Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan is 55% bigger than Thailand
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Thailand’s coastline is 3.1 times as long as Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 6,046 m above Thailand’s
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 43% of Thailand
Pakistan: 47.2% (2024) · Thailand: 43.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 3.6 times as many people as Thailand
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 2.4 times as densely populated as Thailand
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Thailand are 4.3 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Thailand are 4.6 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Thailand is 19 years older than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.3 more children on average than in Thailand
Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Thailand are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 3.9 times as many refugees per resident as Thailand
Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Thailand: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Thailand none
Pakistan: 0.1 (2026) · Thailand: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Thailand 1
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Thailand’s economy is 42% larger than Pakistan’s
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Thailand produces 4 times as much per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Thailand (Gini 0.2 points higher)
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Thailand
Pakistan: 23% (2024) · Thailand: 0% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 0.8% in Thailand
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Thailand 1.0%
Pakistan: 2.9% (2025) · Thailand: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Pakistan: no data · Thailand: 15.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Thailand’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Thailand spends 11 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Thailand: $327 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Thailand live 8.8 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Thailand: 76.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 6.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Thailand
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Pakistan has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as Thailand
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Thailand has 3.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020) · Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Thailand is 5% higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 16% in Thailand
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Pakistan and Thailand are practically level
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Thailand rate their lives 1.43 points higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Thailand drink 91 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Thailand has 15% more meat per person than Pakistan
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Thailand has 342 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 294 more hours a year than in Thailand
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Thailand went to school 4.7 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Thailand has 3 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (9 against 6)
Pakistan: 6 (2026) · Thailand: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Thailand has won 41 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition) · Thailand: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Thailand is 15 times as fast as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026) · Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Thailand have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Thailand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Thailand live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 90% longer than Thailand’s
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Thailand fly 26 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.1% (2024) · Thailand: 38.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Thailand emits 5.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Thailand
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Thailand are 2.1 times as deadly as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Thailand is on average 5.8 °C warmer than Pakistan
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Thailand gets 4 times as much rain as Pakistan
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than Thailand?
Pakistan is larger. Pakistan is 55% bigger than Thailand.
Which has more people, Pakistan or Thailand?
Pakistan has 3.6 times as many people as Thailand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Thailand?
People in Thailand live 8.8 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 76.6 in Thailand.
Are people taller in Pakistan or Thailand?
Men in Thailand are 4.3 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).