Development Ledger · Asia-Pacific
Pakistan
HDI rank 168 of 193Lower-middle incomeGDI group 5
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.544
+0.148 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.364
33.1% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
67.6 yrs
Expected schooling 7.9 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$5,501
Mean schooling 4.3 yrs
HDI over Time
Pakistan against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.732
Education0.363
Income0.605
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.41. A child born today will be 41% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Pakistan against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.