Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan is 32% bigger than Ukraine.
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 2.7 times as long as Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 6,550 m above Ukraine’s.
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 6.5 times as many people as Ukraine.
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 4.9 times as densely populated as Ukraine.
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 13.6 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 11.8 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 22 years older than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.6 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.
Pakistan: 0.1 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Ukraine 1.
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Pakistan’s economy is 90% larger than Ukraine’s.
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine produces 2.9 times as much per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Ukraine (Gini 7.9 points higher).
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 5.4% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Pakistan 2.7%.
Pakistan: 2.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ukraine’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 12 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Ukraine live 6.9 years longer than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 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 Ukraine.
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 3 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Pakistan rate their lives 0.21 points higher than in Ukraine.
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ukraine drink 45 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 2.3 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ukraine has 272 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 426 more hours a year than in Ukraine.
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 6.8 years longer than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ukraine have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Pakistan fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Ukraine, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.7% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 5.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 3.8 times as much fine dust as in Ukraine.
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 15% more likely to be murdered in Pakistan than in Ukraine.
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 13% deadlier than in Ukraine.
Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 10.7 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ukraine gets 49% more rain than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than Ukraine?
Pakistan is larger. Pakistan is 32% bigger than Ukraine.
Which has more people, Pakistan or Ukraine?
Pakistan has 6.5 times as many people as Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Ukraine?
People in Ukraine live 6.9 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Pakistan or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 13.6 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).