The most recent World bank statistics clearly demonstrates the disparity between the circumstances in pakistan and India. india has made significant strides in lowering poverty, whereas pakistan is seeing a sharp increase in it. India's rate of extreme poverty decreased from 27.1% to 5.3% between 2012 and 2022. Nearly 27 crore indians were lifted out of poverty during this period. This is a significant accomplishment that demonstrates how quickly India's economy is expanding.
However, things have gotten worse in Pakistan. Extreme poverty there increased from 4.9% to 16.5% between 2017 and 2021. At the same time, Pakistan's economy has been in such terrible shape that it has often had to request financial assistance from the IMF.
India's economy has surpassed japan to become the fourth largest in the world. On the other hand, a large number of Pakistani common people are currently experiencing severe financial difficulties. The World bank data makes it abundantly evident how difficult life has become for the typical Pakistani.
More indians escaped poverty than Pakistan's entire population
The World Bank's definition of poverty has been modified. Currently, extreme poverty is defined as a daily income of less than USD 3. India has achieved impressive strides in lowering poverty, even using this new criterion.
Approximately 34.44 crore indians lived in extreme poverty in 2011–12. However, by 2022–2023, that figure had dropped to 7.52 crore. This indicates that over the course of 11 years, over 26.9 crore Indians—more than the whole population of Pakistan—came out of poverty.
Pakistan's poverty crisis worsens
The poor situation in pakistan has gotten worse. According to the World Bank's most recent study, 16.5% of Pakistanis live in extreme poverty. According to the most recent estimates from the World bank, Pakistan's poverty rate is still at 42.4%. In 2024–25, an estimated 1.9 million more people were predicted to have fallen into poverty.
The World bank report claims that Pakistan's agriculture industry faced major difficulties in 2025 as a result of pest infestations, changing production options, and worsening climatic conditions, including a 40% decrease in rainfall. The global organization also voiced concern that agricultural yields, which range from 29.6% for cotton to 1.2% for rice, are most likely to drop, restricting sectoral growth to less than 2%.
xtreme poverty increased from 4.9% to 16.5% between 2017 and 2021. When previous data is taken into account, experts think the situation could be even more dire.
According to the research, by 2021, over 44.7% of Pakistanis were making less than USD 4.2 per day, up from 39.8% in 2017. This indicates that almost 50% of Pakistan's population is currently impoverished.
However, things have gotten worse in Pakistan. Extreme poverty there increased from 4.9% to 16.5% between 2017 and 2021. At the same time, Pakistan's economy has been in such terrible shape that it has often had to request financial assistance from the IMF.
India's economy has surpassed japan to become the fourth largest in the world. On the other hand, a large number of Pakistani common people are currently experiencing severe financial difficulties. The World bank data makes it abundantly evident how difficult life has become for the typical Pakistani.
More indians escaped poverty than Pakistan's entire population
The World Bank's definition of poverty has been modified. Currently, extreme poverty is defined as a daily income of less than USD 3. India has achieved impressive strides in lowering poverty, even using this new criterion.
Approximately 34.44 crore indians lived in extreme poverty in 2011–12. However, by 2022–2023, that figure had dropped to 7.52 crore. This indicates that over the course of 11 years, over 26.9 crore Indians—more than the whole population of Pakistan—came out of poverty.
Pakistan's poverty crisis worsens
The poor situation in pakistan has gotten worse. According to the World Bank's most recent study, 16.5% of Pakistanis live in extreme poverty. According to the most recent estimates from the World bank, Pakistan's poverty rate is still at 42.4%. In 2024–25, an estimated 1.9 million more people were predicted to have fallen into poverty.
The World bank report claims that Pakistan's agriculture industry faced major difficulties in 2025 as a result of pest infestations, changing production options, and worsening climatic conditions, including a 40% decrease in rainfall. The global organization also voiced concern that agricultural yields, which range from 29.6% for cotton to 1.2% for rice, are most likely to drop, restricting sectoral growth to less than 2%.
xtreme poverty increased from 4.9% to 16.5% between 2017 and 2021. When previous data is taken into account, experts think the situation could be even more dire.
According to the research, by 2021, over 44.7% of Pakistanis were making less than USD 4.2 per day, up from 39.8% in 2017. This indicates that almost 50% of Pakistan's population is currently impoverished.
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