The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom fits inside Pakistan 3.3 times
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The United Kingdom’s coastline is 12 times as long as Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 7,266 m above the United Kingdom’s
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 69% of the United Kingdom, versus 47% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 47.2% (2024) · United Kingdom: 69.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 3.7 times as many people as the United Kingdom
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 15% more densely populated than the United Kingdom
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 10.9 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 9.2 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 19 years older than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.0 more children on average than in the United Kingdom
Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The United Kingdom hosts 84% more refugees per resident than Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · United Kingdom: 8.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Pakistan: 0.1 (2026) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, the United Kingdom 1
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 9.8 times the size of Pakistan’s
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 9.8 times as much per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in the United Kingdom (Gini 1.1 points higher)
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in the United Kingdom
Pakistan: 23% (2024) · United Kingdom: 0.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 4.7% in the United Kingdom
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, the United Kingdom 2.4%
Pakistan: 2.9% (2025) · United Kingdom: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Pakistan: no data · United Kingdom: 26.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 3.7× Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 192 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 14 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Kingdom
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Kingdom has 2.8 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
The United Kingdom has 3.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the United Kingdom is 5% higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 13% in the United Kingdom
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Kingdom rate their lives 1.83 points higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 120 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 4 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 921 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 948 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 9.2 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United Kingdom has 29 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (35 against 6)
Pakistan: 6 (2026) · United Kingdom: 35 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United Kingdom has won 1,025 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,025 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United Kingdom is 13 times as fast as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026) · United Kingdom: 303 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United Kingdom have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Kingdom has 122 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 2.1 times as long as Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 61 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 13% of the United Kingdom, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.1% (2024) · United Kingdom: 13.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Kingdom emits 6.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
52% of the United Kingdom’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 6.1 times as much fine dust as in the United Kingdom
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.9 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in the United Kingdom
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 4.3 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom
Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 11.1 °C warmer than the United Kingdom
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United Kingdom gets 2.6 times as much rain as Pakistan
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than the United Kingdom?
Pakistan is larger. The United Kingdom fits inside Pakistan 3.3 times.
Which has more people, Pakistan or the United Kingdom?
Pakistan has 3.7 times as many people as the United Kingdom (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or the United Kingdom?
People in the United Kingdom live 14 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Pakistan or the United Kingdom?
Men in the United Kingdom are 10.9 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
