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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Iraq has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.

Iraq: 0.2 (2025) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iraq has 3 official languages, Pakistan 2.

Iraq: 3 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)

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 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% (2024) · Pakistan: 2.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Iraq’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Pakistan’s.

Iraq: 38% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

81% of people in Iraq are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.

Iraq: 81% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 4.7% of Pakistan, but only 1.9% of Iraq.

Iraq: 1.9% (2023) · Pakistan: 4.7% (2023)

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)

How common is murder?

Iraq: no data · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iraq are 81% deadlier than in Pakistan.

Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021) · Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021)

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)