World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Pakistan 7.1 times
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Pakistan’s coastline is 2.4 times as long as the median country’s
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 6,276 m above the median country’s
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 38% of the median country
Pakistan: 47.2% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 34 times as many people as the median country
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 3.4 times as densely populated as the median country
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 6.2 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 5.8 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 11 years older than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 1.6 more children on average than in the median country
Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 5.5 times as many refugees per resident as the median country
Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Pakistan: 0.1 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, the median country 1
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Pakistan’s economy is 9 times the size of the median country’s
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 3.2 times as much per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Pakistan (Gini 0.9 points higher)
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in the median country
Pakistan: 23% (2024) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Pakistan and the median country are practically level
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.8%
Pakistan: 2.9% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Pakistan: no data · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 15 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 6.8 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 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 the median country
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 44% more doctors per person than Pakistan
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
The median country has 3.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 10% higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
The median country and Pakistan are practically level
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 0.97 points higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 50 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 424 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 497 more hours a year than in the median country
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 5.6 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Pakistan has 3 more World Heritage sites than the median country (6 against 3)
Pakistan: 6 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Pakistan has won 11 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the median country is 6.8 times as fast as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 3.6 times as long as the median country’s
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 8.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of the median country, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.1% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 4.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in the median country
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 92% more likely to be murdered in Pakistan than in the median country
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 11% deadlier than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 2.0 °C warmer than Pakistan
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 2.4 times as much rain as Pakistan
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than the median country?
Pakistan is larger. The median country fits inside Pakistan 7.1 times.
Which has more people, Pakistan or the median country?
Pakistan has 34 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or the median country?
People in the median country live 6.8 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Pakistan or the median country?
Men in the median country are 6.2 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
