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Pakistan rankings 2026: where Pakistan places in 202 global Top 10s

Pakistan is #2 in Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates and inside the top 10 of 41 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

This is the complete picture of Pakistan across Top10Earth: 202 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #2 in Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates, where it is measured at 3.76 deaths per 1,000 live births (Neonatal mortality rate) as of 2026-11-02. Pakistan finishes inside the top 10 in 41 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

Pakistan is inside the top 10 of 41 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 29 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Pakistan by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Pakistan holds 62 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries importing the most palm oil (2,984 thousand tonnes), #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure (53.8 µg/m³), #5 of 50 in Countries withdrawing the most freshwater (179.3 billion billion cubic meters) and #6 of 50 in Countries generating the most plastic waste (6,412.21 thousand tonnes). 58 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Pakistan holds 40 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty (58.2k thousand people), #5 of 50 in Most populous countries (255.22 million), #6 of 50 in Countries hosting the most refugees (1,159.04 thousand people) and #7 of 50 in Countries with the most military personnel (652 thousand people). 36 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Pakistan holds 39 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) (54.17 % of total agricultural land), #4 of 50 in Countries producing the most sugar cane (84.24 million tonnes), #5 of 50 in Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer (3,808.78 thousand tonnes) and #5 of 50 in Countries using the most water for agriculture (172.4 billion cubic meters). 35 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Pakistan holds 28 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates (3.76 deaths per 1,000 live births), #4 of 50 in Countries with the most births per year (6,882.06 thousand births), #4 of 50 in Countries with the most deaths of children under five (381.59 thousand deaths) and #4 of 50 in Countries with the most people without safe drinking water (138.3k thousand people). 24 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Pakistan holds 26 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries by net secondary income (42.4k BoP, current US$ million), #3 of 50 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty (58.23 million), #6 of 50 in Countries receiving the most remittances (40.5k current US$ million) and #7 of 50 in Countries receiving the most development aid (3,963.7 current US$ million). 22 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Pakistan holds 4 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (143.86 million people), #8 of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (193.11 million subscriptions), #41 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed telephone subscriptions (2,543.73 thousand subscriptions) and #44 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions (3.68 million subscriptions).

Education and science

In education and science, Pakistan holds 2 positions: #25 of 50 in Countries with the most scientific journal articles (20.52 thousand) and #46 of 50 in Countries with the most patent applications by residents (0.48 thousand).

Travel

In travel, Pakistan holds 1 position: #11 of 50 in Countries with the most rail travel (0.02 million).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Pakistan moved in 181 rankings:

Where Pakistan ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Pakistan's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries where the most people agree vaccines are effective (80 %), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring (467.74 thousand tonnes) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest orange yields (14.38 tonnes per hectare). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Pakistan

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Pakistan's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Pakistan

What is Pakistan's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#2 in Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates, with 3.76 deaths per 1,000 live births (Neonatal mortality rate) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Pakistan?

202 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is Pakistan in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 41 rankings, including #2 in Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates, #3 in Countries by net secondary income and #3 in Countries importing the most palm oil.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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