http://www.humantruth.info/pakistan.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 165th best |
Capital | Islamabad |
Land Area | 770 880km21 |
Location | Asia |
Population | 212.2m2 |
Life Expectancy | 66.10yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $4 624 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | PK, PAK, 5865 |
Internet Domain | .pk6 |
Currency | Rupee (PKR)7 |
Telephone | +928 |
#afghanistan #bangladesh #hinduism #india #islam #turkey
“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. In January 2012, Pakistan assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2012-13 term.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“Pakistan has been on the brink of being tourism´s `next big thing´ for more years than we care to remember. It´s a destination that has so much to offer visitors, from some of the highest and most spectacular mountains in the world to the architectural glories of the Mughal empire, and cultural riches ranging from ancient ruins to musical mystics. But would-be visitors are frequently scared off by Pakistan´s reputation for lawlessness and political instability.
Is this reputation deserved? Well, yes, and no. Parts of the country have problems with crime and insurgency, other parts are warm and welcoming; it all depends where you go. The challenge for travellers is knowing where one part ends and the other begins. Nevertheless, equipped with some local knowledge, it isn´t hard to avoid the troubles and immerse yourself in a mesmerising world of desert forts, carpet-weavers and djinns.
Although conservative, Pakistanis are by nature welcoming and hospitable, and visitors are met with genuine interest and enthusiasm. Travellers who see beyond the headlines and take time to explore almost always rate Pakistan as one of their top travel destinations.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
4 | Hong Kong | 0.952 |
5 | Australia | 0.951 |
... | ||
158 | Mauritania | 0.556 |
159 | Ivory Coast | 0.550 |
160 | Tanzania | 0.549 |
161 | Pakistan | 0.544 |
162 | Togo | 0.539 |
163 | Nigeria | 0.535 |
Asia Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
4 | Luxembourg | $84 649 |
5 | Ireland | $76 169 |
... | ||
140 | Djibouti | $5 025 |
141 | Venezuela | $4 811 |
142 | Nigeria | $4 790 |
143 | Pakistan | $4 624 |
144 | Marshall Islands | $4 620 |
145 | Kyrgyzstan | $4 566 |
Asia Avg | $22 215 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12,13 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12,13 | |
1 | Taiwan | 28.6 |
2 | Norway | 29.4 |
3 | Denmark | 31.2 |
4 | Sweden | 32.2 |
5 | Finland | 32.6 |
... | ||
162 | Nigeria | 112.1 |
163 | Myanmar (Burma) | 112.8 |
164 | Djibouti | 113.2 |
165 | Pakistan | 114.0 |
166 | Niger | 115.5 |
167 | Liberia | 115.5 |
Asia Avg | 87.1 | |
World Avg | 86.1 | |
q=195. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
“In a decade during which most of Asia has leapt ahead, Pakistan has lagged behind. Female literacy, crucial as both an indicator of development and a determinant of future prosperity, is stuck at 40%. In India, which was at a similar level 20 years ago, the figure is now over half. In East Asia it is more like nine out of ten.”
