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China vs Pakistan

123 shared metrics.

ChinaLeads in 83

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PakistanLeads in 40

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China

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

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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Pakistan

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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…

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Analysis

China leads in 83 of 123 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

EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)China leads

China

0.22 per 100k people

Pakistan

0.00 per 100k people

All Metrics

Highest Elevation

China

8.8K m

Pakistan

2.0 m

442350% higher

Domestic Patents

China

1.43M

Pakistan

426

334793% higher

Beer Consumption

China

1.1 L/person/yr

Pakistan

0.00 L/person/yr

38073% higher

Foreign Patents

China

159.0K

Pakistan

567

27946% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

China

8.3K

Pakistan

13757% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

China

0.22 per 100k people

Pakistan

0.00 per 100k people

10850% higher

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Air Passengers

China

619.22M

Pakistan

7.15M

8556% higher

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

China

330 gold medals

Pakistan

4.0 gold medals

8150% higher

Shipping Traffic

China

268.99M

Pakistan

3.38M

7850% higher

All-Time Olympic Medals

China

819 medals

Pakistan

11 medals

7345% higher

Spirits Consumption

China

2.5 L/person/yr

Pakistan

0.03 L/person/yr

7279% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

China

2.95B kW

Pakistan

43.51M kW

6677% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

China

13.1K Mt CO2e

Pakistan

203.99 Mt CO2e

6334% higher

Forest Area

China

2.26M km²

Pakistan

36.0K km²

6164% higher

Electricity Generation

China

10.1K TWh

Pakistan

182.76 TWh

5411% higher

Alcohol Consumption

China

4.6 L/adult/yr

Pakistan

0.08 L/adult/yr

5352% higher

GDP (Nominal)

China

$18,743,803,170,827.2

Pakistan

$371,570,000,121.27

4944% higher

Broadband Access (%)

