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United States vs Pakistan

United States and Pakistan side by side: live population, demographics, economy, environment and digital indicators from the UN and the World Bank, plus charts that overlay the full history of both countries. Change either country to compare any pair.

At a glance

Live population · UN WPP
Flag of United States of America

United States

North America · #3 of 238 by population
Live population
349,542,027
+0.5% a year · full profile · atlas
vs
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Pakistan

Asia · #5 of 238 by population
Live population
260,505,185
+1.6% a year · full profile · atlas
United States has 1.3× the population of Pakistan (57.3% vs 42.7% of the two combined).

United States vs Pakistan: 28 indicators side by side

Latest available figures · October 2026
IndicatorUnited StatesPakistanDifference
👥 Population
Population
people
349,542,027260,505,185United States 1.3×
Population growth rate
% per year
+0.5+1.6-1.1 pts
Population density
people per km²
35.62026327.22026-291.7
Surface area
km²
9,831,5102023796,1002023United States 12×
Birth rate
births per 1,000 people
10.6202427.42024-16.8
Death rate
deaths per 1,000 people
920246.42024+2.6
Net migration rate
per 1,000 people per year
+3.4-4.4+7.8
Urban population
% of population
80.2202539.52025+40.7 pts
Sex ratio
males per 100 females
101102.5-1.5
❤️ Demographics & Health
Life expectancy
years
78.9202467.82024+11.1
Fertility rate
births per woman
1.6320243.552024-1.92
Median age
years
38.720.8+17.9
Infant mortality
deaths per 1,000 live births
4.746.5-41.8
Population under 15
% of population
17.1202536.22025-19.1 pts
Population aged 65+
% of population
18.420254.42025+14 pts
💰 Economy
GDP
current US$
$30.77T2025$407.31B2025United States 76×
GDP per capita
current US$
$90,0272025$1,5962025United States 56×
Unemployment rate
% of labor force
4.220255.42025-1.2 pts
Inflation rate
% annual, consumer prices
2.920243.52025-0.6 pts
🌱 Environment & Energy
CO₂ emissions
Mt CO₂ per year
4,632.220242042024United States 23×
CO₂ emissions per capita
tonnes per person
13.6220240.812024+12.81
Energy use per capita
kg of oil equivalent per person
6,36120244152023United States 15×
Renewable energy share
% of final energy
10.9202141.62021-30.7 pts
Forest area
% of land area
33.920234.72023+29.2 pts
Freshwater resources per capita
m³ per person per year
8,43720222262022United States 37×
Water stress
% of resources withdrawn
15.820223262022-310.2 pts
📶 Digital
Internet users
% of population
94.7202457.32024+37.4 pts
Mobile subscriptions
per 100 people
113.2202476.92024+36.3

▲ marks the higher value (for death rate, infant mortality, unemployment, inflation, CO₂ and water stress: the lower value). "Difference" is the ratio for absolute measures and United States minus Pakistan for rates and shares. Years in grey are the latest available for that country.

United States compared with Pakistan

Updated October 2026

United States has a live population of about 349,542,027 (#3 in the world) and Pakistan about 260,505,185 (#5), so United States has 1.3 times as many people as Pakistan. United States is growing at 0.5% a year and Pakistan at 1.6%.

By area United States is larger: 9,831,510 km² against 796,100 km², which gives population densities of 35.6 people per km² in United States and 327.2 in Pakistan.

United States's economy is worth $30.77T (2025) and Pakistan's $407.31B (2025); per person that is $90,027 in United States versus $1,596 in Pakistan, so the average United States resident produces 56.4 times as much.

Life expectancy is 78.9 years in United States and 67.8 in Pakistan; women have 1.6 children on average in United States compared with 3.5 in Pakistan; the median age is 38.7 versus 20.8 years.

80.2% of United States's people live in cities against 39.5% in Pakistan; 94.7% use the internet in United States and 57.3% in Pakistan; CO₂ emissions per person are 13.6 t in United States and 0.8 t in Pakistan.

Population over time

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Life expectancy & fertility

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Birth & death rates

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Age structure

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CO₂ emissions

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Energy use & renewables

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Forest area

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Urban population

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Water resources & stress

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Internet & mobile

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Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, United States or Pakistan?

By population United States is bigger: 349,542,027 people versus 260,505,185 (live estimates, October 2026). By area United States is larger (9,831,510 km² vs 796,100 km²).

Which has the larger economy, United States or Pakistan?

United States: GDP of $30,769,700,000,000 versus $407,307,214,476 in current US dollars (World Bank, 2025/2025).

Where do people live longer, United States or Pakistan?

Life expectancy at birth is 78.9 years in United States and 67.8 years in Pakistan, a difference of 11.1 years in favour of United States.

How are these comparisons calculated?

Live populations extrapolate the UN World Population Prospects baseline with each country's growth rate; every other figure is the latest value published by World Bank Open Data (or the UN for median age, infant mortality and migration). Each row shows the year of the figure, and the charts below overlay the full historical series of both countries.

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Sources & method: live populations are linear extrapolations of the UN World Population Prospects estimates; all other indicators are the latest values from World Bank Open Data (UN WPP for median age, infant mortality, sex ratio and net migration). Figures are statistical estimates, not census counts. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.