Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Pakistan instead of United States, you would:
Health
be 76.2% less likely to be obese
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Pakistan, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
live 11.1 years less
In United States, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Pakistan, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
pay a 49.5% lower top tax rate
United States has a top tax rate of 39.6% as of 2016. In Pakistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 91.0% less money
United States has a GDP per capita of $59,800 as of 2017, while in Pakistan, the GDP per capita is $5,400 as of 2017.
be 36.4% more likely to be unemployed
In United States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Pakistan, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In United States, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Pakistan, there are 27.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In United States, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Pakistan, 140.0 women do as of 2017.
be 9.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In United States, approximately 5.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Pakistan, on the other hand, 52.3 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 26.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In United States, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Pakistan, 74% of the population do as of 2017.
be 82.2% less likely to have internet access
In United States, approximately 87.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Pakistan, about 15.5% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 42.0% less on education
United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Pakistan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 94.8% less coastline
United States has a total of 19,924 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, Internal Revenue Service.
Pakistan: At a glance
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