Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan is 83% bigger than Iraq
Iraq: 435,050 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Pakistan’s coastline is 18 times as long as Iraq’s
Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 5,000 m above Iraq’s
Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 22% of Iraq
Iraq: 21.6% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 5.4 times as many people as Iraq
Iraq: 47 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 3.1 times as densely populated as Iraq
Iraq: 108 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Iraq are 6.5 cm taller than in Pakistan
Iraq: 173.8 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Iraq are 4.0 cm taller than in Pakistan
Iraq: 158.8 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
Iraq and Pakistan are practically level
Iraq: 20.3 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 0.3 more children on average than in Iraq
Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
4.4% of people in Pakistan are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Iraq
Iraq: 3.4% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Iraq hosts 51% more refugees per resident than Pakistan
Iraq: 6.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Iraq has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Iraq: 0.2 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Iraq has 3 official languages, Pakistan 2
Iraq: 3 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Pakistan’s economy is 60% larger than Iraq’s
Iraq: $254 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Iraq produces 2.2 times as much per person as Pakistan
Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Iraq (Gini 3.7 points higher)
Iraq: 29.8 (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 0.5% in Iraq
Iraq: 0.5% (2023) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 5.4% in Pakistan
Iraq: 15.5% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan and Iraq are practically level
Iraq: 2.4% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Iraq: 1.3% (2019) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Iraq’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Pakistan’s
Iraq: 38% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Iraq spends 11 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Iraq: $333 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Iraq live 4.6 years longer than in Pakistan
Iraq: 72.4 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Iraq
Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Pakistan has 14% more doctors per person than Iraq
Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Iraq has 68% more hospital beds per person than Pakistan
Iraq: 1.1 per 1,000 (2018) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 78% higher than in Iraq
Iraq: 5.1 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan
Iraq: 36.8% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in Iraq smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Iraq: 20.1% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Iraq rate their lives 0.34 points higher than in Pakistan
Iraq: 5.21 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Iraq drink 7 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Pakistan and Iraq are nearly identical here
Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Pakistan has 143 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq
Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 888 more hours a year than in Iraq
Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Iraq went to school 2.5 years longer than in Pakistan
Iraq: 6.8 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many World Heritage sites?
Iraq and Pakistan are practically level
Iraq: 6 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Pakistan has won 11 Olympic medals, Iraq 1
Iraq: 1 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
81% of people in Iraq are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Iraq: 81% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Iraq is 2.6 times as fast as in Pakistan
Iraq: 62 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Iraq have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Iraq: 100% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Iraq live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Iraq: 70% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Iraq has 100 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Iraq: 100 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 3.3 times as long as Iraq’s
Iraq: 2,370 km (2014) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Iraq fly 2.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Iraq: 0.08 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 4.1% of Pakistan, but only 1.6% of Iraq
Iraq: 1.6% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Iraq emits 7.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Iraq: 5.1 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq
Iraq: 1.6% (2024) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 10% more fine dust than in Iraq
Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Iraq: no data · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Iraq are 89% deadlier than in Pakistan
Iraq: 31.5 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Iraq is on average 2.9 °C warmer than Pakistan
Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Pakistan gets 95% more rain than Iraq
Iraq: 214 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 Iraq bigger than Pakistan?
Pakistan is larger. Pakistan is 83% bigger than Iraq.
Which has more people, Iraq or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 5.4 times as many people as Iraq (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Iraq or Pakistan?
People in Iraq live 4.6 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 72.4 years in Iraq and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Iraq or Pakistan?
Men in Iraq are 6.5 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
