Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan fits inside India 4.1 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 6.7 times as long as Pakistan’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan and India are practically level
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 47% of Pakistan
India: 59.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 5.7 times as many people as Pakistan
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 49% more densely populated than Pakistan
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Pakistan and India are practically level
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
India and Pakistan are practically level
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in India is 7.8 years older than in Pakistan
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 1.6 more children on average than in India
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
India: 7.4% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 28 times as many refugees per resident as India
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
India: 0.1 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Pakistan 2
India: 3 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 9.7 times the size of Pakistan’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
India produces 79% more per person than Pakistan
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in India (Gini 10.5 points higher)
India: 23 (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 2.6% in India
India: 2.6% (2023) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 4.2% in India
India: 4.2% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, India 2.3%
India: 2.3% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
India: 6.9% (2022) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Pakistan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
India spends 2.8 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
India: $85 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in India live 4.4 years longer than in Pakistan
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in India
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Pakistan has 60% more doctors per person than India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
India has 2.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 68% higher than in Pakistan
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
India: 22.6% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Pakistan rate their lives 0.33 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 60 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Pakistan has 2.6 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
India has 155 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 89 more hours a year than in India
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in India went to school 2.6 years longer than in Pakistan
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
India: 0.01 (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 39 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (45 against 6)
India: 45 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
70% of people in India are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
India: 70% (2025) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in India is 3.8 times as fast as in Pakistan
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in India have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
India: 99.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
40% of people in Pakistan live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
India has 79 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
India: 79 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 8.7 times as long as Pakistan’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from India fly 4.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
India: 0.12 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of India, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
India: 24.4% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 3.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
India: 24.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 22% more fine dust than in India
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 54% more likely to be murdered in Pakistan than in India
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 52% deadlier than in Pakistan
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 3.5 °C warmer than Pakistan
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 3.1 times as much rain as Pakistan
India: 1,268 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 India bigger than Pakistan?
India is larger. Pakistan fits inside India 4.1 times.
Which has more people, India or Pakistan?
India has 5.7 times as many people as Pakistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Pakistan?
People in India live 4.4 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in India or Pakistan?
Pakistan and India are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
