Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan fits inside Russia 22 times
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 36 times as long as Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 2,969 m above Russia’s
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 13% of Russia
Pakistan: 47.2% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 78% more people than Russia
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 38 times as densely populated as Russia
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Russia are 9.3 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 9.8 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 19 years older than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.1 more children on average than in Russia
Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 55 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Pakistan: 0.1 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Russia 1
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 6.3 times the size of Pakistan’s
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 7.5 times as much per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Russia (Gini 0.5 points higher)
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Russia: 33 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Russia
Pakistan: 23% (2024) · Russia: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 2.1% in Russia
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Pakistan 2.9%
Pakistan: 2.9% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Pakistan: no data · Russia: 10.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Russia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 33 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Russia live 5.6 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 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 Russia
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 4.4 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 11 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 2.2 times that in Pakistan
Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 21% in Russia
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Russia rate their lives 0.97 points higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 120 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 4 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 1,015 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 384 more hours a year than in Russia
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 8.1 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 27 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (33 against 6)
Pakistan: 6 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Russia have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 11 times as long as Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 25 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.1% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 17 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 4.2 times as much fine dust as in Russia
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 80% more likely to be murdered in Russia than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 25% deadlier than in Russia
Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 23.6 °C warmer than Russia
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Russia gets 41% more rain than Pakistan
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Pakistan fits inside Russia 22 times.
Which has more people, Pakistan or Russia?
Pakistan has 78% more people than Russia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Russia?
People in Russia live 5.6 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Pakistan or Russia?
Men in Russia are 9.3 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
