China
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Identity
Formal name: People's Republic of China.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
China's population began shrinking in 2022, its first annual decline in about six decades.
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China vs Pakistan
121 shared metrics.
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Pakistan
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name is said to have been proposed in the early 1930s by Muslim students at Cambridge University, created from the initials of Punjab, Afghanistan, and…
CIA 2026
Analysis
China leads in 81 of 121 shared metrics, while Pakistan leads in 40.
China's Highest Elevation is 4423.5x that of Pakistan (8.8K m vs 2.0 m).
China's Domestic Patents is 3347.9x that of Pakistan (1.43M vs 426).
China's Beer Consumption is 380.7x that of Pakistan (1.1 L/person/yr vs 0.00 L/person/yr).
China's Foreign Patents is 279.5x that of Pakistan (159.0K vs 567).
China's Merchant Fleet Size is 137.6x that of Pakistan (8.3K vs 60).
Key Comparisons
Highest ElevationChina leads
China
8.8K m
Pakistan
2.0 m
Domestic PatentsChina leads
China
1.43M
Pakistan
426
Beer ConsumptionChina leads
China
1.1 L/person/yr
Pakistan
0.00 L/person/yr
Foreign PatentsChina leads
China
159.0K
Pakistan
567
Merchant Fleet SizeChina leads
China
8.3K
Pakistan
60
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleChina leads
China
0.22 per 100k people
Pakistan
0.00 per 100k people
All Metrics
Highest Elevation
ChinaChina
8.8K m
Pakistan
2.0 m
442350% higher
Domestic Patents
ChinaChina
1.43M
Pakistan
426
334793% higher
Beer Consumption
ChinaChina
1.1 L/person/yr
Pakistan
0.00 L/person/yr
38073% higher
Foreign Patents
ChinaChina
159.0K
Pakistan
567
27946% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
ChinaChina
8.3K
Pakistan
60
13757% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
ChinaChina
0.22 per 100k people
Pakistan
0.00 per 100k people
10850% higher
Air Passengers
ChinaChina
619.22M
Pakistan
7.15M
8556% higher
Shipping Traffic
ChinaChina
268.99M
Pakistan
3.38M
7850% higher
Spirits Consumption
ChinaChina
2.5 L/person/yr
Pakistan
0.03 L/person/yr
7279% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
ChinaChina
2.95B kW
Pakistan
43.51M kW
6677% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
ChinaChina
13.1K Mt CO2e
Pakistan
203.99 Mt CO2e
6334% higher
Forest Area
ChinaChina
2.26M km²
Pakistan
36.0K km²
6164% higher
Electricity Generation
ChinaChina
10.1K TWh
Pakistan
182.76 TWh
5411% higher
Alcohol Consumption
ChinaChina
4.6 L/adult/yr
Pakistan
0.08 L/adult/yr
5352% higher
GDP (Nominal)
ChinaChina
$18,743,803,170,827.2
Pakistan
$371,570,000,121.27
4944% higher
Broadband Access (%)
ChinaChina
45 per 100 people
Pakistan
1.0 per 100 people
4400% higher
Scientific Publications
ChinaChina
898.9K
Pakistan
22.6K
3870% higher
Credit Card Ownership
ChinaChina
46.03% of adults
Pakistan
1.6% of adults
2716% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
ChinaChina
40.33 kg/person/yr
Pakistan
1.6 kg/person/yr
2453% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
ChinaChina
$672.45
Pakistan
$38.77
1635% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
ChinaChina
2.6% of GDP
Pakistan
0.16% of GDP
1460% higher
Coastline Length
ChinaChina
14.5K km
Pakistan
1.0K km
1286% higher
Railway Length
ChinaChina
150.0K km
Pakistan
11.9K km
1163% higher
Land Area
ChinaChina
9.39M km²
Pakistan
770.9K km²
1118% higher
CO2 Per Capita
ChinaChina
8.7 t/person/yr
Pakistan
0.72 t/person/yr
1110% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
ChinaChina
26.28%
Pakistan
2.4%
978% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
ChinaChina
6.5K kWh/person
Pakistan
605.79 kWh/person
977% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
ChinaChina
5.0 per 1k
Pakistan
0.50 per 1k
900% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
ChinaChina
60 sites
Pakistan