China

45 per 100 people

Pakistan

1.0 per 100 people

4400% higher

Scientific Publications

China

898.9K

Pakistan

22.6K

3870% higher

Credit Card Ownership

China

46.03% of adults

Pakistan

1.6% of adults

2716% higher

Comparison of China and Pakistan across 123 metrics
				Winner
Highest Elevation	8.8K m	2.0 m	442350% higher	China
Domestic Patents	1.43M	426	334793% higher	China
Beer Consumption	1.1 L/person/yr	0.00 L/person/yr	38073% higher	China
Foreign Patents	159.0K	567	27946% higher	China
Merchant Fleet Size	8.3K	60	13757% higher	China
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.22 per 100k people	0.00 per 100k people	10850% higher	China
Air Passengers	619.22M	7.15M	8556% higher	China
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	330 gold medals	4.0 gold medals	8150% higher	China
Shipping Traffic	268.99M	3.38M	7850% higher	China
All-Time Olympic Medals	819 medals	11 medals	7345% higher	China
Spirits Consumption	2.5 L/person/yr	0.03 L/person/yr	7279% higher	China
Electric Generating Capacity	2.95B kW	43.51M kW	6677% higher	China
Total CO2 Emissions	13.1K Mt CO2e	203.99 Mt CO2e	6334% higher	China
Forest Area	2.26M km²	36.0K km²	6164% higher	China
Electricity Generation	10.1K TWh	182.76 TWh	5411% higher	China
Alcohol Consumption	4.6 L/adult/yr	0.08 L/adult/yr	5352% higher	China
GDP (Nominal)	$18,743,803,170,827.2	$371,570,000,121.27	4944% higher	China
Broadband Access (%)	45 per 100 people	1.0 per 100 people	4400% higher	China
Scientific Publications	898.9K	22.6K	3870% higher	China
Credit Card Ownership	46.03% of adults	1.6% of adults	2716% higher	China
Seafood Consumption per Person	40.33 kg/person/yr	1.6 kg/person/yr	2453% higher	China
Health Spending Per Capita	$672.45	$38.77	1635% higher	China
R&D Spending (% GDP)	2.6% of GDP	0.16% of GDP	1460% higher	China
Coastline Length	14.5K km	1.0K km	1286% higher	China
Railway Length	150.0K km	11.9K km	1163% higher	China
Land Area	9.39M km²	770.9K km²	1118% higher	China
CO2 Per Capita	8.7 t/person/yr	0.72 t/person/yr	1110% higher	China
High-Tech Exports (%)	26.28%	2.4%	978% higher	China
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	6.5K kWh/person	605.79 kWh/person	977% higher	China
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	5.0 per 1k	0.50 per 1k	900% higher	China
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	60 sites	6.0 sites	900% higher	China
GNI Per Capita	$13,660	$1,430	855% higher	China
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	1.6 per 1M people	0.19 per 1M people	747% higher	China
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	3.7% of GDP	0.50% of GDP	640% higher	China
University Enrollment Rate	76.88%	10.86%	608% higher	China
Energy Use (Per Capita)	2.9K kg oil eq/person	470.72 kg oil eq/person	506% higher	China
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	72.03 per 100k	12.01 per 100k	500% higher	China
Firms with Female Top Manager	19.6% of firms	3.4% of firms	476% higher	China
Population	1.41B	257.05M	447% higher	China
Forest Coverage (%)	24.03%	4.7%	414% higher	China
Airports	571	116	392% higher	China
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$27,104.87	$6,252.12	334% higher	China
Border Neighbors	16	4.0	300% higher	China
Researchers	1.8K per 1M	473.72 per 1M	290% higher	China
Coal Electricity Share	54.35%	14.82%	267% higher	China
Wind Electricity Share	10.73%	2.9%	265% higher	China
Digital Payments Used	88.72% of adults	24.64% of adults	260% higher	China
Meat Consumption per Person	60.6 kg/person/yr	16.87 kg/person/yr	259% higher	China
Irrigated Land	690.1K km²	194.2K km²	255% higher	China
Elderly Population (%)	14.67%	4.3%	243% higher	China
Internet Users (%)	92%	27%	241% higher	China
Water Withdrawal	568.48 B m³	179.3 B m³	217% higher	China
Land Border Length	22.5K km	7.3K km	209% higher	China
Armed Forces Personnel	2.54M	943.0K	169% higher	China
Doctors (per 1,000)	3.1 per 1k	1.2 per 1k	168% higher	China
Vehicles per 1,000 People	212.35 per 1k people	83.37 per 1k people	155% higher	China
Education Spending (% GDP)	4.0% of GDP	1.9% of GDP	106% higher	China
Time Zones Count	4.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	100% higher	China
Firms Asked for Bribes	0.14% of firms	15.9% of firms	99% lower	Pakistan
Firms Making Informal Payments	0.29% of firms	21.6% of firms	99% lower	Pakistan
Inflation Rate	0.20%	12.6%	98% lower	Pakistan
Water Stress (%)	20.21%	326%	94% lower	Pakistan
Median Age	39.1 years	20.3 years	93% higher	China
Exports (% GDP)	20.02% of GDP	10.39% of GDP	93% higher	China
Firms Hit by Power Outages	3.7% of firms	50.68% of firms	93% lower	Pakistan
Freedom of Expression Index	0.04	0.56	92% lower	Pakistan
Infant Mortality	4.5 per 1k births	50.1 per 1k births	91% lower	Pakistan
Capital Elevation	43 m	490 m	91% lower	Pakistan
Child Mortality	6.2 per 1k births	58.5 per 1k births	89% lower	Pakistan
Homicide Rate	0.50 per 100k	4.3 per 100k	88% lower	Pakistan
Teen Birth Rate	5.2 per 1k	41.09 per 1k	87% lower	Pakistan
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	0.10% of GDP	0.72% of GDP	86% lower	Pakistan
Health Spending (% GDP)	5.4% of GDP	2.9% of GDP	85% higher	China
Milk Consumption per Person	32.66 kg/person/yr	183.13 kg/person/yr	82% lower	Pakistan
Liberal Democracy Index	0.04	0.18	78% lower	Pakistan
Electoral Democracy Index	0.07	0.30	76% lower	Pakistan
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	5.0 days/yr	20 days/yr	75% lower	Pakistan
Nuclear Electricity Share	4.9%	17.4%	72% lower	Pakistan
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	132 per 100 people	77 per 100 people	71% higher	China
Birth Rate	7.3 per 1k	25.05 per 1k	71% lower	Pakistan
Urban Population (%)	65.89%	39.17%	68% higher	China
Youth Unemployment Rate	15.79% of youth labor force	9.6% of youth labor force	65% higher	China
Adult Literacy Rate	96.74%	58.86%	64% higher	China
Renewable Energy (%)	15.2%	41.6%	63% lower	Pakistan
Fertility Rate	1.2 children/woman	3.3 children/woman	63% lower	Pakistan
GDP Growth Rate	5.0%	3.0%	63% higher	China
Obesity Rate	8.2%	21.85%	62% lower	Pakistan
Suicide Rate	8.9 per 100k	5.6 per 100k	59% higher	China
Women in Parliament (%)	26.54%	17.04%	56% higher	China
Youth Population (%)	16.01%	36.68%	56% lower	Pakistan
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.01 per 1M people	0.02 per 1M people	56% lower	Pakistan
Corruption Perceptions Index	43 pts	28 pts	54% higher	China
Population Density	150.26 /km²	321.07 /km²	53% lower	Pakistan
Electricity Carbon Intensity	525.34 gCO2/kWh	346.56 gCO2/kWh	52% higher	China
Official Languages Count	1.0	2.0	50% lower	Pakistan
Human Development Index	0.80	0.54	47% higher	China
Road Traffic Death Rate	17.4 per 100k	11.9 per 100k	46% higher	China
Insufficient Physical Activity	23.84% of adults	42.83% of adults	44% lower	Pakistan
Solar Electricity Share	11.1%	18.77%	41% lower	Pakistan
Renewable Energy (%)	17.47%	12.51%	40% higher	China
Death Rate	8.0 per 1k	5.8 per 1k	38% higher	China
Hypertension Prevalence	27.3% of adults	43% of adults	37% lower	Pakistan
Dependency Ratio	44.24% of working-age pop.	69.39% of working-age pop.	36% lower	Pakistan
Military Spending	1.7% of GDP	2.7% of GDP	36% lower	Pakistan
Sanitation Access (%)	97.27%	71.88%	35% higher	China
Political Corruption Index	0.55	0.80	31% lower	Pakistan
Government Debt (% GDP)	47% of GDP	67.6% of GDP	30% lower	Pakistan
Tobacco Use Prevalence	22.7% of adults	17.9% of adults	27% higher	China
Life Evaluation Score	6.1 pts	4.9 pts	25% higher	China
Smoking Rate	23.4%	18.9%	24% higher	China
Agricultural Land (%)	55.43%	46.69%	19% higher	China
Protected Land (%)	15.6%	19.2%	19% lower	Pakistan
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	34.81 µg/m³	43 µg/m³	19% lower	Pakistan
Food Waste per Person	141.64 kg/person/yr	172.58 kg/person/yr	18% lower	Pakistan
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	5.5%	16% lower	Pakistan
Life Expectancy	78.0 years	67.6 years	15% higher	China
Can Raise Emergency Money	95.1% of adults	82.98% of adults	15% higher	China
Women's Political Empowerment	0.59	0.52	12% higher	China
Big Mac Price	$3.66	$3.86	5% lower	Pakistan
Electricity Access (%)	100%	95.6%	5% higher	China
Average Weekly Work Hours	46.1 hrs/week	46.77 hrs/week	1% lower	Pakistan
Imports (% GDP)	17.18% of GDP	17.19% of GDP	equal	Pakistan
Lowest Elevation	-154 m	0 m	ranked lower	Pakistan

