Pakistan vs Singapore
Pakistan vs Singapore: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.1 years in Pakistan and 12.8 years in Singapore, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Singapore, by 7.7 years, or 2.52 times that in Pakistan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Pakistan ranked 146 and Singapore ranked 1 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Pakistan | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.1 | 12.8 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 12.9 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 12.9 |
| 2010 | – | 12.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Pakistan vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPakistan: 50.6% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025