Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Pakistan 6 times
Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 13 times as long as Pakistan’s
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 5,694 m above Greece’s
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 39% of Greece
Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 25 times as many people as Greece
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 4.1 times as densely populated as Greece
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 11.9 cm taller than in Pakistan
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 11.0 cm taller than in Pakistan
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 25 years older than in Pakistan
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.3 more children on average than in Greece
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 2.8 times as many refugees per resident as Pakistan
Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Greece: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Greece 1
Greece: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Pakistan’s economy is 45% larger than Greece’s
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 6.9 times as much per person as Pakistan
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Pakistan and Greece are practically level
Greece: 33.4 (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 0.6% in Greece
Greece: 0.6% (2023) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 5.4% in Pakistan
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece and Pakistan are practically level
Greece: 3% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece: 27.4% (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Pakistan’s
Greece: 60% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 64 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 14 years longer than in Pakistan
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 15 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 5.7 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Greece has 6.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 2.3 times that in Greece
Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Greece rate their lives 0.83 points higher than in Pakistan
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 99 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 868 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 578 more hours a year than in Greece
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 7.2 years longer than in Pakistan
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Pakistan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 15 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (21 against 6)
Greece: 21 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Greece: 86% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Greece is 7.9 times as fast as in Pakistan
Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Greece have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Greece: 100% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Greece: 79% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Greece: 114 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 3.3 times as long as Greece’s
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 65 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Greece, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Greece: 36.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 7.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 3.6 times as much fine dust as in Greece
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.2 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Greece
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 55% deadlier than in Greece
Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 5.3 °C warmer than Greece
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Greece gets 92% more rain than Pakistan
Greece: 800 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 Greece bigger than Pakistan?
Pakistan is larger. Greece fits inside Pakistan 6 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 25 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Pakistan?
People in Greece live 14 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Greece or Pakistan?
Men in Greece are 11.9 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