The Economist (2011)14
#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population
Population:
Pakistan's population is predicted to rise to 234.43 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 3.25. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.Population (2018)2 | ||
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Pos. | Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
4 | Indonesia | 267.7m |
5 | Pakistan | 212.2m |
6 | Brazil | 209.5m |
7 | Nigeria | 195.9m |
8 | Bangladesh | 161.4m |
9 | Russia | 145.7m |
10 | Japan | 127.2m |
11 | Mexico | 126.2m |
12 | Ethiopia | 109.2m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
4 | Australia | 84.5 |
5 | Switzerland | 84.0 |
... | ||
139 | Senegal | 67.1 |
140 | Eritrea | 66.5 |
141 | Tanzania | 66.2 |
142 | Pakistan | 66.1 |
143 | Rwanda | 66.1 |
144 | Palau | 66.0 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate (2013)15 | ||
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Pos. | 2.0 is best15 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
4 | France | 1.99 |
5 | Turkey | 2.04 |
... | ||
128 | Gabon | 3.20 |
129 | Swaziland | 3.21 |
130 | Bolivia | 3.25 |
131 | Pakistan | 3.25 |
132 | Micronesia | 3.33 |
133 | Sao Tome & Principe | 3.52 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)16 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Per 10016 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3 | Chad | 04.7 |
4 | Burkina Faso | 04.7 |
5 | Sierra Leone | 04.8 |
... | ||
55 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 08.2 |
56 | Belize | 08.3 |
57 | Gabon | 08.5 |
58 | Pakistan | 08.6 |
59 | Bahrain | 08.7 |
60 | Syria | 09.0 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants (2017)17 | ||
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Pos. | %17 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
4 | Liechtenstein | 65.1% |
5 | Monaco | 54.9% |
... | ||
133 | Japan | 1.8% |
134 | Sudan | 1.8% |
135 | Albania | 1.8% |
136 | Pakistan | 1.7% |
137 | Nepal | 1.7% |
138 | Poland | 1.7% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants (2010)18 | ||
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Pos. | %18 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
4 | Grenada | 65.5% |
5 | St Kitts & Nevis | 61.1% |
... | ||
144 | France | 2.8% |
145 | Costa Rica | 2.7% |
146 | Rwanda | 2.6% |
147 | Pakistan | 2.5% |
148 | Vietnam | 2.5% |
149 | Niger | 2.4% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #pakistan #politics #prejudice #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)19,20 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19,20 | |
1 | Sweden | 9.2 |
2 | Norway | 14.7 |
3 | Denmark | 14.7 |
4 | Netherlands | 15.8 |
5 | New Zealand | 17.5 |
... | ||
187 | Afghanistan | 140.8 |
188 | Djibouti | 140.9 |
189 | Comoros | 141.2 |
190 | Pakistan | 141.5 |
191 | Swaziland | 142.0 |
192 | Cook Islands | 144.5 |
Asia Avg | 99.8 | |
World Avg | 87.7 | |
q=199. |
Pakistan is amongst the very worst places in the world at ensuring any human rights and freedoms, and it has severe cultural issues when it comes to tolerance and equality. Pakistan does worse than average for opposing gender inequality21 (one of the worst in Asia), speed of uptake of HR treaties22, supporting press freedom23 and in LGBT equality24. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 for the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators)25 (amongst the highest in Asia), commentary in Human Rights Watch reports26 (one of the lowest in Asia), supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms27, its nominal commitment to Human Rights28 and in freethought29 (amongst the highest in Asia). Women, religious minorities and LGBT folk face terrible persecution and violent attacks and government persecution "with authorities failing to provide adequate protection or hold perpetrators accountable"30. Security forces are unaccountable for their own human rights violations30. Decades of increasingly strict and conservative Islam has resulted in a situation of violent intolerance towards any other religion or belief31,32. Pakistan has no freedom of religion nor freedom of belief. The law is used to prevent any criticism of Muhammad, including literary and historical criticism33.
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #Pakistan #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines
Compared to Asia (2020)34,35 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank34,35 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 18.3 |
2 | Maldives | 41.0 |
3 | Singapore | 42.6 |
4 | Japan | 51.0 |
5 | S. Korea | 51.3 |
... | ||
30 | Turkey | 84.5 |
31 | Jordan | 84.8 |
32 | Vietnam | 85.4 |
33 | Pakistan | 88.5 |
34 | Mongolia | 90.6 |
35 | Kyrgyzstan | 91.0 |
36 | Cambodia | 93.3 |
Asia Avg | 80.1 | |
q=50. |
Health (2020)34,35 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank34,35 | |
1 | Monaco | 13.0 |
2 | Hong Kong | 18.3 |
3 | Maldives | 41.0 |
4 | Singapore | 42.6 |
5 | Japan | 51.0 |
... | ||
78 | Burundi | 87.4 |
79 | Nicaragua | 87.5 |
80 | Guyana | 87.5 |
81 | Pakistan | 88.5 |
82 | New Zealand | 88.8 |
83 | St Lucia | 88.9 |
84 | El Salvador | 90.5 |
World Avg | 93.5 | |
q=196. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives34. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau34.
