Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Pakistan instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

Health

live 0.7 years longer

In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024. In Pakistan, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 41.6% less likely to be obese

In Marshall Islands, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Pakistan, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2024.

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see 82.6% less spent on your healthcare

Marshall Islands spends $874 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Pakistan spends $152 as of 2023.

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have 23.7% less access to essential health services

Marshall Islands scores 59 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Pakistan scores 45 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 81.2% less money

Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $8,489 as of 2025, while in Pakistan, the GDP per capita is $1,596 as of 2025.

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Life

have 36.4% more children

In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Pakistan, there are 27.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 38.5% less likely to be literate

In Marshall Islands, the literacy rate is 95.8% as of 2021. In Pakistan, it is 58.9% as of 2021.

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be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Marshall Islands, approximately 22.7 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.

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Basic Needs

be 13.2% less likely to have internet access

In Marshall Islands, approximately 65.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Pakistan, about 57.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 74.7% less on education

Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Pakistan spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 81.2% less on healthcare

Marshall Islands spends 13.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Pakistan, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 2.8 times more coastline

Marshall Islands has a total of 370 km of coastline. In Pakistan, that number is 1,046 km.

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Infrastructure

find 37.4% less home broadband

Marshall Islands has 2.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Pakistan has 1.5 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Pakistan: At a glance

Pakistan is a sovereign country in South Asia, with a total land area of approximately 770,875 sq km. The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world and dating back at least 5,000 years, spread over much of what is presently Pakistan. During the second millennium B.C., remnants of this culture fused with the migrating Indo-Aryan peoples. The area underwent successive invasions in subsequent centuries from the Persians, Greeks, Scythians, Arabs (who brought Islam), Afghans, and Turks. The Mughal Empire flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries; the British came to dominate the region in the 18th century. The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with West and East sections) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in 1998. India-Pakistan relations have been rocky since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, but both countries are taking small steps to put relations back on track. In February 2008, Pakistan held parliamentary elections and in September 2008, after the resignation of former President MUSHARRAF, elected Asif Ali ZARDARI to the presidency. Pakistani government and military leaders are struggling to control domestic insurgents, many of whom are located in the tribal areas adjacent to the border with Afghanistan.
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