# International rankings of Pakistan

These are the international rankings of Pakistan.

## Geography

| List | World Ranking | Source | Notes |
| Total Area | 33/196 | United Nations Statistics Division | 881,913 km |
| Irrigated land area | 4/145 | CIA World Factbook | 202,000 |
| Length of coastline | 74/196 | List of countries by length of coastline | 1,030 km |
| Highest Point | 2/248(official territory) | | K2 is the second highest peak in the world |
| Mountain peaks over 7,200 meters above sea level | 2nd (official territories) | 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 | 41/193 | CIA's World Factbook | |

## Cereals, Fruits and Livestock Production

Source is Food and Agriculture Organization
| Field | World Ranking | Year |
| Seed Cotton, output of 4,096,106 tonnes | 5 | 2021 |
| Rice, output of 13,984,009 tonnes | 9 | 2021 |
| Onion, output of 2,305,701 tonnes | 6 | 2021 |
| Mangoes,Mangosteens, Guavas output of 2,677,017 tonnes | 4 | 2021 |
| Wheat, output of 27,464,081 tonnes | 8 | 2021 |
| Dates, output of 532,879,55 tonnes | 6 | 2021 |
| Sugar Cane, output of 8,865,593 tonnes | 4 | 2021 |
| Chickpea, output of 233,934 tonnes | 8 | 2021 |
| Okra, output of 263,448 tonnes | 5 | 2021 |
| 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) | 12 | City: Karachi |
| Largest City(Area) | 71 | City: Karachi |

## Demographics

| List | World Ranking | Source | Notes |
| Global Peace Index | 140/163 | Institute for Economics and Peace | |
| Fertility Rate | 38/228 | CIA World Factbook | 3.60 child born per woman |
| English speaking population | 3/133 | List of countries by English-speaking population | 211.8 million |
| Human Development Index | 154/189 | United Nations Development Programme | |
| Quality-of-life index | 93/111 | Economist Intelligence Unit | |
| Literacy rate | 62.8% | World Bank | 82.5% youth literacy rate (population 15–24 years both genders) |
| Population | 5/238 | CIA World Factbook | Total Population 268,580,000 |
| Population growth rate | 45/237 | World Health Organization | 2.07% |
| Population Density | 50/235 | Worldometer | 275 people per km$^2$ of land area |
| Life Expectancy at birth | 144/183 | CIA World Factbook | 66.2 years |
| Health expenditures | 187/192 | CIA World Factbook | 2.8% of GDP |
| Happiness Index | 105/148 | World Happiness Report | |
| Linguistic diversity index | 42/209 | UNESCO | |

## Economy

| List | World Ranking | Source | Notes |
| Account Balance | 53/206 | CIA World Factbook | 144.8 billion US dollars |
| Exports | 67/224 | CIA World Factbook | 31.73 billion US dollars |
| Imports | 50/224 | CIA World Factbook | 60.2 billion US dollars |
| Index of Economic Freedom | 153/178 | The Heritage Foundation | |
| GDP (nominal) per capita | 157/213 | The tribune | 1,568 US dollars |
| GDP (nominal) | 43/195 | The tribune | 341 billion US dollars |
| GDP (PPP) | 24/229 | IMF | 1.58 trillion US dollars |
| GDP (PPP) per capita | 138/213 | IMF | 6,836 US dollars |
| Global Competitiveness Index | 110/137 | World Economic Forum | |
| Financial Development Index | 58/62 | World Economic Forum | |
| Ease of Doing Business Index | 108/190 | World Bank | |
| Labor Force | 6/141 | World Economic Forum | 71.76 million |
| Inflation rate | 63/226 | PBS | 35.4% |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | 100/195 | CEIC | 8.5 billion US dollars |

## Industry

| List | World Ranking | Source | Notes |
| Cement production | 17/154 | United States Geological Survey | 74,000 metric tons |
| Electricity production | 32/209 | BP | 137,800 GWh |
| Hand-sewn footballs production | 1 | | 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 |
| Happy Planet Index | 36/140 | New Economics Foundation | HPI Score 31.5 |
| Forest cover | 185/217 | World Bank | 1.9% |
| CO$_2$ emissions | 31/205 | World Bank | 223.6 million tonnes |

