Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Poland fits inside Pakistan 2.5 times
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024) · Poland: 313,940 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Pakistan’s coastline is 2.4 times as long as Poland’s
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 6,112 m above Poland’s
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 46% of Poland
Pakistan: 47.2% (2024) · Poland: 46.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 7 times as many people as Poland
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 2.8 times as densely populated as Poland
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 13.4 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 11.0 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 21 years older than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.4 more children on average than in Poland
Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Poland hosts 6 times as many refugees per resident as Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Poland: 27.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Pakistan: 0.1 (2026) · Poland: 7.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Poland 1
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Pakistan’s
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 8.3 times as much per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Poland (Gini 5 points higher)
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Poland
Pakistan: 23% (2024) · Poland: 0.2% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 3.0% in Poland
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.5% of its GDP on the military, Pakistan 2.9%
Pakistan: 2.9% (2025) · Poland: 4.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Pakistan: no data · Poland: 17.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 66 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 11 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 3.5 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Poland has 9.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020) · Poland: 6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Poland is 47% higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 1.90 points higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 133 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 1,216 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 664 more hours a year than in Poland
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 8.9 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Poland has 12 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (18 against 6)
Pakistan: 6 (2026) · Poland: 18 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Poland has won 335 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition) · Poland: 335 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Poland are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Poland is 12 times as fast as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026) · Poland: 288 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Poland have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
60% of people in Poland live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Poland fly 8.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.1% (2024) · Poland: 31% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 9.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in Poland
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.4 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Poland
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 45% deadlier than in Poland
Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 11.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 11.3 °C warmer than Poland
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Poland gets 84% more rain than Pakistan
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than Poland?
Pakistan is larger. Poland fits inside Pakistan 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Pakistan or Poland?
Pakistan has 7 times as many people as Poland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Poland?
People in Poland live 11 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in Pakistan or Poland?
Men in Poland are 13.4 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
