Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Pakistan 19 times.
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2023) · Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 3,977 m above Switzerland’s.
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 28 times as many people as Switzerland.
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 44% more densely populated than Switzerland.
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Switzerland are 11.4 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Switzerland are 9.6 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Switzerland is 22 years older than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.3 more children on average than in Switzerland.
Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.
Pakistan: 0.1 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Pakistan 2.
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Switzerland’s economy is 2.6 times the size of Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Switzerland produces 16 times as much per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Pakistan (Gini 0.3 points higher).
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 4.9% in Switzerland.
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.
Pakistan: 2.7% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 4.6× Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Switzerland spends 387 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 17 years longer than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 14 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Switzerland has 3.9 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Switzerland rate their lives 2.15 points higher than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Switzerland drink 101 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Switzerland has 3 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Switzerland has 889 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 942 more hours a year than in Switzerland.
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Switzerland went to school 9.6 years longer than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Switzerland have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 89% longer than Switzerland’s.
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Switzerland fly 109 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.7% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Switzerland emits 5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 6 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland.
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.3 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Switzerland.
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 5 times as deadly as in Switzerland.
Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 14.5 °C warmer than Switzerland.
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Switzerland gets 3.9 times as much rain as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than Switzerland?
Pakistan is larger. Switzerland fits inside Pakistan 19 times.
Which has more people, Pakistan or Switzerland?
Pakistan has 28 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Switzerland?
People in Switzerland live 17 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 84.4 in Switzerland.
Are people taller in Pakistan or Switzerland?
Men in Switzerland are 11.4 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