## Energy

| List | Pakistan Ranking/Total Countries | Source | Notes |
| Electricity Production | 28/209 | CIA World Factbook | 137,800 GWh |
| Installed Capacity | 1/215 | CIA World Factbook | 37,402 MW |
| Electricity Consumption | 1/219 | CIA World Factbook | 90,000 GWh |
| Electricity From Fossil Fuels | 1/215 | CIA World Factbook | 62% Of Total Installed Capacity |
| Electricity From Nuclear Fuels | 1/215 | CIA World Factbook | 4% Of Total Installed Capacity |
| Electricity From Hydroelectric Plants | 1/215 | CIA World Factbook | 29% Of Total Installed Capacity |
| Crude Oil Production | 44/217 | CIA World Factbook | 89,720 BBL/Day |
| Crude Oil Imports | 25/218 | WorldsTopTrade | 168,200 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Crude Oil Proved Reserve | 47/215 | CIA World Factbook | 332.2 million Barrel |
| Natural Gas Production | 22/217 | CIA World Factbook | 39.05 Billion Cubic Meter/Annually |
| Natural Gas Imports | 32/216 | CIA World Factbook | 6.003 Billion Cubic Meter/Annually |
| Natural Gas Proved Reserve | 30/210 | CIA World Factbook & EIA | 588.8 Billion Cubic Meter / 20.8 Trillion Cubic Feet |
| Uranium Production | 14/20 | World Nuclear Association | 45 Tonnes |

## Military

| List | World Ranking | Source | Notes |
| Military expenditures | 23/155 | CIA World Factbook | 1.8% of GDP |
| Active troops | 6/173 | Statista | 780,000 |
| Active UN Peacekeepers | 1/119 | List of countries by number of UN peacekeepers | 10,000+ |
| Defence budget | 16/140 | | 15.8 billion |
| Tanks | 7/140 | | 4,173 |
| Aircraft | 7/140 | | 1,574 |
| Total naval | 7/140 | | 272 |

## Political

| List | World Ranking | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | Sources |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 140/179 | | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | Transparency International 100 is very clean and 0 is highly corrupt |
| Worldwide press freedom index | 145/180 | 46.86 | 45.52 | 45.83 | 43.24 | 43.55 | 48.52 | 50.46 | | Reporters Without Borders 0 is better and 100 is worse |
| Democracy Index | 108/167 | | 4.31 | 4.25 | 4.17 | 4.26 | 4.33 | 4.40 | 4.64 | Economist Intelligence Unit 100 is Full democracy and 0 is Authoritarian |
| Fragile States Index | 30/179 | 90.5 | 92.1 | 94.2 | 96.3 | 98.9 | 101.7 | 103.0 | | Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy 0 is very sustainable and 100 is High Alert |

## Communications

Following rankings involving technological advances in communication are taken from the CIA World Factbook.
| List | World Ranking | Demographics (est.) |
| Telephone Lines in Use | 33/218 | 46.7 million |
| Mobile Phone Users | 7/222 | 300 million |
| Internet hosts | 57/233 | 11.2 million |
| Number of Internet Users | 9/217 | 258.3 million |

## Sports

| List | World Ranking | Source | Notes |
| Test Cricket - men's | 2/ 12 | International Cricket Council | |
| ODI Cricket - men's | 1/ 20 | International Cricket Council | 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup Winners, ICC Champions Trophy 2017 winners |
| T20I Cricket - men's | 5/ 85 | International Cricket Council | 2009 ICC World T20 Winners |
| ODI Cricket - women's | 6 / 10 | International Cricket Council | |
| Kabaddi (Standard Style)- men's | 3/10 | IKF | Universal"v" |
| 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 | |
| International Hockey Federation World Rankings (women) | 60/75 | International Hockey Federation | |

## Technology

| List | World ranking | Source |
| Global Innovation Index, 2024 | 91 out of 133 | World Intellectual Property Organization |

## Awards

| List | World Ranking | Source | Notes |
| Nobel laureates | 22/71 | Nobel Prize | Malala Yousafzai, Peace, 2014 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 | 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 | Faiz Ahmed Faiz, 1962 Abdul Sattar Edhi, 1988 |
| Légion d'Honneur | - | Légion d'Honneur | Ahmad Hasan Dani, 1998 Asma Jahangir, 2014 |