Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
be 34.4% more likely to be obese
In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Pakistan, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 37.5% lower top tax rate
Philippines has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Pakistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 42.5% less money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $8,000 as of 2020, while in Pakistan, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2020.
be 17.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Pakistan, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.
be 45.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Philippines, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Pakistan, however, that number is 24.3% as of 2015.
Life
have 18.9% more children
In Philippines, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Pakistan, there are 26.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 15.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 121.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Pakistan, 140.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.8% less likely to be literate
In Philippines, the literacy rate is 96.3% as of 2019. In Pakistan, it is 58.0% as of 2019.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 22.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Pakistan, on the other hand, 54.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Philippines, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Pakistan, that number is 79% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 50.0% less likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Pakistan, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.9% less on education
Philippines spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Pakistan spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 17.1% less on healthcare
Philippines spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Pakistan, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.1% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Pakistan, that number is 1,046 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Pakistan: At a glance
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