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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Pakistan is 77% bigger than Uzbekistan.

Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Pakistan’s highest peak towers 3,968 m above Uzbekistan’s.

Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Pakistan has 6.9 times as many people as Uzbekistan.

Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Pakistan is 3.9 times as densely populated as Uzbekistan.

Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Uzbekistan are 3.6 cm taller than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Uzbekistan are 5.5 cm taller than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Uzbekistan is 6.6 years older than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Pakistan have 0.1 more children on average than in Uzbekistan.

Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

6.1% of people in Uzbekistan are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan 0.0.

Pakistan: 0.1 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Pakistan and Uzbekistan are practically level.

Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Pakistan’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Uzbekistan’s.

Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Uzbekistan produces 2.1 times as much per person as Pakistan.

Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Uzbekistan (Gini 0.8 points higher).

Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 4.6% in Uzbekistan.

Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uzbekistan and Pakistan are practically level.

Pakistan: 2.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)

How expensive is it?

Uzbekistan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Pakistan’s.

Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Uzbekistan spends 6.3 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.

Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Uzbekistan live 4.7 years longer than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Pakistan is 3.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Uzbekistan.

Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Uzbekistan has 2.4 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.

Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan.

Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 1.42 points higher than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Uzbekistan drink 24 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Uzbekistan has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.

Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Uzbekistan has 783 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.

Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Pakistan put in 372 more hours a year than in Uzbekistan.

Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 7.6 years longer than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Pakistan: no data · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Uzbekistan have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

51% of people in Uzbekistan live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Uzbekistan has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.

Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Pakistan’s railway network is 65% longer than Uzbekistan’s.

Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Uzbekistan fly 4.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.

Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 8.5% of Uzbekistan, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.7% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Uzbekistan emits 5.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan.

Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Pakistan carries 79% more fine dust than in Uzbekistan.

Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 3.1 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Uzbekistan.

Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Pakistan are 28% deadlier than in Uzbekistan.

Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Pakistan is on average 6.6 °C warmer than Uzbekistan.

Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Pakistan gets 88% more rain than Uzbekistan.

Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Pakistan bigger than Uzbekistan?

Pakistan is larger. Pakistan is 77% bigger than Uzbekistan.

Which has more people, Pakistan or Uzbekistan?

Pakistan has 6.9 times as many people as Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Uzbekistan?

People in Uzbekistan live 4.7 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.

Are people taller in Pakistan or Uzbekistan?

Men in Uzbekistan are 3.6 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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