Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan is 57% bigger than Spain
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024) · Spain: 505,981 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 4.7 times as long as Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 4,893 m above Spain’s
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 49% of Spain, versus 47% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 47.2% (2024) · Spain: 49.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 5.2 times as many people as Spain
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 3.4 times as densely populated as Spain
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 8.8 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 7.3 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 25 years older than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.4 more children on average than in Spain
Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Spain hosts 2.3 times as many refugees per resident as Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Spain: 10.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Pakistan: 0.1 (2026) · Spain: 1.4 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Spain 1
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 4.7 times the size of Pakistan’s
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 9.1 times as much per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Pakistan and Spain are practically level
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.8% in Spain
Pakistan: 23% (2024) · Spain: 0.8% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 5.4% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Spain 2.1%
Pakistan: 2.9% (2025) · Spain: 2.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Pakistan: no data · Spain: 14.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 102 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 16 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 19 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 3.7 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Spain has 4.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020) · Spain: 2.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 28% higher than in Spain
Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 7.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 19% in Spain
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 1.67 points higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 139 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 4.7 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 863 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 833 more hours a year than in Spain
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 6.4 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Spain has 44 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (50 against 6)
Pakistan: 6 (2026) · Spain: 50 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Spain has won 195 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition) · Spain: 195 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Spain is 14 times as fast as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026) · Spain: 324 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Spain have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 2 times as long as Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 68 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Spain, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.1% (2024) · Spain: 38.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 6.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 5.4 times as much fine dust as in Spain
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.3 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Spain
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 2.7 times as deadly as in Spain
Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 6.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 6.2 °C warmer than Spain
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Spain gets 60% more rain than Pakistan
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than Spain?
Pakistan is larger. Pakistan is 57% bigger than Spain.
Which has more people, Pakistan or Spain?
Pakistan has 5.2 times as many people as Spain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Spain?
People in Spain live 16 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Pakistan or Spain?
Men in Spain are 8.8 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
