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🇵🇰 Pakistan vs 🇷🇺 Russia

Population difference
111,706,226
255.2M
Pakistan
143.5M
Russia
77.8%
Pakistan is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on population density, where Pakistan’s figure is 36.6× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Pakistan
by population · Asia
Russia
by population · Europe

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
Pakistan255,219,554
Russia143,513,328
Land Areakm²
Pakistan770,880 km²
Russia16,376,870 km²
Population Density/km²
Pakistan321/km²
Russia9/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Pakistan67.8 years
Russia73.4 years
GDP per Capita
Pakistan$1,596
Russia$17,547
Urban Population
Pakistan39.5%
Russia75.3%

Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Every indicator published for both Pakistan and Russia, side by side
IndicatorPakistanRussiaPakistan vs Russia
Population255,219,5545th of 240143,513,3289th of 2401.8× higher
Annual Growth Rate+1.56%72nd of 240−0.11%198th of 2401.67 points apart
Population Density/km²321/km²42nd of 2409/km²221st of 240312 apart
Land Areakm²770,880 km²35th of 24016,376,870 km²1st of 24015,605,990 km² apart
Urban Population39.5%192nd of 24075.3%86th of 24047% lower
GDP per Capita$1,596208th of 240$17,547100th of 240$15,951 apart
GDP Growth+3.7%91st of 210+1.0%172nd of 2103.7× higher
Life Expectancyyears67.8 years191st of 24073.4 years141st of 2408% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman3.55 births per woman44th of 2401.42 births per woman193rd of 2402.5× higher
Birth Rateper 1,00027.4 per 1,00041st of 2138.4 per 1,000176th of 2133.3× higher
Death Rateper 1,0006.4 per 1,000139th of 21312.4 per 1,00015th of 21348% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births48.2 per 1,000 live births181st of 1944.1 per 1,000 live births39th of 19444.1 per 1,000 live births apart
Unemployment Rate5.4%100th of 1862.1%18th of 1862.5× higher
Inflation Rate3.5%79th of 1918.7%29th of 19159% lower
Poverty Rate21.9%85th of 1647.2%15th of 1643.0× higher
Gini Index33.565th of 17033.060th of 1702% higher
Health Spendingof GDP2.5% of GDP187th of 1927.0% of GDP85th of 1922.8× lower
Physiciansper 1,0001.16 per 1,000119th of 2065.11 per 1,0008th of 2064.4× lower
Hospital Bedsper 1,0000.63 per 1,000178th of 1996.81 per 1,00012th of 1996.18 per 1,000 apart
Literacy Rate58.9%159th of 17599.9%4th of 17541% lower
Education Spendingof GDP1.9% of GDP185th of 2024.2% of GDP100th of 20253% lower
School Enrollmentgross, secondary48.3% gross, secondary180th of 20792.5% gross, secondary95th of 20748% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption41.6% of final consumption59th of 2113.5% of final consumption172nd of 21138.1 points apart
Forest Coverageof land area4.7% of land area177th of 21149.8% of land area53rd of 21145.1 points apart
Internet Penetration57.3%154th of 21194.4%35th of 21139% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people76.9 per 100 people168th of 212186.1 per 100 people9th of 21259% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births155 per 100,000 live births145th of 1939 per 100,000 live births44th of 193146 per 100,000 live births apart
Military Spendingof GDP2.67% of GDP39th of 1637.05% of GDP6th of 1632.6× lower
Protected Areasof land area19.1% of land area93rd of 21111.5% of land area147th of 2111.7× higher
Median Ageyears20.6 years196th of 24040.3 years59th of 24049% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears6.4 years123rd of 14811.6 years36th of 14845% lower
Human Development Index0.544167th of 1920.83263rd of 19235% lower
Happiness Index/ 104.87/ 10112th of 1645.83/ 1082nd of 16417% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita0.72 tonnes per capita167th of 21212.30 tonnes per capita19th of 21211.58 tonnes per capita apart
Obesity Rate23.5%104th of 19821.2%117th of 19811% higher

Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

PakistanRussia
0100M200M300M400M500M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Pakistan and Russia population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Pakistan195035.8M
Pakistan197569.5M
Pakistan2000154.9M
Pakistan2025255.2M
Pakistan2050371.9M
Pakistan2075466.7M
Pakistan2100511M
Russia1950103.4M
Russia1975134.1M
Russia2000146.7M
Russia2025144M
Russia2050136.1M
Russia2075128.6M
Russia2100126.4M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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