The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean34, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa34.
For more, see:
Health:
Pakistan has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Pakistan comes in the best 20 when it comes to its alcohol consumption rate36. It does better than average in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance37, its smoking rate38 and in its adolescent birth rate21 (but bad for Asia). Pakistan does not succeed in everything, however. Pakistan does worse than average when it comes to its fertility rate15, its average life expectancy11 (amongst the lowest in Asia) and in its immunizations take-up39. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 40 years.Life Expectancy (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
4 | Australia | 84.5 |
5 | Switzerland | 84.0 |
... | ||
139 | Senegal | 67.1 |
140 | Eritrea | 66.5 |
141 | Tanzania | 66.2 |
142 | Pakistan | 66.1 |
143 | Rwanda | 66.1 |
144 | Palau | 66.0 |
Asia Avg | 73.48 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption (2016)36 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Per Capita36 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
4 | Mauritania | 0.0 |
5 | Somalia | 0.0 |
6 | Yemen | 0.1 |
7 | Afghanistan | 0.2 |
8 | Saudi Arabia | 0.2 |
9 | Syria | 0.3 |
10 | Pakistan | 0.3 |
11 | Kiribati | 0.4 |
12 | Iraq | 0.4 |
Asia Avg | 3.9 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate (2013)15 | ||
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Pos. | 2.0 is best15 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
4 | France | 1.99 |
5 | Turkey | 2.04 |
... | ||
128 | Gabon | 3.20 |
129 | Swaziland | 3.21 |
130 | Bolivia | 3.25 |
131 | Pakistan | 3.25 |
132 | Micronesia | 3.33 |
133 | Sao Tome & Principe | 3.52 |
Asia Avg | 2.46 | |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Smoking Rates (2014)38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse38 | |
182 | Montenegro | 4 125 |
181 | Belarus | 3 831 |
180 | Lebanon | 3 023 |
179 | Macedonia | 2 732 |
178 | Russia | 2 690 |
... | ||
87 | S. Africa | 537 |
86 | Tajikistan | 533 |
85 | Cape Verde | 515 |
84 | Pakistan | 511 |
83 | Senegal | 504 |
82 | Brazil | 492 |
Asia Avg | 1 035 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank37 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
4 | UK | 4 |
5 | Norway | 5 |
... | ||
35 | India | 35 |
36 | Fiji | 36 |
37 | Thailand | 37 |
38 | Pakistan | 38 |
39 | Portugal | 39 |
40 | Brazil | 40 |
Asia Avg | 64.4 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults (2016)40 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %40 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
4 | Ethiopia | 20.9 |
5 | Nepal | 21.0 |
... | ||
37 | Indonesia | 28.2 |
38 | Somalia | 28.4 |
39 | Senegal | 28.4 |
40 | Pakistan | 28.4 |
41 | Sudan | 28.9 |
42 | Nigeria | 28.9 |
Asia Avg | 44.3 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)21 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 100021 | |
1 | N. Korea | 0.5 |
2 | S. Korea | 1.6 |
3 | Switzerland | 2.9 |
4 | Hong Kong | 3.2 |
5 | Slovenia | 3.8 |
... | ||
89 | Bulgaria | 37.7 |
90 | Tajikistan | 38.1 |
91 | Vietnam | 38.6 |
92 | Pakistan | 38.7 |
93 | Haiti | 39.3 |
94 | Syria | 39.4 |
Asia Avg | 29.9 | |
World Avg | 47.9 | |
q=185. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)39 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg %39 | |
1 | Hungary | 99.0 |
2 | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
4 | Niue | 98.8 |
5 | Mongolia | 98.7 |
... | ||
170 | Mali | 76.0 |
171 | India | 75.1 |
172 | Ethiopia | 73.9 |
173 | Pakistan | 73.0 |
174 | Liberia | 72.6 |
175 | S. Africa | 72.5 |
Asia Avg | 90.5 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#education #intelligence #it_security #modernity #politics #religion #religiosity #research #science #secularisation #technology #the_internet
Compared to Asia (2020)20 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank20 | |
1 | Taiwan | 10.0 |
2 | Japan | 21.9 |
3 | S. Korea | 24.0 |
4 | Singapore | 27.9 |
5 | Israel | 32.2 |
... | ||
35 | Brunei | 91.6 |
36 | Palestine | 92.0 |
37 | Indonesia | 92.3 |
38 | Pakistan | 97.9 |
39 | Maldives | 99.8 |
40 | Turkmenistan | 105.3 |
41 | Nepal | 110.8 |
Asia Avg | 79.0 | |
q=51. |
Modernity and Learning (2020)20 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank20 | |
1 | Finland | 8.4 |
2 | Taiwan | 10.0 |
3 | Switzerland | 15.1 |
4 | Estonia | 15.8 |
5 | Denmark | 16.0 |
... | ||
130 | Botswana | 97.7 |
131 | Jamaica | 97.8 |
132 | St Lucia | 97.8 |
133 | Pakistan | 97.9 |
134 | Nauru | 99.0 |
135 | Maldives | 99.8 |
136 | Cameroon | 101.6 |
World Avg | 83.2 | |
q=205. |
Modernity and Education:
Research and Development (2016) | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2941 |
2 | Israel | 4.1141 |
3 | Japan | 3.5841 |
4 | Finland | 3.1741 |
5 | Sweden | 3.1641 |
... | ||
78 | Iran | 0.3142 |
79 | Nepal | 0.3042 |
80 | Kuwait | 0.3043 |
81 | Pakistan | 0.2943 |
82 | Zambia | 0.2844 |
83 | Botswana | 0.2545 |
Asia Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education (2018)46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better46 | |
1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
2 | Estonia | 100.0% |
3 | Austria | 100.0% |
4 | Canada | 100.0% |
5 | Finland | 100.0% |
... | ||
128 | Laos | 40.4% |
129 | Algeria | 38.9% |
130 | Guatemala | 37.8% |
131 | Pakistan | 37.2% |
132 | Cameroon | 37.2% |
133 | Gambia | 36.8% |
Asia Avg | 66.0% | |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling (2021)47 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years47 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
4 | Belgium | 19.6 |
5 | Sweden | 19.4 |
... | ||
182 | Burkina Faso | 9.1 |
183 | Yemen | 9.1 |
184 | Senegal | 9.0 |
185 | Pakistan | 8.7 |
186 | Eritrea | 8.1 |
187 | Central African Rep. | 8.0 |
Asia Avg | 13.5 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours (2017)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank37 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
4 | Denmark | 4 |
5 | UK | 5 |
... | ||
85 | Tonga | 85 |
86 | Georgia | 86 |
87 | Benin | 87 |
88 | Pakistan | 88 |
89 | Seychelles | 89 |
90 | Iran | 90 |
Asia Avg | 97.1 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Religiosity (2018)48 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %48 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
4 | Switzerland | 9 |
5 | Denmark | 9 |
... | ||
101 | Tanzania | 93 |
102 | Indonesia | 93 |
103 | Mali | 94 |
104 | Pakistan | 94 |
105 | Ethiopia | 98 |
106 | Senegal | 98 |
Asia Avg | 55.8 | |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
IQ (2006)49 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better49 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 108 |
2 | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
4 | Japan | 105 |
5 | Taiwan | 105 |
... | ||
79 | Afghanistan | 84 |
80 | UAE | 84 |
81 | Iran | 84 |
82 | Pakistan | 84 |
83 | Panama | 84 |
84 | Paraguay | 84 |
Asia Avg | 90.4 | |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
“In Pakistan and Indonesia, online groups have flourished even though organized atheism is impossible if not directly illegal, although in both countries atheists who have been caught criticizing religion online have been arrested and harrassed on seemingly spurious thought-crime type offences.”