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Analysis

China leads in 83 of 123 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

China

0.22 per 100k people

Pakistan

0.00 per 100k people

Highest Elevation

8.8K m

2.0 m

Domestic Patents

1.43M

426

Beer Consumption

1.1 L/person/yr

0.00 L/person/yr

Foreign Patents

159.0K

567

Merchant Fleet Size

8.3K

0.22 per 100k people

0.00 per 100k people

Air Passengers

619.22M

7.15M

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

330 gold medals

4.0 gold medals

Shipping Traffic

268.99M

3.38M

All-Time Olympic Medals

819 medals

11 medals

Spirits Consumption

2.5 L/person/yr

0.03 L/person/yr

Electric Generating Capacity

2.95B kW

43.51M kW

Total CO2 Emissions

13.1K Mt CO2e

203.99 Mt CO2e

Forest Area

2.26M km²

36.0K km²

Electricity Generation

10.1K TWh

182.76 TWh

Alcohol Consumption

4.6 L/adult/yr

0.08 L/adult/yr

GDP (Nominal)

$18,743,803,170,827.2

$371,570,000,121.27

Broadband Access (%)

45 per 100 people

1.0 per 100 people

Scientific Publications

898.9K

22.6K

Credit Card Ownership

46.03% of adults

1.6% of adults

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Highest Elevation

Domestic Patents

Beer Consumption

Foreign Patents

Merchant Fleet Size

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Air Passengers

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

Shipping Traffic

All-Time Olympic Medals

Spirits Consumption

Electric Generating Capacity

Total CO2 Emissions

Forest Area

Electricity Generation

Alcohol Consumption

GDP (Nominal)

Broadband Access (%)

Scientific Publications

Credit Card Ownership

Seafood Consumption per Person

Health Spending Per Capita

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Coastline Length

Railway Length

Land Area

CO2 Per Capita

High-Tech Exports (%)

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

GNI Per Capita

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

University Enrollment Rate

Energy Use (Per Capita)

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Firms with Female Top Manager

Population

Forest Coverage (%)

Airports

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Border Neighbors

Researchers

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

Digital Payments Used

Meat Consumption per Person

Irrigated Land

Elderly Population (%)

Internet Users (%)

Water Withdrawal

Land Border Length

Armed Forces Personnel

Doctors (per 1,000)

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Education Spending (% GDP)

Time Zones Count

Firms Asked for Bribes

Firms Making Informal Payments

Inflation Rate

Water Stress (%)

Median Age

Exports (% GDP)

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Freedom of Expression Index

Infant Mortality

Capital Elevation

Child Mortality

Homicide Rate

Teen Birth Rate

FDI Inflows (% GDP)