6.0 sites
900% higher
GNI Per Capita
ChinaChina
$13,660
Pakistan
$1,430
855% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
ChinaChina
1.6 per 1M people
Pakistan
0.19 per 1M people
747% higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
ChinaChina
3.7% of GDP
Pakistan
0.50% of GDP
640% higher
University Enrollment Rate
ChinaChina
76.88%
Pakistan
10.86%
608% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
ChinaChina
2.9K kg oil eq/person
Pakistan
470.72 kg oil eq/person
506% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
ChinaChina
72.03 per 100k
Pakistan
12.01 per 100k
500% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
ChinaChina
19.6% of firms
Pakistan
3.4% of firms
476% higher
Population
ChinaChina
1.41B
Pakistan
257.05M
447% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
ChinaChina
24.03%
Pakistan
4.7%
414% higher
Airports
ChinaChina
571
Pakistan
116
392% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
ChinaChina
$27,104.87
Pakistan
$6,252.12
334% higher
Border Neighbors
ChinaChina
16
Pakistan
4.0
300% higher
Researchers
ChinaChina
1.8K per 1M
Pakistan
473.72 per 1M
290% higher
Coal Electricity Share
ChinaChina
54.35%
Pakistan
14.82%
267% higher
Wind Electricity Share
ChinaChina
10.73%
Pakistan
2.9%
265% higher
Digital Payments Used
ChinaChina
88.72% of adults
Pakistan
24.64% of adults
260% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
ChinaChina
60.6 kg/person/yr
Pakistan
16.87 kg/person/yr
259% higher
Irrigated Land
ChinaChina
690.1K km²
Pakistan
194.2K km²
255% higher
Elderly Population (%)
ChinaChina
14.67%
Pakistan
4.3%
243% higher
Internet Users (%)
ChinaChina
92%
Pakistan
27%
241% higher
Water Withdrawal
ChinaChina
568.48 B m³
Pakistan
179.3 B m³
217% higher
Land Border Length
ChinaChina
22.5K km
Pakistan
7.3K km
209% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
ChinaChina
2.54M
Pakistan
943.0K
169% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
ChinaChina
3.1 per 1k
Pakistan
1.2 per 1k
168% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
ChinaChina
212.35 per 1k people
Pakistan
83.37 per 1k people
155% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
ChinaChina
4.0% of GDP
Pakistan
1.9% of GDP
106% higher
Time Zones Count
ChinaChina
4.0 time zones
Pakistan
2.0 time zones
100% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
PakistanChina
0.14% of firms
Pakistan
15.9% of firms
99% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
PakistanChina
0.29% of firms
Pakistan
21.6% of firms
99% lower
Inflation Rate
PakistanChina
0.20%
Pakistan
12.6%
98% lower
Water Stress (%)
PakistanChina
20.21%
Pakistan
326%
94% lower
Median Age
ChinaChina
39.1 years
Pakistan
20.3 years
93% higher
Exports (% GDP)
ChinaChina
20.02% of GDP
Pakistan
10.39% of GDP
93% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
PakistanChina
3.7% of firms
Pakistan
50.68% of firms
93% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
PakistanChina
0.04
Pakistan
0.56
92% lower
Infant Mortality
PakistanChina
4.5 per 1k births
Pakistan
50.1 per 1k births
91% lower
Capital Elevation
PakistanChina
43 m
Pakistan
490 m
91% lower
Child Mortality
PakistanChina
6.2 per 1k births
Pakistan
58.5 per 1k births
89% lower
Homicide Rate
PakistanChina
0.50 per 100k
Pakistan
4.3 per 100k
88% lower
Teen Birth Rate
PakistanChina
5.2 per 1k
Pakistan
41.09 per 1k
87% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
PakistanChina
0.10% of GDP
Pakistan
0.72% of GDP
86% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
ChinaChina
5.4% of GDP
Pakistan
2.9% of GDP
85% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
PakistanChina
32.66 kg/person/yr
Pakistan
183.13 kg/person/yr
82% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
PakistanChina
0.04
Pakistan
0.18
78% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
PakistanChina
0.07
Pakistan
0.30
76% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
PakistanChina
5.0 days/yr
