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Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates
How Pakistan and United Arab Emirates compare on 38 measures, from 1820 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 67.7 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,610 against $1,635
- Population · In 2023, Pakistan was higher: 248 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 3.1% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 0.81 tonnes
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personPakistan: $1,669 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperaturePakistan: 21.6 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personPakistan: $1,669 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthPakistan: 2.6% a year in 2024United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationPakistan: 4.5% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtPakistan: 72.8% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personPakistan: 0.81 tonnes in 2024United Arab Emirates: 18.26 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersPakistan: 57.3% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Access to electricityPakistan: 95.7% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaPakistan: 4.1% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 4.6% in 2024
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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