Country profile
Pakistan
Pakistan ranks #5 of 215 for population, #178 of 209 for gdp per capita, #168 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
251M
people · 2024
Rank #5 of 215
Life expectancy
67.8
years · 2024
Rank #168 of 216
Poverty headcount
23%
% of population · 2024
Rank #43 of 186
Under-5 mortality
56
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #36 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
37.4%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #197 of 232
Tobacco use
18.9%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #88 of 163
Calorie supply
2,514
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #155 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
966,000
arrivals · 2012
Rank #100 of 203
GDP per capita
$1,479
current US$ · 2024
Rank #178 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
12.6
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #24 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
281
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #27 of 210
Forest area
4.67%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #224 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
43
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #29 of 248
Protected areas
15.2%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #97 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #165 of 210
Fertilizer use
156
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #31 of 194
Pesticide use
0.86
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #135 of 193
Cereal yield
3.62
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #78 of 182
Digital
Internet users
57.3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #156 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
1.47
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #203 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
76.9
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #213 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
95.6%
% of population · 2023
Rank #154 of 215
Renewable electricity output
28.3%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #123 of 257
Energy use per person
3,536
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #157 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.3
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #113 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Pakistan; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield