Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan fits inside the United States 12 times.
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2023) · United States: 9,831,510 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United States’ coastline is 19 times as long as Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · United States: 19,924 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 2,421 m above the United States’.
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · United States: 6,190 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United States has 34% more people than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · United States: 342 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 8.9 times as densely populated as the United States.
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · United States: 37 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United States are 9.6 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · United States: 176.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United States are 8.5 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · United States: 163.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United States is 18 years older than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · United States: 38 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 1.9 more children on average than in the United States.
Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · United States: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in the United States are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · United States: 18.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United States has produced 8.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.
Pakistan: 0.1 (2025) · United States: 8.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, the United States 1.
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · United States: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United States’ economy is 76 times the size of Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · United States: $30.8 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United States produces 14 times as much per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · United States: Int$90,027 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United States than in Pakistan (Gini 8.3 points higher).
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · United States: 41.8 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 4.2% in the United States.
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · United States: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United States spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Pakistan 2.7%.
Pakistan: 2.7% (2024) · United States: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United States’ price level (US = 100) is 4.1× Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · United States: 100% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United States spends 442 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · United States: $13,473 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United States live 11 years longer than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · United States: 78.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 8.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United States.
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · United States: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United States has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · United States: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in the United States are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · United States: 41.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 16% in the United States.
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · United States: 15.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United States rate their lives 1.95 points higher than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · United States: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United States drink 110 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · United States: 9.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United States has 5.7 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · United States: 122.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United States has 1,434 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · United States: 3,947 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 682 more hours a year than in the United States.
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · United States: 1,789 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United States went to school 9.6 years longer than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · United States: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · United States: 0.21 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United States are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · United States: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United States have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · United States: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in the United States live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · United States: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United States has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · United States: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United States’ railway network is 19 times as long as Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · United States: 148,553 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United States fly 98 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · United States: 2.75 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of the United States, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.7% (2023) · United States: 33.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United States emits 20 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · United States: 14.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in the United States.
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · United States: 25.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 7.2 times as much fine dust as in the United States.
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · United States: 7.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 33% more likely to be murdered in the United States than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · United States: 5.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the United States are 19% deadlier than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021) · United States: 14.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 10.7 °C warmer than the United States.
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United States gets 2 times as much rain as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 849 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than the United States?
The United States is larger. Pakistan fits inside the United States 12 times.
Which has more people, Pakistan or the United States?
The United States has 34% more people than Pakistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or the United States?
People in the United States live 11 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 78.9 in the United States.
Are people taller in Pakistan or the United States?
Men in the United States are 9.6 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
