International rankings of Pakistan
Encyclopedia
Cities
| List | Pakistan Ranking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population of cities | 3rd | City: Karachi. (Lahore is 24th most populous city in the world) |
| Metropolitan area population | 20th | City: Karachi |
| Urban area population | 25th | City: Karachi. (Lahore is 40th most populous) |
Geography
| List | Pakistan Ranking/Total Countries | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Total Area | 34th/233 | *Including Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas |
| Length of coastline | 82nd/196 | |
| Highest Point | 2nd/241 | K2 is the second highest peak in the world |
Demographics
| List | Pakistan Ranking/Total Countries | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fertility Rate | 52nd/223 | CIA TFR Ranking | |
| English-speaking population | 9th/133 | List of countries by English-speaking population | |
| Human Development Index | 136th/177 | United Nations Development Programme United Nations Development Programme The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to... 's Human Development Report Human Development Report The Human Development Report is an annual milestone publication by the Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme .-History:... |
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| Quality-of-life index Quality-of-life index The Economist Intelligence Unit’s quality-of-life index is based on a unique methodology that links the results of subjective life-satisfaction surveys to the objective determinants of quality of life across countries... |
93/111 | Economist Intelligence Unit Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit is part of the Economist Group.It is a research and advisory company providing country, industry and management analysis worldwide and incorporates the former Business International Corporation, a U.S. company acquired by the parent organization in 1986... |
2005 est. |
| Literacy rate | 160th/177 | List of countries by literacy rate | |
| Population | 6th/221 | CIA World Factbook | Total Population 2008 est., 172,800,048 |
| Population Density | 58th/241 | Economist Intelligence Unit Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit is part of the Economist Group.It is a research and advisory company providing country, industry and management analysis worldwide and incorporates the former Business International Corporation, a U.S. company acquired by the parent organization in 1986... |
List of countries and dependencies by population density |
Economy
| List | Pakistan Ranking/Total Countries | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account Balance | 172/188 | CIA World Factbook | 2007 est |
| Exports | 63/196 | List of countries by exports | 2007 est |
| Imports | 49/197 | List of countries by imports | 2007 est. |
| Index of Economic Freedom Index of Economic Freedom The Index of Economic Freedom is a series of 10 economic measurements created by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. Its stated objective is to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations.... |
93/157 | The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal.... and the Heritage Foundation Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Heritage's stated mission is to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong... |
2008 est |
| GDP (nominal) per capita | 135/182 | International Monetary Fund International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world... |
2006 est. |
| GDP (nominal) | 45/181 | International Monetary Fund International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world... |
2006 est. |
| GDP (PPP) | 26/179 | International Monetary Fund International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world... |
2007 est. |
| GDP (PPP) per capita | 127/179 | International Monetary Fund International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world... |
2007 est |
| Global Competitiveness Index | 91/125 | World Economic Forum World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland.... |
2006-2007 |
| Ease of Doing Business Index Ease of Doing Business Index The Ease of Doing Business Index is an index created by the World Bank. Higher rankings indicate better, usually simpler, regulations for businesses and stronger protections of property rights... |
76/178 | World Bank World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty... |
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| Labor Force | 10/222 | CIA World Book Fact | |
| Inflation rate | 163/224 | CIA World Book Fact | 2007 est. |
| Natural gas reserves | 29/207 | CIA World Book Fact | 2006 est. |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | 59/155 | CIA World Book Fact | 31 December 2007 est. |
Environmental
- Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
: Environmental Sustainability IndexEnvironmental Sustainability IndexThe Environmental Sustainability Index ' was a composite index published from 1999 to 2005 that tracked 21 elements of environmental sustainability covering natural resource endowments, past and present pollution levels, environmental management efforts, contributions to protection of the global...
2005, ranked 131 out of 146 countries - New Economics FoundationNew Economics FoundationThe New Economics Foundation is a British think-tank.NEF was founded in 1986 by the leaders of The Other Economic Summit with the aim of working for a "new model of wealth creation, based on equality, diversity and economic stability"....
: Happy Planet IndexHappy Planet IndexThe Happy Planet Index is an index of human well-being and environmental impact that was introduced by the New Economics Foundation in July 2006. The index is designed to challenge well-established indices of countries’ development, such as Gross Domestic Product and the Human Development Index...
