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Facts at a Glance

PakistanCanada
Official nameIslamic Republic of PakistanCanada
CapitalIslamabadOttawa
Area (in thousands of km2)7969,985
Population (in millions)176.7 (2011)34.7 (2012)
Population density (per km2)222 (2011)3 (2012)
Urban population (% in 2010)3681
Human development index (HDI) (ranking)146 out of 187 countries (2012)11 out of 187 countries (2012)
Gross national income (GNI) (per capita)US$1,120 (2011)US$45,560 (2011)
GNI at purchasing power parity (PPP)
(per capita)
US$2,880 (2011)US$39,830 (2011)
Population below poverty line at US$1.25 a day (% in 2007-2010)21.0
Structure of gross domestic product (GDP) (% in 2010)
Agriculture212
Industry2532
Services5466
Gender inequality index (GII) (ranking)123 out of 148 countries (2012)18 out of 148 countries (2012)
Life expectancy at birth (years)54 (1970)
66 (2012)
73 (1970)
81 (2012)
Mortality rate under 5 years old
(per 1,000 live births)
122 (1990)
72 (2011)
8 (1990)
6 (2011)
Adult literacy rate (% in 2005-2010)
Total5599
Men6999
Women4099
Net primary school enrolment rate
(% in 2007-2011)
Total7499
Boys8199
Girls66100
Population using improved drinking water sources (% in 2010)
Total92100
Urban96100
Rural8999
Ecological footprint
(in global hectares per person in 2008)
0.756.43