Below is a list of some very popular world indexes and Pakistan's ranking on these.
Mr. Wali Khalil writes this post for PakistanHotline.com. You can read his blog at how2havefun.com
Pakistan Ranking on
Various Global Indexes
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Index
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Ranking/ Total
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Source
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Year
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66/224
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CIA World Factbook
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2016
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55/223
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CIA World Factbook
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2016
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173/216
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World Bank
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2016
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26/229
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CIA World Factbook
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2016
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115/137
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World Economic Forum
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2018
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144/190
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World Bank
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2017
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10/233
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CIA World Factbook
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2016
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57/172
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CIA World Factbook
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2016
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117/180
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Transparency International
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2017
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110/167
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Economist Intelligence Unit
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2017
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147/188
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World Economic Forum
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2015
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Passport Power Index
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3rd last
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Global Passport Power
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2017
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Happiness Index
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80/154
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World Happiness Report 2016
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2016
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Global Climate Risk Index
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131/146
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Yale Center for Environmental Law and
Policy
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2017
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World Giving Index
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92
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Top ten in giving a stranger
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2017
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Global Power
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20th
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US News Survey
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2017
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Power is defined as a leader, militarily
strong, economically influential, politically influential, international
alliances
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Pakistan is ranked high mainly due to strong
military and political influence in the Islamic world
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Global Hunger Index
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106/119
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US-International Food Policy Research
(IFPRI)
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2017
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Global Innovation Index (GII)
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119/128
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Cornell University, INSEAD and the World
Intellectual Property Organization
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2016
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Military Strength
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11th strongest
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Credit Suisse report on globalization
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2015
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Travel and tourism Competitiveness
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125
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WEF
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2013
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Press Freedom
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139/180
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Reporter without borders RSF
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2017
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9/222
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Pakistan Telecom Authority
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2016
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27/217
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Pakistan Telecom Authority
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2017
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Info & Communication Tech
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146/175
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International Telecom Union
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2017
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Conclusion
Wherever the index requires numbers of people, irrespective of their quality and skill, Pakistan does well in ranking e.g. mobile phone users, military strength, GDP-PPP, labor force. Chronically low investment in People over the decades now shows up in weak Human Development, Global Hunger, Innovation, competitiveness, Technology ranking. It an accepted fact that unless the government invests in its people’s education, health and training, the country will not be able to sustain its own weight. Low production, low exports, less competitiveness, poor governance, weak institutions, stunted growth and GDP figures are all symptoms of investment-starved population. In fact, healthcare and education might be the only role of government anywhere.
On the other hand, Pakistan ranks highest in military numbers and happiness.
Our lopsided priorities are quite glaringly visible from this data. Pakistan needs to place all its resources back into its people and they will bring up all the critical indices on their own --- it’s not rocket science, people!