International rankings of Pakistan

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These are the international rankings of Pakistan.

Geography[]

List World Ranking Source Notes
Total Area 34/196 United Nations Statistics Division
Irrigated land area 4/145 CIA World Factbook[1]
Length of coastline 82/196 List of countries by length of coastline
Highest Point 2/248(official territory)

3/248(official territory)

K2 is the second highest peak in the world
Mountain peaks over 7,200 meters above sea level 2nd (official territories included)

5th (occupied territories excluded)

List of highest mountains on Earth Pakistan has 42 mountain peaks which are over 7,200 metres (23,622 ft) above sea level.
Forest area 79/193 CIA's World Factbook

Cereals, Fruits and Livestock Production[2][]

Source is Food and Agriculture Organization[3]

Field World Ranking Year
Seed Cotton, output of 4,494,645 tonnes 5 2019
Rice, output of 11,115,428 tonnes 9 2019
Onion, output of 2,079,593 tonnes 6 2019
Mangoes,Mangosteens, Guavas output of 2,270,229 tonnes 5 2019
Wheat, output of 24,348,983 tonnes 8 2019
Dates, output of 483,071 tonnes 6 2019
Sugar Cane, output of 66,888,011 tonnes 5 2019
Chickpea, output of 446,584 tonnes 5 2019
Pulses, output of 110,680 tonnes 11 2017
Okra, output of 124,779 tonnes 6 2019
Goats, Stock of 76,143,000 Heads 4 2019
Buffaloes Stock of 40,002,000 Heads 2 2019
Asses Stock of 5,417,000 Heads 3 2019
Chicken Stock of 1,321,000 Heads 5 2019
Camels Stock of 1,090,000 Heads 9 2019
Meat (Buffalo), 1,085,000 tonnes 2 2019
Milk (Goat), 940,000 tonnes 4 2019
Meat (Goat), 491,000 tonnes 3 2019

Cities[]

List World Ranking Notes
Largest City(Population) 13 City: Karachi
Largest City(Area) 71 City: Karachi

Demographics[]

List World Ranking Source Notes
Global Peace Index Positive decrease150/163 Institute for Economics and Peace[4]
Fertility Rate 38/228 CIA World Factbook[5] 3.60 child born per woman
English speaking population 3/133 List of countries by English-speaking population
Human Development Index 154/189 United Nations Development Programme[6] Score 0.557
Quality-of-life index 93/111 Economist Intelligence Unit
Literacy rate 59.13%


World Bank[7] 74.5% youth literacy rate (population 15–24 years both sexes)
Population 5/238 CIA World Factbook Total Population 233,500,636
Population growth rate 45/237 World Health Organization[8] 2.07%
Population Density 50/235 Worldometer[9] 275 people per km² of land area
Life Expectancy at birth 144/183 CIA World Factbook[8] 69.2 years
Health expenditures 187/192 CIA World Factbook[8] 2.8% of GDP
Happiness Index 105/148 World Happiness Report
Linguistic diversity index 39/209 UNESCO[10]

Economy[]

List World Ranking Source Notes
Account Balance 194/206 CIA World Factbook[8] -12.44 billion US dollars
Exports 70/224 CIA World Factbook[8] 31.52 billion US dollars
Imports 51/224 CIA World Factbook[8] 53.11 billion US dollars
Index of Economic Freedom 152/178 Heritage Foundation[11]
GDP (nominal) per capita 181/213 World Bank[12] 1260 US dollars
GDP (nominal) 44/195 World Bank][13] 268.22 billion US dollars
GDP (PPP) 26/229 CIA World Factbook[8] 1.11 trillion US dollars
GDP (PPP) per capita 174/213 World Bank[12] 5224 US dollars
Global Competitiveness Index 110/137 World Economic Forum[14]
Financial Development Index 58/62 World Economic Forum[15]
Ease of Doing Business Index 108/190 World Bank[16]
Labor Force 120/141 World Economic Forum[8] 63.89 million
Inflation rate 161/226 CIA World Factbook[8] 4.1%
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 65/195 CIA World Factbook[8] 17.62 billion US dollars

Industry[]

List World Ranking Source Notes
Cement production 17/154 United States Geological Survey[17] 74,000 metric tons
Electricity production 32/209 British Petroleum[18] 137,800 GWh
Hand-sewn footballs production 1[19] 55% of football are made in Sialkot
Surgical instrument manufacturing 1 80% of world supply come from Sialkot

Environment[]

List World Ranking Source Notes
Environmental Sustainbility Index 131/146 Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy ESI Score 39.9[20]
Happy Planet Index 36/140 New Economics Foundation HPI Score 31.5[21]
Forest cover 185/217 World Bank 1.9%[22]
CO2 emissions 31/205 World Bank 223.6 million tonnes[23]

Energy[]