"Freedom of Thought" by IHEU (2012)50
Internet Users (2016)51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better51 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
4 | Bermuda | 97% |
5 | Andorra | 97% |
... | ||
156 | Zambia | 19% |
157 | Tajikistan | 19% |
158 | Cameroon | 18% |
159 | Pakistan | 18% |
160 | Nepal | 17% |
161 | Mauritania | 17% |
Asia Avg | 48.7% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
Freedom On The Internet (2012)52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better52 | |
1 | Estonia | 10 |
2 | USA | 12 |
3 | Germany | 15 |
4 | Australia | 18 |
5 | Hungary | 19 |
... | ||
33 | Kazakhstan | 58 |
34 | Egypt | 59 |
35 | Thailand | 61 |
36 | Pakistan | 63 |
37 | Belarus | 69 |
38 | Bahrain | 71 |
Asia Avg | 56.6 | |
World Avg | 46.7 | |
q=47. |
IT Security (2013)53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better53 | |
1 | Ireland | 0.11 |
2 | Luxembourg | 0.11 |
3 | Belize | 0.11 |
4 | Hong Kong | 0.12 |
5 | Mexico | 0.16 |
... | ||
13 | Hungary | 0.27 |
14 | Peru | 0.30 |
15 | Latvia | 0.33 |
16 | Pakistan | 0.38 |
17 | Taiwan | 0.44 |
18 | Sweden | 0.44 |
Asia Avg | 1.08 | |
World Avg | 0.98 | |
q=81. |
IPv6 Uptake (2017)54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Ratio54 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
4 | USA | 35.0 |
5 | Greece | 33.5 |
... | ||
81 | Cyprus | 0.0 |
82 | Philippines | 0.0 |
83 | Macedonia | 0.0 |
84 | Pakistan | 0.0 |
85 | Paraguay | 0.0 |
86 | Chile | 0.0 |
Asia Avg | 2.11 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics
Pakistan has a consistently awful long-term record on corruption.World Giving Index (2013-2021)55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better55 | |
1 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.7 |
2 | New Zealand | 4.0 |
3 | USA | 4.7 |
4 | Australia | 4.9 |
5 | Indonesia | 9.0 |
... | ||
95 | Lebanon | 82.6 |
96 | India | 82.6 |
97 | Peru | 82.9 |
98 | Pakistan | 83.0 |
99 | Ethiopia | 83.1 |
100 | Laos | 83.3 |
Asia Avg | 62.5 | |
World Avg | 67.9 | |
q=160. |
Corruption (2022)56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Points56 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2 | Finland | 87.0 |
3 | New Zealand | 87.0 |
4 | Norway | 84.0 |
5 | Singapore | 83.0 |
... | ||
137 | Paraguay | 28.0 |
138 | Russia | 28.0 |
139 | Mali | 28.0 |
140 | Pakistan | 27.0 |
141 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.0 |
142 | Liberia | 26.0 |
Asia Avg | 39.98 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
Happiness (2018)57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better57 | |
1 | Finland | 7.6 |
2 | Norway | 7.6 |
3 | Denmark | 7.6 |
4 | Iceland | 7.5 |
5 | Switzerland | 7.5 |
... | ||
72 | Honduras | 5.5 |
73 | Turkey | 5.5 |
74 | Belarus | 5.5 |
75 | Pakistan | 5.5 |
76 | Hong Kong | 5.4 |
77 | Portugal | 5.4 |
Asia Avg | 5.29 | |
World Avg | 5.38 | |
q=156. |
Creativity and Culture (2017)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank37 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
4 | Switzerland | 4 |
5 | Sweden | 5 |
... | ||
147 | Equatorial Guinea | 147 |
148 | Angola | 148 |
149 | Zambia | 149 |
150 | Pakistan | 150 |
151 | Guinea-Bissau | 151 |
152 | Syria | 152 |
Asia Avg | 99.0 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank37 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
4 | Netherlands | 4 |
5 | Switzerland | 5 |
... | ||
120 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 120 |
121 | Zambia | 121 |
122 | Nigeria | 122 |
