How much coast is there?

Sweden’s coastline is 3.1 times as long as Pakistan’s.

Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Pakistan’s highest peak towers 6,511 m above Sweden’s.

Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Pakistan has 24 times as many people as Sweden.

Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Pakistan is 13 times as densely populated as Sweden.

Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sweden is 20 years older than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Pakistan have 2.1 more children on average than in Sweden.

Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.

Pakistan: 0.1 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Pakistan has 2 official languages, Sweden 1.

Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Sweden’s economy is 64% larger than Pakistan’s.

Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Sweden produces 11 times as much per person as Pakistan.

Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

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

Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 5.4% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Pakistan spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Sweden 2.0%.

Pakistan: 2.7% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 3.6× Pakistan’s.

Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Sweden spends 213 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.

Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Pakistan is 24 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.

Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Sweden has 3.8 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.

Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 19% in Sweden.

Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Sweden smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sweden rate their lives 2.39 points higher than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Sweden drink 100 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Sweden has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.

Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Sweden has 853 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.

Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Pakistan put in 1,040 more hours a year than in Sweden.

Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Sweden went to school 8.4 years longer than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Pakistan: no data · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.

Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Sweden’s railway network is 25% longer than Pakistan’s.

Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Sweden fly 66 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.

Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.7% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Sweden emits 5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Pakistan carries 9.4 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.

Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.8 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Sweden.

Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Pakistan are 5.7 times as deadly as in Sweden.

Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Pakistan is on average 16.7 °C warmer than Sweden.

Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Sweden gets 93% more rain than Pakistan.

Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)