Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan fits inside Saudi Arabia 2.7 times.
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 2.5 times as long as Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 5,611 m above Saudi Arabia’s.
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 6.9 times as many people as Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 19 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Saudi Arabia are 3.3 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Saudi Arabia are 4.1 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Saudi Arabia is 9 years older than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 1.2 more children on average than in Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
4.4% of people in Pakistan are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia 0.0.
Pakistan: 0.1 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Saudi Arabia 1.
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saudi Arabia’s economy is 3.1 times the size of Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia produces 11 times as much per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Pakistan 2.7%.
Pakistan: 2.7% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saudi Arabia spends 60 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Saudi Arabia live 11 years longer than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saudi Arabia has 2.9 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 1.95 points higher than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Saudi Arabia has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 1,146 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 347 more hours a year than in Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 7.3 years longer than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 2.7 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s.
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 46 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 4.7% of Pakistan, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan: 4.7% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 28 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 7% more fine dust than in Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.6 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saudi Arabia are 55% deadlier than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia is on average 5.8 °C warmer than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Pakistan gets 6.8 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Pakistan fits inside Saudi Arabia 2.7 times.
Which has more people, Pakistan or Saudi Arabia?
Pakistan has 6.9 times as many people as Saudi Arabia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Saudi Arabia?
People in Saudi Arabia live 11 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Pakistan or Saudi Arabia?
Men in Saudi Arabia are 3.3 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
