How much coast is there?

Sri Lanka’s coastline is 28% longer than Pakistan’s.

Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Pakistan’s highest peak towers 6,087 m above Sri Lanka’s.

Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Pakistan has 12 times as many people as Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Sri Lanka is 6% more densely populated than Pakistan.

Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sri Lanka is 13 years older than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Pakistan have 1.6 more children on average than in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

12% of people in Sri Lanka are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sri Lanka none.

Pakistan: 0.1 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Pakistan and Sri Lanka are practically level.

Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Pakistan’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Sri Lanka’s.

Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Sri Lanka produces 2.6 times as much per person as Pakistan.

Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sri Lanka than in Pakistan (Gini 4.2 points higher).

Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 4.0% in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Pakistan spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Sri Lanka 1.4%.

Pakistan: 2.7% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Sri Lanka’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Pakistan’s.

Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Sri Lanka spends 4.4 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.

Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Pakistan is 9.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Pakistan has 2% more doctors per person than Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Sri Lanka smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Pakistan rate their lives 0.86 points higher than in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Sri Lanka drink 29 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Pakistan has 84% more meat per person than Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Sri Lanka has 161 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.

Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Pakistan put in 418 more hours a year than in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Sri Lanka went to school 6.5 years longer than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Pakistan: no data · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)

How many people are online?

57% of people in Pakistan are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

40% of people in Pakistan live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sri Lanka has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.

Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Pakistan’s railway network is 5 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.

Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Sri Lanka fly 6.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.

Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Sri Lanka, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.7% (2023) · Sri Lanka: 34% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Sri Lanka emits 26% more CO₂ than someone in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

62% of Sri Lanka’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Pakistan carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 31% more likely to be murdered in Pakistan than in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Pakistan are 3% deadlier than in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021) · Sri Lanka: 11.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sri Lanka is on average 5.8 °C warmer than Pakistan.

Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Sri Lanka gets 4.4 times as much rain as Pakistan.

Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)