List Pakistan Ranking/Total Countries Source Notes
Electricity Production 32/209 CIA World Factbook[8] 137,800 GWh
Installed Capacity 35/215 CIA World Factbook[8] 37,402 MW
Electricity Consumption 34/219 CIA World Factbook[8] 90,000 GWh
Electricity From Fossil Fuels 125/215 CIA World Factbook[8] 62% Of Total Installed Capacity
Electricity From Nuclear Fuels 22/215 CIA World Factbook[8] 4% Of Total Installed Capacity
Electricity From Hydroelectric Plants 74/215 CIA World Factbook[8] 29% Of Total Installed Capacity
Crude Oil Production 44/217 CIA World Factbook[8] 89,720 BBL/Day
Crude Oil Imports 31/218 WorldsTopTrade 168,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Crude Oil Proved Reserve 52/215 CIA World Factbook[8] 332.2 million Barrel
Natural Gas Production 21/217 CIA World Factbook[8] 39.05 Billion Cubic Meter/Annually
Natural Gas Imports 32/216 CIA World Factbook[8] 6.003 Billion Cubic Meter/Annually
Natural Gas Proved Reserve 30/210 CIA World Factbook & EIA[8] 588.8 Billion Cubic Meter / 20.8 Trillion Cubic Feet
Uranium Production 14/19 World Nuclear Association[5] 45 Tonnes

Military[]

List World Ranking Source Notes
Military expenditures 12/155 CIA World Factbook[8] 4% of GDP
Active troops 7/173 Statista 12,43,000
Active UN Peacekeepers 6/119 List of countries by number of UN peacekeepers 4,400

Political[]


List World Ranking 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 Sources
Corruption Perceptions Index Negative increase 124/179 Decrease 31 Decrease 32 Increase 33 Increase 32 Increase 32 Increase 30 Increase 29 Transparency International[24]
 100 is very clean and 0 is highly corrupt
Worldwide press freedom index Negative increase 145/180
 Negative increase46.86 Positive decrease45.52 Negative increase 45.83 Positive decrease 43.24 Positive decrease 43.55 Positive decrease 48.52 Positive decrease 50.46 Reporters Without Borders[25]
 0 is better and 100 is worse
Democracy Index Positive decrease 105/167 Increase 4.31 Increase 4.25 Decrease 4.17 Decrease 4.26 Decrease 4.33 Decrease 4.40 Steady 4.64 Economist Intelligence Unit[26]
 100 is Full democracy and 0 is Authoritarian
Fragile States Index Increase 29/179 Positive decrease 90.5 Positive decrease 92.1 Positive decrease 94.2 Positive decrease 96.3 Positive decrease 98.9 Positive decrease 101.7 Positive decrease 103.0 Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy[27]
 0 is very sustainable and 100 is High Alert

Communications[]

Following rankings involving technological advances in communication are taken from the CIA World Factbook.[28]

List World Ranking Demographics (est.)
Telephone Lines in Use 50/218[29] 3,000,000
Mobile Phone Users 8/222[30] 162 million
Internet hosts 57/233[31] 365,813
Number of Internet Users 14/217[32] 72 million

Sports[]

List World Ranking Source Notes
Test Cricket - men's 5/ 12 International Cricket Council
ODI Cricket - men's 6/ 20 International Cricket Council 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup Winners, ICC Champions Trophy 2017 winners
T20I Cricket - men's 2/ 85 International Cricket Council 2009 ICC World T20 Winners
ODI Cricket - women's 7 / 10 International Cricket Council[33]
Kabaddi (Standard Style)- men's 3/10 IKF
Number of British Open Squash champions (men) 1/ 12 British Open Squash Championships 30 championships
Number of World Squash Championships (men) 1/150 World Squash Championships 14 championships
Number of World Cup in Field Hockey (men) 1 / 11 International Hockey Federation 4 World Cups
International Hockey Federation World Rankings (men) 18/90 International Hockey Federation[34]
International Hockey Federation World Rankings (women) 60/75 International Hockey Federation[35]

Awards[]

List World Ranking Source Notes
Nobel laureates 22/71 Nobel Prize
  1. Malala Yousafzai, Peace, 2014
  2. Abdus Salam, Physics, 1979
Academy Award for Best Documentary

( Short Subject )

2nd in the world along with Malcolm Clarke,Walt Disney, Bill Guttentag,Robin Lehman Academy Awards[36] Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy 2012 and 2016 and 2018
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject - 2 Wins (Female) 1st in the World Academy Awards In 2012, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy became the first Pakistani to win an Oscar, winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject alongside co-director Daniel Junge for their film Saving Face. She won again in 2016 for the film A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, becoming the first female filmmaker to win twice in this category.
Lenin Peace Prize - Lenin Peace Prize
  1. Faiz Ahmed Faiz, 1962
  2. Abdul Sattar Edhi, 1988
Légion d'Honneur - Légion d'Honneur
  1. Ahmad Hasan Dani, 1998
  2. Asma Jahangir, 2014
  3. Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi, 0182

See also[]

References[]

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