Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
New Zealand fits inside Pakistan 3 times.
New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2023) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
New Zealand’s coastline is 14 times as long as Pakistan’s.
New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 8,581 m above New Zealand’s.
New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 48 times as many people as New Zealand.
New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 16 times as densely populated as New Zealand.
New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in New Zealand are 10.4 cm taller than in Pakistan.
New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in New Zealand are 9.9 cm taller than in Pakistan.
New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Zealand is 17 years older than in Pakistan.
New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.0 more children on average than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.
New Zealand: 17.6% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.
New Zealand: 5.6 (2025) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Pakistan 2.
New Zealand: 3 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Pakistan’s economy is 54% larger than New Zealand’s.
New Zealand: $264 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand produces 8.7 times as much per person as Pakistan.
New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
New Zealand: no data · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Pakistan and New Zealand are practically level.
New Zealand: 5.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.2%.
New Zealand: 1.2% (2024) · Pakistan: 2.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 3.6× Pakistan’s.
New Zealand: 86% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 165 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.
New Zealand: $5,022 (2024) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 14 years longer than in Pakistan.
New Zealand: 82 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
New Zealand has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.
New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan.
New Zealand: 34.7% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 9.3% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 2.13 points higher than in Pakistan.
New Zealand: 7.00 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Zealand drink 102 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.
New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Zealand has 3.7 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.
New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
New Zealand has 608 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.
New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 764 more hours a year than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 8.6 years longer than in Pakistan.
New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
New Zealand: 0.6 (2024) · Pakistan: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.
New Zealand: 94% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in New Zealand have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan.
New Zealand: 100% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.
New Zealand: 84% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.
New Zealand: 130 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 89% longer than New Zealand’s.
New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 101 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.
New Zealand: 2.82 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.
New Zealand: 37.8% (2023) · Pakistan: 4.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Zealand emits 8.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.
New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan.
New Zealand: 88.5% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 7.7 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 80% deadlier than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021) · Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 9.9 °C warmer than New Zealand.
New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
New Zealand gets 3.8 times as much rain as Pakistan.
New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is New Zealand bigger than Pakistan?
Pakistan is larger. New Zealand fits inside Pakistan 3 times.
Which has more people, New Zealand or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 48 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, New Zealand or Pakistan?
People in New Zealand live 14 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in New Zealand and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in New Zealand or Pakistan?
Men in New Zealand are 10.4 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