123 | Pakistan | 123 |
124 | Lithuania | 124 |
125 | St Lucia | 125 |
Asia Avg | 86.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism
Global Peace Index (2021)58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better58 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.10 |
2 | New Zealand | 1.25 |
3 | Denmark | 1.26 |
4 | Portugal | 1.27 |
5 | Slovenia | 1.32 |
... | ||
147 | Lebanon | 2.80 |
148 | Mali | 2.81 |
149 | Turkey | 2.84 |
150 | Pakistan | 2.87 |
151 | N. Korea | 2.92 |
152 | Venezuela | 2.93 |
Asia Avg | 2.22 | |
World Avg | 2.08 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping and Security (2017)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank37 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
4 | Egypt | 4 |
5 | Nigeria | 5 |
... | ||
89 | Namibia | 89 |
90 | Uganda | 90 |
91 | Congo, DR | 91 |
92 | Pakistan | 92 |
93 | Estonia | 93 |
94 | Bahamas | 94 |
Asia Avg | 76.0 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank37 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
4 | Sweden | 4 |
5 | Malta | 5 |
... | ||
126 | Madagascar | 126 |
127 | Benin | 127 |
128 | Yemen | 128 |
129 | Pakistan | 129 |
130 | Samoa | 130 |
131 | Antigua & Barbuda | 131 |
Asia Avg | 92.2 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism (2019)59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Score59 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
4 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.00 |
5 | Cambodia | 0.00 |
... | ||
143 | Yemen | 7.26 |
144 | India | 7.52 |
145 | Somalia | 7.80 |
146 | Pakistan | 7.89 |
147 | Syria | 8.01 |
148 | Nigeria | 8.60 |
Asia Avg | 3.60 | |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %60 | |
1 | Iceland | +205.6 |
2 | Bahrain | +144.4 |
3 | Uruguay | +131.3 |
4 | Kuwait | +81.2 |
5 | Dominican Rep. | +79.5 |
... | ||
176 | Sudan | -37.5 |
177 | N. Korea | -38.7 |
178 | Niger | -41.3 |
179 | Pakistan | -41.7 |
180 | Honduras | -43.6 |
181 | Mauritania | -45.9 |
Asia Avg | +07.0 | |
World Avg | +02.8 | |
q=184. |
Environmental Performance (2018)61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better61 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
4 | Malta | 80.9 |
5 | Sweden | 80.5 |
... | ||
166 | Mauritania | 39.2 |
167 | Benin | 38.2 |
168 | Afghanistan | 37.7 |
169 | Pakistan | 37.5 |
170 | Angola | 37.4 |
171 | Central African Rep. | 36.4 |
Asia Avg | 54.5 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)62 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better62 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 26.32 |
2 | Sri Lanka | 20.00 |
3 | Panama | 17.86 |
4 | Colombia | 17.54 |
5 | Ireland | 17.54 |
... | ||
54 | Latvia | 09.80 |
55 | Poland | 09.71 |
56 | Argentina | 09.35 |
57 | Pakistan | 09.26 |
58 | Montenegro | 09.17 |
59 | Slovakia | 09.09 |
Asia Avg | 09.14 | |
World Avg | 09.29 | |
q=119. |
Convention on Biological Diversity | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Earlier is better Signed | |
1 | China | 1993 Dec 29 |
2 | Guinea | 1993 Dec 29 |
3 | Cook Islands | 1993 Dec 29 |
4 | Vanuatu | 1993 Dec 29 |
5 | Papua New Guinea | 1993 Dec 29 |
... | ||
66 | Benin | 1994 Sep 28 |
67 | France | 1994 Sep 29 |
68 | Netherlands | 1994 Oct 10 |
69 | Pakistan | 1994 Oct 24 |
70 | Kenya | 1994 Oct 24 |
71 | Finland | 1994 Oct 25 |
Asia Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
World Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)63 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %63 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
