Real size
How big is Pakistan really?
874,000 km²
337,000 sq mi · 34th largest of the 167 here · about the size of Nigeria
Normal web maps draw it 1.3× too big
Pakistan covers 874,000 km² (337,000 sq mi), about the size of Nigeria. A normal web map draws it about 1.3 times too big: not much, but enough to make it look bigger than countries nearer the equator.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
Part of the land Pakistan holds or claims is disputed (1 dispute). Our area follows the borders drawn on today's map. See the disputed territories →
- Real area
- 874,000 km²
- Size rank
- 34th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.3× too big
- Latitude
- 30°N
Countries about the same size
- NigeriaAbout the same size
- VenezuelaAbout the same size
- NamibiaPakistan is 1.1 times the size of Namibia
- TanzaniaTanzania is 1.1 times the size of Pakistan
- MozambiquePakistan is 1.1 times the size of Mozambique
Pakistan through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Pakistan?
- Pakistan covers about 874,000 km² (337,000 sq mi). It is the 34th largest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Pakistan look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Pakistan about 1.3 times too big.
- Is Pakistan bigger than Nigeria?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.