Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
be 54.7% less likely to be obese
In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 2.5 years less
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 32.6% more money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2020, while in India, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 41.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In India, that number is 8.5% as of 2017.
pay a 77.7% higher top tax rate
Pakistan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In India, the top tax rate is 35.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 28.3% more likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
be 43.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
have 36.5% fewer children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In India, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 25.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 79% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2019. In India, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 72.0% more likely to have internet access
In Pakistan, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In India, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% less on healthcare
Pakistan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 40.0% more on education
Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. India spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 6.7 times more coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
India: At a glance
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