2006, ranked 112 out of 178 countries
Globalization
- A.T. KearneyA.T. KearneyA.T. Kearney is a global management consulting firm, focusing on strategic and operational CEO-agenda concerns. It was founded in 1926, and its head office is in Chicago, Illinois...
/Foreign Policy MagazineForeign PolicyForeign Policy is a bimonthly American magazine founded in 1970 by Samuel P. Huntington and Warren Demian Manshel.Originally, the magazine was a quarterly...
: Globalization IndexGlobalization IndexThis article includes a list of countries of the world sorted by their globalization, the global connectivity, integration and interdependence in the economic, social, technological, cultural, political, and ecological spheres....
2006, ranked 56 out of 62 countries - KOF: Globalization IndexGlobalization IndexThis article includes a list of countries of the world sorted by their globalization, the global connectivity, integration and interdependence in the economic, social, technological, cultural, political, and ecological spheres....
2008, ranked 75 out of 122 countries
Military
- The World FactbookThe World FactbookThe World Factbook is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official paper copy version is available from the National Technical Information Service and the Government Printing Office...
: military funding, 22 out of 170 countries - CSISCenter for Strategic and International StudiesThe Center for Strategic and International Studies is a bipartisan Washington, D.C., foreign policy think tank. The center was founded in 1962 by Admiral Arleigh Burke and Ambassador David Manker Abshire, originally as part of Georgetown University...
: active troops, ranked 7 out of 166 countries - List of countries by number of total troops: 12 out of 165 countries.
- Size of armed forces: 7th in the world.
Political
| List | World Rank | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corruption Perceptions Index Corruption Perceptions Index Since 1995, Transparency International publishes the Corruption Perceptions Index annually ranking countries "by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys." The CPI generally defines corruption as "the misuse of public power for private... |
143/182 |
2.3 [143] |
2.4 [139] |
2.5 [134] |
2.4 [138] |
2.2 [142] |
2.1 [144] |
2.1 [129] |
2.6 |
Transparency International Transparency International Transparency International is a non-governmental organization that monitors and publicizes corporate and political corruption in international development. It publishes an annual Corruption Perceptions Index, a comparative listing of corruption worldwide... |
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| Worldwide press freedom index |
151/178 |
56.17 [151] |
65.67 [159] |
54.88 [152] |
64.83 [152] |
70.33 [157] |
60.75 [150] |
61.75 [150] |
39.00 [128] |
44.67 [119] |
Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders is a France-based international non-governmental organization that advocates freedom of the press. It was founded in 1985, by Robert Ménard, Rony Brauman and the journalist Jean-Claude Guillebaud. Jean-François Julliard has served as Secretary General since 2008... |
| Democracy Index Democracy Index The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit that claims to measure the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states... |
108/167 |
4.46 [108] |
3.92 [113] |
Economist Intelligence Unit Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit is part of the Economist Group.It is a research and advisory company providing country, industry and management analysis worldwide and incorporates the former Business International Corporation, a U.S. company acquired by the parent organization in 1986... |
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| Failed States Index |
10/177 |
102.5 [10] |
104.1 [10] |
103.8 [9] |
100.1 [12] |
103.1 |
89.4 |
Fund for Peace Fund for Peace The Fund for Peace is an independent Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit research and educational institution. Founded in 1957, FfP, a non-governmental organization, "works to prevent violent conflict and promote sustainable security.”... and Foreign Policy Foreign Policy Foreign Policy is a bimonthly American magazine founded in 1970 by Samuel P. Huntington and Warren Demian Manshel.Originally, the magazine was a quarterly... |
Communications
Following rankings involving technological advances in communication are taken from the CIA World FactbookThe World Factbook
The World Factbook is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official paper copy version is available from the National Technical Information Service and the Government Printing Office...
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| List | World rank | Demographics (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephones - main lines in use | 33/232 | 4.546 million (2008) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | 9/222 | 91.44 million (2009) |
| Internet hosts | 57/233 | 330,466 (2010) |
| Internet users | 34/216 | 18.5 million (2008) |