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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Portugal fits inside Pakistan 8.6 times.

Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2023) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Portugal’s coastline is 71% longer than Pakistan’s.

Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Pakistan’s highest peak towers 6,260 m above Portugal’s.

Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Pakistan has 24 times as many people as Portugal.

Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Pakistan is 2.8 times as densely populated as Portugal.

Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Portugal are 7.0 cm taller than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Portugal are 6.5 cm taller than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Portugal is 26 years older than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Pakistan have 2.1 more children on average than in Portugal.

Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.

Pakistan: 0.1 (2025) · Portugal: 1.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Pakistan has 2 official languages, Portugal 1.

Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Pakistan’s economy is 18% larger than Portugal’s.

Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Portugal produces 8.1 times as much per person as Pakistan.

Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Portugal than in Pakistan (Gini 0.4 points higher).

Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.2% in Portugal, versus 5.4% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Pakistan spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Portugal 1.5%.

Pakistan: 2.7% (2024) · Portugal: 1.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Pakistan’s.

Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Portugal spends 97 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.

Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)

How long do people live?

People in Portugal live 15 years longer than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Portugal: 82.4 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 Portugal.

Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Portugal has 5 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.

Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 23% in Portugal.

Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

29% of adults in Portugal smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Portugal rate their lives 1.16 points higher than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Portugal drink 159 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Portugal has 4.7 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.

Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Portugal has 1,039 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.

Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Pakistan put in 736 more hours a year than in Portugal.

Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Portugal went to school 5.4 years longer than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Pakistan: no data · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

88% of people in Portugal are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Portugal: 88% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Portugal have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

61% of people in Portugal live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Portugal has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.

Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Pakistan’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Portugal’s.

Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Portugal fly 60 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.

Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 36% of Portugal, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.7% (2023) · Portugal: 36.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Portugal emits 4.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Portugal: 81% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Pakistan carries 5.1 times as much fine dust as in Portugal.

Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 6 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Portugal.

Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Pakistan are 65% deadlier than in Portugal.

Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Pakistan is on average 5.1 °C warmer than Portugal.

Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Portugal gets 87% more rain than Pakistan.

Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Pakistan bigger than Portugal?

Pakistan is larger. Portugal fits inside Pakistan 8.6 times.

Which has more people, Pakistan or Portugal?

Pakistan has 24 times as many people as Portugal (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Portugal?

People in Portugal live 15 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 82.4 in Portugal.

Are people taller in Pakistan or Portugal?

Men in Portugal are 7.0 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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