Iran vs Pakistan

Iran and Pakistan compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Pakistan has about 2.8 times as many people as Iran: 255.2 million against 92.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Iran ($3,924) is about 2.5 times as high as in Pakistan ($1,596) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Pakistan (3.7%) than in Iran (-2.8%), a difference of 6.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Iran (42.2%) than in Pakistan (3.5%), a difference of 38.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Iran (8.3%) than in Pakistan (5.4%), a difference of 2.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Iran can expect to live 10.1 years longer than one born in Pakistan: 77.9 years against 67.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Iran is older: half of its people are over 32.9 years, against 20.3 years in Pakistan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Iran (85.3%) than in Pakistan (57.3%), a difference of 28 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Iran (9.1 tonnes) are about 11 times as high as in Pakistan (0.81 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Iran (6.6%) than in Pakistan (4.1%), a difference of 2.5 percentage points in 2024.