Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan is 31% bigger than France
France: 606,410 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 53% of France, versus 47% of Pakistan
France: 52.8% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in France are 11.3 cm taller than in Pakistan
France: 178.6 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in France are 9.7 cm taller than in Pakistan
France: 164.5 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
France hosts 2.5 times as many refugees per resident as Pakistan
France: 11.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
France has produced 9.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
France: 9.5 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, France 1
France: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in France
France: 0.1% (2023) · Pakistan: 23% (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 2.9% of its GDP on the military, France 2.0%
France: 2% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
France: 22.8% (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
France’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Pakistan’s
France: 77% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in France live 15 years longer than in Pakistan
France: 83 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
France has 9 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
France: 5.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in France is 53% higher than in Pakistan
France: 13.9 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
France has 50 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (56 against 6)
France: 56 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
France has won 985 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
France: 985 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in France are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
France: 89% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in France is 19 times as fast as in Pakistan
France: 460 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of France, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
France: 32.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 2.2 times as deadly as in France
France: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is France bigger than Pakistan?
Pakistan is larger. Pakistan is 31% bigger than France.
Which has more people, France or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 3.7 times as many people as France (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, France or Pakistan?
People in France live 15 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in France and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in France or Pakistan?
Men in France are 11.3 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
