Socio-economic profile of Pakistan (Part III)
ECONOMIC SECTOR Poverty % The % below poverty line in Pakistan is actually much less as compared to other countries as per Unicef figures below. Similar income profile countries Regional countries Pak. Sudan Ghana Laos Nigeria BD India Srilanka Gdp per capita (ppp) $ 2787 2726 3083 2659 2578 1693 3694 5674 % below poverty line 23% 47% 30% 34% 64% 50% 42% 7% Internet users 17% 0 9% 7% 28% 4% 8% 12% Gini’s Coefficient As mentioned in earlier sections the report, the Gini’s coefficient is an indicator of the level of inequality in the society. Again surprisingly, similar to the poverty level%, the gini coefficient of Pakistan (as per CIA published figures) is amongst the best when compared to either the similar income countries or the regional economies. The worst in this list are Nigeria, Sudan and Srilanka where the Gini’s coefficient is between 0.44 and 0.49 Similar income profi...