The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Arab Emirates fits inside Pakistan 8.1 times.
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 98,648 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United Arab Emirates’ coastline is 26% longer than Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,318 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 6,706 m above the United Arab Emirates’.
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,905 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 22 times as many people as the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 11.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 2 times as densely populated as the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 162 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Arab Emirates are 6.8 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · United Arab Emirates: 174.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Arab Emirates are 5.8 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · United Arab Emirates: 160.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Arab Emirates is 11 years older than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.3 more children on average than in the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 1.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
4.4% of people in Pakistan are 65 or older, versus 1.8% in the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 1.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the United Arab Emirates 0.0.
Pakistan: 0.1 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, the United Arab Emirates 1.
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · United Arab Emirates: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Arab Emirates’ economy is 36% larger than Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · United Arab Emirates: $552 billion (2024)
How much is produced per person?
The United Arab Emirates produces 12 times as much per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: Int$79,344 (2024)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in the United Arab Emirates (Gini 7.1 points higher).
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 26.4 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 2.2% in the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Arab Emirates spends 5.6% of its GDP on the military, Pakistan 2.7%.
Pakistan: 2.7% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 5.6% (2014)
How expensive is it?
The United Arab Emirates’ price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 63% (2024)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Arab Emirates spends 79 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: $2,402 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United Arab Emirates live 15 years longer than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 83.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 3.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Arab Emirates has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in the United Arab Emirates are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 30.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 9.0% in the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Arab Emirates rate their lives 1.95 points higher than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Arab Emirates drink 7.4 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Arab Emirates has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 67.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Arab Emirates has 611 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 3,125 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the United Arab Emirates put in 43 more hours a year than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 2,514 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Arab Emirates went to school 8.7 years longer than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · United Arab Emirates: 2.28 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in the United Arab Emirates are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United Arab Emirates have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in the United Arab Emirates live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Arab Emirates has 203 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 203 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 28 times as long as the United Arab Emirates’.
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · United Arab Emirates: 279 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Arab Emirates fly 282 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 7.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.
Pakistan: 4.7% (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 4.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Arab Emirates emits 28 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 20.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 8.8% in the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 8.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the United Arab Emirates carries 4% more fine dust than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 55.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.3 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0.7 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 2 times as deadly as in the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 5.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The United Arab Emirates is on average 7.8 °C warmer than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 28.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Pakistan gets 8.9 times as much rain as the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 47 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than the United Arab Emirates?
Pakistan is larger. The United Arab Emirates fits inside Pakistan 8.1 times.
Which has more people, Pakistan or the United Arab Emirates?
Pakistan has 22 times as many people as the United Arab Emirates (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or the United Arab Emirates?
People in the United Arab Emirates live 15 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 83.1 in the United Arab Emirates.
Are people taller in Pakistan or the United Arab Emirates?
Men in the United Arab Emirates are 6.8 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
