If you lived in Pakistan instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

Health

have 54.3% more doctors per person

Timor-Leste has 7.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Pakistan has 11.6 as of 2021.

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be 6.8 times more likely to be obese

In Timor-Leste, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Pakistan, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2024.

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see 67.0% less spent on your healthcare

Timor-Leste spends $461 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Pakistan spends $152 as of 2023.

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have 13.5% less access to essential health services

Timor-Leste scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Pakistan scores 45 as of 2021.

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be 58.4% more likely to die by suicide

Timor-Leste has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Pakistan, it is 5.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 19.0% more money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $1,341 as of 2025, while in Pakistan, the GDP per capita is $1,596 as of 2025.

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be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Pakistan, that number is 5.4% as of 2025.

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Life

be 19.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Timor-Leste, approximately 192.0 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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have 25.9% more children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 21.8 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 15.2% less likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 69.4% as of 2022. In Pakistan, it is 58.9% as of 2021.

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be 39.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Timor-Leste, approximately 34.6 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 40.5% more likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 40.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Pakistan, about 57.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 62.8% less on education

Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Pakistan spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 73.8% less on healthcare

Timor-Leste spends 9.6% 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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Geography

see 48.2% more coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Pakistan, that number is 1,046 km.

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Infrastructure

find 147.0 times more home broadband

Timor-Leste has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Pakistan has 1.5 as of 2024.

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live with 3.9 times more strain on fresh water

Timor-Leste withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Pakistan withdraws 110% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 72.1% more likely to die from air pollution

In Timor-Leste, air pollution causes 61.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Pakistan, it causes 105.0 as of 2019.

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emit 62.0% more CO2

Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Pakistan emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. 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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