Social Development in Pakistan 147 indicators covering social development for Pakistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 7 2018 up 40.0% 69th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 65,065 2025 up 1.7% 30th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 13.4% 112th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.1% 70th Political Rights Score 12 2025 down 40.0% 134th Freedom Score 32 2025 down 22.0% 139th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 119,502 2025 up 1,756.5% 13th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 1,480.6% 69th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1,267.2% 34th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -21.57 % change on previous year 2025 down 149.0% 88th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 1 2025 unchanged 1st Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 17 2018 up 13.3% 70th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate -39.9 % change on previous year 2025 down 341.4% 136th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.11 2025 up 11.1% 165th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.364 2025 down 1.1% 139th Political Corruption Index 0.802 2025 down 9.2% 32nd Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.802 2025 down 9.2% 32nd Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.004 2024 up 42.1% 175th Number of armed conflicts 3 conflicts 2025 unchanged 9th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 unchanged 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0935 units per square kilometre 2023 up 51.6% 60th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.08 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1,045.0% 48th LGBT+ Rights Index -0.5379 2019 down 223.1% 159th Forcibly displaced people 1.69 million 2025 down 44.2% 22nd Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 — 1st Age of electoral democracy 16 years 2023 up 166.7% 111th Corruption Perceptions Index 27 2024 down 6.9% 134th Internally displaced people due to conflict 3,439 people 2024 down 99.8% 36th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0867 2024 up 19.3% 196th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0405 2024 up 20.6% 176th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0462 2024 up 18.2% 160th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Self-reported life satisfaction 4.87 2025 down 5.1% 106th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 4.87 2025 down 5.1% 106th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 10.1% 2024 up 21.0% 168th Homicide rate 4.33 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 34.3% 71st Homicides 10,729 homicides 2023 down 23.0% 8th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 4.33 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 34.3% 71st Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 4.33 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 34.3% 71st States involved in interstate conflicts 1 2014 unchanged 1st Citizen support for democracy -1.81 2020 down 11.3% 143rd Citizen satisfaction with democracy 0.0432 2020 up 118.4% 63rd Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 — 1st Homicides 15,174 deaths 2021 down 0.9% 9th Homicide rate 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 14.9% 68th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 6.58 2021 down 14.8% 65th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 18.17 million 2030 down 1.5% 9th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0.1487 2030 up 68.4% 173rd States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Freedom of Association Score 3 2025 down 40.0% 79th Freedom of Expression Score 3 2025 unchanged 74th Civil Rights Score 2 2025 down 33.3% 99th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 14.9% 2030 down 26.2% 96th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 24.29 million 2030 down 8.1% 7th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →