Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
South Korea fits inside Pakistan 7.9 times.
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2023) · South Korea: 100,450 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
South Korea’s coastline is 2.3 times as long as Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · South Korea: 2,413 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 6,661 m above South Korea’s.
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · South Korea: 1,950 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 4.9 times as many people as South Korea.
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · South Korea: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
South Korea is 60% more densely populated than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · South Korea: 530 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in South Korea are 8.2 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · South Korea: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in South Korea are 8.5 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · South Korea: 163.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in South Korea is 24 years older than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · South Korea: 44.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.8 more children on average than in South Korea.
Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · South Korea: 0.75 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in South Korea are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · South Korea: 20.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
South Korea has produced 0.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.
Pakistan: 0.1 (2025) · South Korea: 0.6 (2025)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, South Korea 1.
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · South Korea: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
South Korea’s economy is 4.6 times the size of Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · South Korea: $1.87 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
South Korea produces 9.6 times as much per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · South Korea: Int$63,125 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in South Korea (Gini 0.6 points higher).
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · South Korea: 32.9 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 2.7% in South Korea.
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · South Korea: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan and South Korea are practically level.
Pakistan: 2.7% (2024) · South Korea: 2.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
South Korea’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · South Korea: 57% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
South Korea spends 103 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · South Korea: $3,137 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in South Korea live 16 years longer than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · South Korea: 83.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 21 times as likely to die before turning one as in South Korea.
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · South Korea: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
South Korea has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · South Korea: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 7.5% in South Korea.
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · South Korea: 7.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in South Korea smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · South Korea: 18.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in South Korea rate their lives 1.17 points higher than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · South Korea: 6.04 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in South Korea drink 95 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · South Korea: 8.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
South Korea has 4 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · South Korea: 84 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
South Korea has 917 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · South Korea: 3,430 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 561 more hours a year than in South Korea.
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · South Korea: 1,910 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in South Korea went to school 8.4 years longer than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · South Korea: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · South Korea: 0.32 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in South Korea are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · South Korea: 98% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in South Korea have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · South Korea: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in South Korea live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · South Korea: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
South Korea has 173 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · South Korea: 173 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 81% longer than South Korea’s.
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · South Korea: 4,309 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from South Korea fly 53 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · South Korea: 1.48 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 64% of South Korea, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.7% (2023) · South Korea: 64.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in South Korea emits 16 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · South Korea: 11.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 10% in South Korea.
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · South Korea: 10.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in South Korea.
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · South Korea: 21 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9.1 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in South Korea.
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · South Korea: 0.5 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 72% deadlier than in South Korea.
Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021) · South Korea: 6.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 7.9 °C warmer than South Korea.
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 13.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
South Korea gets 3 times as much rain as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 1,265 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than South Korea?
Pakistan is larger. South Korea fits inside Pakistan 7.9 times.
Which has more people, Pakistan or South Korea?
Pakistan has 4.9 times as many people as South Korea (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or South Korea?
People in South Korea live 16 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 83.6 in South Korea.
Are people taller in Pakistan or South Korea?
Men in South Korea are 8.2 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