Pakistan
20 days/yr
75% lower
Nuclear Electricity Share
PakistanChina
4.9%
Pakistan
17.4%
72% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ChinaChina
132 per 100 people
Pakistan
77 per 100 people
71% higher
Birth Rate
PakistanChina
7.3 per 1k
Pakistan
25.05 per 1k
71% lower
Urban Population (%)
ChinaChina
65.89%
Pakistan
39.17%
68% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
ChinaChina
15.79% of youth labor force
Pakistan
9.6% of youth labor force
65% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
ChinaChina
96.74%
Pakistan
58.86%
64% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
PakistanChina
15.2%
Pakistan
41.6%
63% lower
Fertility Rate
PakistanChina
1.2 children/woman
Pakistan
3.3 children/woman
63% lower
GDP Growth Rate
ChinaChina
5.0%
Pakistan
3.0%
63% higher
Obesity Rate
PakistanChina
8.2%
Pakistan
21.85%
62% lower
Suicide Rate
ChinaChina
8.9 per 100k
Pakistan
5.6 per 100k
59% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
ChinaChina
26.54%
Pakistan
17.04%
56% higher
Youth Population (%)
PakistanChina
16.01%
Pakistan
36.68%
56% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
PakistanChina
0.01 per 1M people
Pakistan
0.02 per 1M people
56% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
ChinaChina
43 pts
Pakistan
28 pts
54% higher
Population Density
PakistanChina
150.26 /km²
Pakistan
321.07 /km²
53% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
ChinaChina
525.34 gCO2/kWh
Pakistan
346.56 gCO2/kWh
52% higher
Official Languages Count
PakistanChina
1.0
Pakistan
2.0
50% lower
Human Development Index
ChinaChina
0.80
Pakistan
0.54
47% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
ChinaChina
17.4 per 100k
Pakistan
11.9 per 100k
46% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
PakistanChina
23.84% of adults
Pakistan
42.83% of adults
44% lower
Solar Electricity Share
PakistanChina
11.1%
Pakistan
18.77%
41% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
ChinaChina
17.47%
Pakistan
12.51%
40% higher
Death Rate
ChinaChina
8.0 per 1k
Pakistan
5.8 per 1k
38% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
PakistanChina
27.3% of adults
Pakistan
43% of adults
37% lower
Dependency Ratio
PakistanChina
44.24% of working-age pop.
Pakistan
69.39% of working-age pop.
36% lower
Military Spending
PakistanChina
1.7% of GDP
Pakistan
2.7% of GDP
36% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
ChinaChina
97.27%
Pakistan
71.88%
35% higher
Political Corruption Index
PakistanChina
0.55
Pakistan
0.80
31% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
PakistanChina
47% of GDP
Pakistan
67.6% of GDP
30% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
ChinaChina
22.7% of adults
Pakistan
17.9% of adults
27% higher
Life Evaluation Score
ChinaChina
6.1 pts
Pakistan
4.9 pts
25% higher
Smoking Rate
ChinaChina
23.4%
Pakistan
18.9%
24% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
ChinaChina
55.43%
Pakistan
46.69%
19% higher
Protected Land (%)
PakistanChina
15.6%
Pakistan
19.2%
19% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
PakistanChina
34.81 µg/m³
Pakistan
43 µg/m³
19% lower
Food Waste per Person
PakistanChina
141.64 kg/person/yr
Pakistan
172.58 kg/person/yr
18% lower
Unemployment Rate
PakistanChina
4.6%
Pakistan
5.5%
16% lower
Life Expectancy
ChinaChina
78.0 years
Pakistan
67.6 years
15% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
ChinaChina
95.1% of adults
Pakistan
82.98% of adults
15% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
ChinaChina
0.59
Pakistan
0.52
12% higher
Big Mac Price
PakistanChina
$3.66
Pakistan
$3.86
5% lower
Electricity Access (%)
ChinaChina
100%
Pakistan
95.6%
5% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
PakistanChina
46.1 hrs/week
Pakistan
46.77 hrs/week
1% lower
Imports (% GDP)
PakistanChina
17.18% of GDP
Pakistan
17.19% of GDP
equal
Lowest Elevation
PakistanChina
-154 m
Pakistan
0 m
ranked lower
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