If you lived in Pakistan instead of San Marino, you would:

Health

live 18.0 years less

In San Marino, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 87 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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see 97.1% less spent on your healthcare

San Marino spends $5,231 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Pakistan spends $152 as of 2023.

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have 74.9% fewer doctors per person

San Marino has 46.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Pakistan has 11.6 as of 2021.

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have 41.6% less access to essential health services

San Marino scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Pakistan scores 45 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 97.3% less money

San Marino has a GDP per capita of $59,871 as of 2023, while in Pakistan, the GDP per capita is $1,596 as of 2025.

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Life

have 6.5 times more children

In San Marino, there are approximately 4.2 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 19.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In San Marino, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Pakistan, 155.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 41.1% less likely to be literate

In San Marino, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2022. In Pakistan, it is 58.9% as of 2021.

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be 40.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In San Marino, approximately 1.2 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 41.2% less likely to have internet access

In San Marino, approximately 97.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Pakistan, about 57.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 32.8% less on education

San Marino spends 2.9% 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 61.9% less on healthcare

San Marino spends 6.6% 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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Safety

be 2.0 times more likely to die in a road accident

In San Marino, road accidents kill 5.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Pakistan, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 95.9% less home broadband

San Marino has 35.8 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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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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