Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Pakistan 36 times
Israel: 22,070 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Pakistan’s coastline is 3.8 times as long as Israel’s
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 6,375 m above Israel’s
Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 24% of Israel
Israel: 23.8% (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 Israel
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 41% more densely populated than Pakistan
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 8.6 cm taller than in Pakistan
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 7.4 cm taller than in Pakistan
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Israel is 8.9 years older than in Pakistan
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 0.7 more children on average than in Israel
Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 36 times as many refugees per resident as Israel
Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Israel: 5.9 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Israel and Pakistan are practically level
Israel: 2 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 50% larger than Pakistan’s
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 9.1 times as much per person as Pakistan
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Pakistan (Gini 4.8 points higher)
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · 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 0.4% in Israel
Israel: 0.4% (2022) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 3.5% in Israel
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 7.8% of its GDP on the military, Pakistan 2.9%
Israel: 7.8% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Israel: 23.2% (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 4.2× Pakistan’s
Israel: 101% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 129 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 15 years longer than in Pakistan
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 18 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 3.3 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Israel has 5 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 32% higher than in Israel
Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Pakistan and Israel are practically level
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 2.32 points higher than in Pakistan
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Israel drink 48 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 5.1 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 1,240 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 581 more hours a year than in Israel
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 9.2 years longer than in Pakistan
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Israel has 3 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (9 against 6)
Israel: 9 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Israel has won 20 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Israel: 20 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Israel: 88% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 17 times as fast as in Pakistan
Israel: 392 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Israel have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Israel: 100% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Israel: 92% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Israel: 177 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 4.5 times as long as Israel’s
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 26 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 6.8% of Israel, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Israel: 6.8% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 7.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Israel
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.7 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Israel
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 2.5 times as deadly as in Israel
Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Israel is on average 0.1 °C warmer than Pakistan
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Pakistan gets 2 times as much rain as Israel
Israel: 205 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 Israel bigger than Pakistan?
Pakistan is larger. Israel fits inside Pakistan 36 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 25 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Pakistan?
People in Israel live 15 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Israel or Pakistan?
Men in Israel are 8.6 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