4 | Trinidad & Tobago | 74.5% |
5 | Costa Rica | 74.2% |
... | ||
117 | Afghanistan | 23.6% |
118 | Russia | 23.5% |
119 | Algeria | 23.5% |
120 | Pakistan | 23.2% |
121 | Liberia | 23.1% |
122 | Netherlands | 23.0% |
Asia Avg | 37.9% | |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development
Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)64 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse64 | |
184 | Chad | 40.90 |
183 | Central African Rep. | 40.10 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 39.00 |
181 | Somalia | 38.90 |
180 | Nigeria | 37.10 |
... | ||
166 | Niger | 30.90 |
165 | Togo | 30.50 |
164 | Mauritania | 30.00 |
163 | Pakistan | 29.90 |
162 | Mozambique | 29.80 |
161 | Liberia | 29.80 |
Asia Avg | 11.80 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)65 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %65 | |
1 | Ukraine | 25.0 |
2 | Belarus | 25.4 |
3 | Slovenia | 25.4 |
4 | Czechia | 25.9 |
5 | Moldova | 25.9 |
... | ||
42 | Mali | 33.0 |
43 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 33.0 |
44 | UK | 33.2 |
45 | Pakistan | 33.5 |
46 | Armenia | 33.6 |
47 | Palestine | 33.7 |
Asia Avg | 35.2 | |
World Avg | 38.1 | |
q=152. |
Multidimensional Poverty (2018)66 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Severity66 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
4 | Turkmenistan | .001 |
5 | Jordan | .002 |
... | ||
64 | Kenya | .178 |
65 | Comoros | .181 |
66 | Bangladesh | .198 |
67 | Pakistan | .198 |
68 | Haiti | .200 |
69 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | .210 |
Asia Avg | .084 | |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #extremism #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #pakistan #religion #religiosity #secularisation
Religiosity (2018)48 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %48 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
4 | Switzerland | 9 |
5 | Denmark | 9 |
... | ||
101 | Tanzania | 93 |
102 | Indonesia | 93 |
103 | Mali | 94 |
104 | Pakistan | 94 |
105 | Ethiopia | 98 |
106 | Senegal | 98 |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
Disbelief In God (2007)67 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %67 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
4 | Czechia | 61 |
5 | Estonia | 49 |
... | ||
118 | Liberia | 0 |
119 | Libya | 0 |
120 | Ivory Coast | 0 |
121 | Pakistan | 0 |
122 | Niger | 0 |
123 | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
World Avg | 9.9 | |
q=137. |
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below68:
Christian | 1.6% |
Muslim | 96.4% |
Hindu | 1.9% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 0.1% |
Jew | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 0.1% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Muslim (official) 96.4% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3.6% (2010 est.)69.
Freedom of Religion and Belief: Decades of increasingly strict and conservative Sunni Islam has resulted in a situation of violent intolerance of anything else31 with the worst possible scale of religious persecution32. Pakistan has no freedom of religion or belief, and sees consistent violence against religious minorities, especially Shia Muslims, Christians and the Ahmadiyya Muslim community70. The law is used to prevent any criticism of Muhammad, including academic and historical criticism33, with deadly consequences for those who are accused so, or of blasphemy.
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