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Pakistan

PK

Islamabad · pop. 241M · English, Urdu · Pakistani rupee

Metrics

  1. population
    241M
    5 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $337B
    44 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $1,360
    142 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $9B
    28 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    2.9%
    27 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    796K km²
    37 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    303 /km²
    15 of 144
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    67.6 yr
    132 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    27%
    148 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.81 t
    103 of 138
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanization
    39%
    117 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    3.5
    32 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    1.7%
    99 of 141
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    9.4%
    21 of 131
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.2%
    81 of 106
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    474
    64 of 100
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    23K
    20 of 142
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    2%
    106 of 131
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    33.5
    67 of 117
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    10%
    91 of 140
    ILO via World Bank
  21. adult literacy
    59%
    77 of 86
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.18
    91 of 138
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  23. cpi (clean gov)
    27
    105 of 139
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  24. press freedom
    46.9
    30 of 139
    RSF via Our World in Data
  25. human development
    0.544
    121 of 140
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  26. refugees hosted
    1.6M
    5 of 138
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  27. refugees produced
    86K
    23 of 139
    UNHCR via Our World in Data

Recent coverage · 47

  1. Pakistan Rail Project Displaces Slums economy
  2. Pakistan Court Sentences Yousaf’s Killer politics
  3. 3 Killed on Pakistan’s Border politics
  4. Pakistan Fintech Rails Lag Demographics economy
  5. Pakpattan Prison HIV Cluster Detected science
  6. Pakistan Brokers US-Iran War Talks politics
  7. Pakistan Cuts Used Car Imports 96% economy
  8. Balochistan Bans All Public Gatherings politics
  9. Centcom Names Pakistan IS-K Partner politics
  10. Pakistan Cuts Passport Agent Brokers tech
  11. Soldiers Guard KP Polio Drive politics
  12. Cambridge Leak Hits Pakistan economy
  13. Pakistan Court Voids Super Tax Demand economy
  14. Bannu Jirga Force Strikes Militants politics
  15. Pakistan Opens Iran Corridor economy
  16. Beijing Summit Leaves Pakistan Exposed politics
  17. TTP Kills 4 in Bajaur politics
  18. Pakistan Builds AI Tax Enforcement tech
  19. Constable Dies of April Wounds politics
  20. Pakistan Major Dies in Barkhan politics