Tajikistan vs Pakistan

Tajikistan
Europe & Central Asia
Lower middle income
Capital: Dushanbe
Population
10.6M
GDP
$14.4B
Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Lower middle income
Capital: Islamabad
Population
251.3M
GDP
$371.7B

POP 23.7x GDP 25.8x LE 4.1 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Tajikistan vs Pakistan

Net Migration98.5%GDP (Current USD)96.1%Population95.8%Freshwater Withdrawal94.9%Maternal Mortality Ratio91%Foreign Direct Investment89.1%Intentional Homicides79.4%Population Density76.7%
WIDE pair: the board is the Net Migration gap first (Tajikistan LMC vs Pakistan LMC).

Demographics: Population (Pakistan, 96% spread)

Indicator Tajikistan Pakistan Year
Population 10.6M 251.3M 2024
Population Density 74.9 321.1 2023
Urban Population 26.2% 39.2% 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Tajikistan and Pakistan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP (Current USD) (Pakistan, 96% spread)

Indicator Tajikistan Pakistan Year
GDP (Current USD) $14.4B $371.7B 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $291.3M $2.7B 2024
GDP Growth Rate 8.4% 3.1% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 59.1% 27.6% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Tajikistan and Pakistan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Tajikistan, 91% spread)

Indicator Tajikistan Pakistan Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 14 155 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 7.4% 2.5% 2023
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 13.7% 37.6% 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 23.5 48.2 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Tajikistan and Pakistan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Tajikistan, 70% spread)

Indicator Tajikistan Pakistan Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 35.6% 10.9% 2024
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.4% 1.9% 2023
School Enrollment (Secondary) 86.9% 48.3% 2024
Literacy Rate (Adult) 99.7% 58.9% 2009

2 closer education rows sit on the Tajikistan and Pakistan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Pakistan, 95% spread)

Indicator Tajikistan Pakistan Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 16.7% 326.0% 2022
Electric Power Consumption 1,497 518 2023
Forest Area 3.1% 4.7% 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 34.9% 41.6% 2021

1 closer environment rows sit on the Tajikistan and Pakistan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Clean Water (Tajikistan, 31% spread)

Indicator Tajikistan Pakistan Year
Access to Clean Water 65.1% 45.0% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Tajikistan and Pakistan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Tajikistan, 98% spread)

Indicator Tajikistan Pakistan Year
Net Migration -21,236 -1,401,173 2024
Intentional Homicides 0.9 4.3 2020
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 6.1% 23.0% 2024
Male Labor Participation 55.9% 80.1% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Tajikistan and Pakistan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Tajikistan vs Pakistan comparison

Tajikistan (LMC, Europe & Central Asia) vs Pakistan (LMC, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 23.7x smaller (10.6M vs 251.3M) and total GDP is 25.8x smaller ($14.4B vs $371.7B). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~98% relative spread) across 41 indicators in 7 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Tajikistan vs Pakistan figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · WIDE scale band.