Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Ethiopia, you would:
Health
see 77.4% more spent on your healthcare
Ethiopia spends $86 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Pakistan spends $152 as of 2023.
have 8.1 times more doctors per person
Ethiopia has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Pakistan has 11.6 as of 2021.
have 28.6% more access to essential health services
Ethiopia scores 35 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Pakistan scores 45 as of 2021.
be 8.4 times more likely to be obese
In Ethiopia, 2.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Pakistan, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 12.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ethiopia, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Pakistan, however, that number is 28.9% as of 2024.
make 71.1% more money
Ethiopia has a GDP per capita of $933 as of 2025, while in Pakistan, the GDP per capita is $1,596 as of 2025.
be 63.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Ethiopia, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Pakistan, that number is 5.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 20.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ethiopia, approximately 195.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Pakistan, 155.0 women do as of 2023.
be 39.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Ethiopia, approximately 34.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Pakistan, on the other hand, 48.2 children do as of 2024.
have 12.9% fewer children
In Ethiopia, there are approximately 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Pakistan, there are 27.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 72.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ethiopia, approximately 55% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Pakistan, that number is 96% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Ethiopia, approximately 21.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Pakistan, about 57.2% do as of 2024.
be 63.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Ethiopia, approximately 56% of people have access to drinking water (83% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Pakistan, that number is 91% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.2% less on education
Ethiopia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Pakistan spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 32.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ethiopia, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Pakistan, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.5 times more home broadband
Ethiopia has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Pakistan has 1.5 as of 2024.
use 4.6 times more electricity
Ethiopia uses 113 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Pakistan uses 518 kWh as of 2023.
live with 3.4 times more strain on fresh water
Ethiopia withdraws 32% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Pakistan withdraws 110% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Ethiopia, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Pakistan, it causes 105.0 as of 2019.
emit 5.4 times more CO2
Ethiopia emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Pakistan emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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