Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita was 4.87 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 4.87 for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan peaked at 5.69 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.52, in 2021.
Pakistan ranks 106th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.36 | 5.13 | 5.69 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.72 | 4.52 | 4.93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Manufacturing, value added 53.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 83.6% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 378.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 105.77 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 437.05 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.8% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 14.82 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 92.9% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 40.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 107.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan?
- Self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan was 4.87 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.69 in 2019.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 in 2021.
- How does Pakistan rank for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 106th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.