Asia · Southern Asia
Pakistan
Pakistan covers about 873,000 km² (337,000 mi²), the 35th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Nigeria, at about 907,000 km².
- 873,000km²Area, main territory
- 223.8 millionPopulation
- 28.5In Belgiums
500 km
- Pakistan
Facts
| Area, main territory | 873,000 km²337,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 882,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 28.5 |
| Capital | Islamabad |
| Population | 223.8 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 256 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 37°N |
| In other languages | Pakistán Español · Paquistão Português · パキスタン 日本語 · 巴基斯坦 中文 · 파키스탄 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#8 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Pakistan
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 19.5× the size of Pakistan.
- Pakistan ranks 5th of 237 by population but only 34th of 239 by area: it holds more people than its size suggests.
- At 256 people per km², Pakistan is the 25th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large in area, so Pakistan looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Pakistan's main territory stretches about 1,500 km north to south and 1,520 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 882,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 873,000 km², to within 2%.
How Pakistan measures up
Pakistan holds 2.8% of the land area and 4.9% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Southern Asia it is the 3rd largest of 8.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 873,000 km² | 34th of 239 |
| Population | 223.8 million | 5th of 237 |
| Density | 256 per km² | 25th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 29.9°N | 79th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Pakistan is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 28.5× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 3.58× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 2.44× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 2.34× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1.59× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.28× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.10× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.09× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
Where Pakistan sits
- Pakistan's centre lies at 29.9°N, 69.2°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 3,320 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 24°N to 37°N, about 1,490 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Pakistan had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Pakistan would have 1.09 billion people. It has 223.8 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Pakistan would have 3.2 million people. It has 223.8 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 63.2 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11