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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

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

India: 0.1 (2025) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

India has 3 official languages, Pakistan 2.

India: 3 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)

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 8 points higher).

India: 25.5 (2022) · Pakistan: 33.5 (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 and India are practically level.

India: 2.3% (2024) · Pakistan: 2.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Pakistan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× India’s.

India: 23% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

70% of people in India are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.

India: 70% (2025) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 25% of India, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.

India: 24.5% (2023) · Pakistan: 4.7% (2023)

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)

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 23% deadlier than in Pakistan.

India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021)

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)