Pakistan vs Türkiye
Pakistan vs Türkiye: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 67.7 years in Pakistan and 77.2 years in Türkiye, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 9.5 years, or 1.14 times that in Pakistan.
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Pakistan ranked 180 and Türkiye ranked 87 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Pakistan at 78.2 years and Türkiye at 88.6 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Pakistan | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 67.7 | 77.2 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 67.4 | 77.6 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 65.8 | 75.7 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 65.7 | 76.5 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 66.7 | 77.7 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 66.5 | 77.5 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 66.2 | 77 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 65.9 | 76.6 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 65.6 | 76.5 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 65.4 | 76.5 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 65.1 | 76.2 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 64.9 | 75.6 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 64.7 | 74.8 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 64.4 | 75 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 64.2 | 74.7 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 64 | 74.4 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 63.8 | 74.1 | 69 |
| 2006 | 63.6 | 73.8 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 62.4 | 73.5 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 63.1 | 73.2 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 62.8 | 72.9 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 62.6 | 72.6 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 62.2 | 72.3 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 61.9 | 71.9 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 61.5 | 70.8 | 66 |
| 1998 | 61.1 | 71.1 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 60.6 | 70.7 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 60.5 | 70.3 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 60.3 | 69.7 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 60.2 | 69.4 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 60.1 | 69 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 60 | 68.6 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 59.9 | 68.3 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 59.7 | 67.8 | 64 |
| 1989 | 59.5 | 67.4 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 59.4 | 66.9 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 59.2 | 66.4 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 59.2 | 65.9 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 59.1 | 65.3 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 58.9 | 64.8 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 58.7 | 64.3 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 58.3 | 63.7 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 57.8 | 63.2 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 57.2 | 62.7 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 56.6 | 62.2 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 56.1 | 61.6 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 55.5 | 60.9 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 55.1 | 60 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 54.7 | 59.5 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 54.3 | 59 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 54.1 | 58.5 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 53.8 | 58 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 49 | 57.2 | 56 |
| 1970 | 52.9 | 56.7 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 52.3 | 56.2 | 56 |
| 1968 | 51.6 | 55.6 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 50.8 | 55.2 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 49.8 | 54.6 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 48.5 | 54.1 | 54 |
| 1964 | 47.8 | 53.6 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 46.8 | 53.1 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 45.9 | 52.4 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 45 | 51.6 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 44.1 | 50.8 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 43.3 | 50.1 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 42.5 | 49.2 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 41.6 | 49.2 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 40.6 | 49.5 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 39.6 | 49.1 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 38.6 | 48.8 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 37.6 | 48.2 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 36.5 | 48.1 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 35.4 | 47.6 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 34.3 | 47.3 | 46.4 |
| 1947 | – | 38.1 | – |
| 1942 | – | 31.3 | – |
| 1941 | 31.8 | – | – |
| 1937 | – | 35.4 | – |
| 1931 | 26.8 | – | – |
| 1921 | 20.1 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Pakistan | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67.866.4–69.1 | 77.476–78.9 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 67.966–70 | 77.876.1–79.5 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 68.165.7–70.4 | 78.476.4–80.4 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 68.265.4–70.9 | 78.676.2–80.8 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 68.465.2–71.4 | 78.876.2–81.2 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 68.565.1–71.8 | 7976.1–81.5 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 68.665.1–72.3 | 79.176.1–81.7 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 68.865.1–72.7 | 79.376.1–82.2 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 68.964.9–73 | 79.576.1–82.5 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 6964.7–73.2 | 79.776.1–82.9 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 69.264.7–73.7 | 79.976.1–83.2 | 75 |
| 2035 | 69.364.6–74.1 | 8076.3–83.4 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 69.464.4–74.4 | 80.276.3–83.7 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 69.664.6–74.7 | 80.476.2–83.9 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 69.764.4–74.9 | 80.576.3–84 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 69.864.7–75.1 | 80.776.3–84.4 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 7064.6–75.4 | 80.976.3–84.6 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 70.164.6–75.8 | 8176.4–84.7 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 70.264.6–76 | 81.276.6–85 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 70.464.4–76.4 | 81.476.6–85.3 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 70.564.4–76.6 | 81.576.7–85.6 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 70.664.5–77 | 81.776.8–85.8 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 70.864.3–77 | 81.977.1–86.1 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 70.964.4–77.3 | 8277.1–86.2 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 7164.5–77.7 | 82.277–86.4 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 71.264.6–78.2 | 82.377.1–86.7 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 71.364.6–78.2 | 82.577.2–86.9 | 77 |
| 2051 | 71.464.6–78.4 | 82.677.2–87 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 71.564.7–78.6 | 82.877.3–87.3 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 71.764.7–78.7 | 82.977.4–87.4 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 71.864.7–78.9 | 83.177.5–87.6 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 71.964.6–79.3 | 83.277.6–87.8 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 7264.5–79.3 | 83.477.6–87.9 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 72.264.7–79.6 | 83.577.7–88.2 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 72.364.7–79.9 | 83.677.9–88.4 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 72.464.7–80.1 | 83.878–88.6 | 78 |
| 2060 | 72.664.7–80.4 | 83.978–88.8 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 72.764.9–80.8 | 8477.9–89 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 72.864.8–80.9 | 84.278.1–89.2 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 7364.7–80.9 | 84.378–89.3 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 73.164.9–81.4 | 84.478–89.5 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 73.365.1–81.6 | 84.678.3–89.7 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 73.465.2–82 | 84.778.3–89.7 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 73.565.1–82.2 | 84.878.4–90 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 73.765.2–82.5 | 84.978.4–90.5 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 73.865.4–82.5 | 85.178.7–90.6 | 79 |
| 2070 | 7465.5–82.6 | 85.278.8–90.7 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 74.165.5–82.8 | 85.378.9–90.8 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 74.265.9–83 | 85.478.8–91 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 74.365.9–83.2 | 85.678.9–91.1 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 74.565.8–83.2 | 85.779.1–91.2 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 74.666–83.5 | 85.879.4–91.6 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 74.866.1–83.7 | 85.979.3–91.8 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 74.966.1–83.7 | 86.179.3–91.9 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 7566.2–84 | 86.279.6–92.1 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 75.266–84.1 | 86.379.5–92.3 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 75.366–84.1 | 86.479.6–92.4 | 80 |
| 2081 | 75.566.2–84.5 | 86.579.9–92.7 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 75.666.3–84.7 | 86.680.1–92.7 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 75.766.3–84.8 | 86.780.1–93 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 75.966.4–85.1 | 86.980.1–93 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 7666.4–85.2 | 8780–93.2 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 76.266.3–85.5 | 87.180.3–93.5 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 76.366.5–85.6 | 87.280.4–93.6 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 76.466.5–85.9 | 87.380.7–93.8 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 76.666.6–86.1 | 87.480.7–94 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 76.766.5–86.3 | 87.580.9–94 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 76.966.6–86.4 | 87.680.9–94.2 | 81 |
| 2092 | 7766.5–86.7 | 87.880.9–94.4 | 81 |
| 2093 | 77.266.8–87 | 87.981.2–94.7 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 77.366.9–87.1 | 8881.1–94.6 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 77.467–87.2 | 88.181.1–94.8 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 77.667–87.5 | 88.281.2–95 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 77.766.7–87.6 | 88.381.4–95.3 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 77.967–87.9 | 88.481.5–95.3 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 7867.1–88.1 | 88.581.4–95.6 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 78.267.1–88.1 | 88.681.6–95.9 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Pakistan vs Türkiye
Health
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025