Pakistan

Overview

Out of 72 countries, Pakistan sits at #18 — #18 Most Cooked. Three departments are doing the heavy lifting here: environmental and industrial policy (air pollution beats 97% of the field, just not in a good way), political institutions (political polarization, 79th percentile), and public health policy bringing up the rear. Different agencies, same energy.

Pakistan scores 37 out of 100, the global median sits at 27 — so this is 10 points above that line (higher means more cooked). Where the system is holding up: billionaires hoarded (0 billionaires) — better than 81% of countries tracked. None of this is really about Pakistan specifically — it's about what's propping up the environmental and industrial policy numbers underneath.

Sources: IQAir World Air Quality Report (2025) · V-Dem + Global Peace Index (2025) · UN World Population Prospects / WHO (2024)