.

France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)