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Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower middle income · capital Islamabad
Reports 21 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Covered in depth
Pakistan has its own observatory on this site, built on national sources rather than the global series.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old67.8years
Ranks 169 of 217 in 2024
9% below world median · 12% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old56.0per 1,000 live births
Ranks 173 of 196 in 2024
2.7× above world median · 3.3× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old155per 100,000 live births
Ranks 146 of 194 in 2023
2.3× above world median · 8.1× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2018 · 8 years old37.6% of under-5s
Ranks 43 of 48 in 2018
63% above world median · 2.1× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 48 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
Sources disagree
National Nutrition Survey 2018 (Government of Pakistan / UNICEF / Aga Khan University) reports 40.2% for 2018. Both figures describe 2018 and both are sourced. This site does not reconcile them: the world pages use the World Bank series so countries stay comparable, while Pakistan's own pages carry the national survey. See the national figure →
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old2.52% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
60% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old3.55births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
87% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2021 · 5 years old58.9% of adults 15+
Ranks 38 of 44 in 2021
34% below world median · 30% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 44 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old83.7% gross
Ranks 124 of 134 in 2024
16% below world median · 14% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old1.95% of GDP
Ranks 105 of 121 in 2023
47% below world median · 51% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old1,596current US$
Ranks 159 of 186 in 2025
80% below world median · 72% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old6,573international $
Ranks 144 of 185 in 2025
67% below world median · 66% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2024 · 2 years old23.0% of population
Ranks 25 of 25 in 2024
7.5× above world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2024 · 2 years old33.5index, 0–100
Ranks 5 of 25 in 2024
16% below world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old5.4% of labour force
Ranks 100 of 182 in 2025
7% above world median · 35% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old3.5% per year
Not ranked — no better end
17% above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old2.67% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
68% above world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old95.7% of population
Ranks 151 of 215 in 2024
4% below world median · 4% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old45.0% of population
Ranks 114 of 148 in 2024
44% below world median · 47% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old57.3% of population
Ranks 140 of 182 in 2024
30% below world median · 34% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.81t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
68% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old255.2mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
38.0× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.