Bangladesh's GDP per capita has crossed Pakistan's GDP per capita

[Khan_21]

Still, we should have double their GDP per capita at least.

Bangladesh shouldn't even be comparable to us, yet they are.

Inshallah our country's long war on terror will end soon.

This isn't our offical per capita since 40 % of our economy is undocumented . It might be somewhere around $2200-2500 . Bangladesh's per capita was the same as Pakistan after 71 war its a myth perpetuated by the bengali's that their capita had to start from the scratch when that wasn't the case . As for comparisons with them our PPP per capita is ahead by some margin .

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD

Pakistan $ 5249 (2016)
BD $ 3580 (2016)

Also the average Pakistani adult has more wealth

Credit swiss figures (2016)

Pakistan $ 4400
BD $ 2500

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

Still, we should have double their GDP per capita at least.

Bangladesh shouldn't even be comparable to us, yet they are.

Inshallah our country's long war on terror will end soon.

Many people forget this fact that over the last 16 years we have been subjected to an imposed war by the Americans in the form of the WOT. The Americans have tried EVERYTHING to do to us what they have done to the Iraqis, Afghan, Libyans and Syrians. It's a miracle we are still intact. Let the WOT wind down and let us focus on our economy. When we get into full steam, nothing will be able to stop us.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Karachi has more highrise buildings than Dhaka .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Karachi

15 Buildings above 100 Metres in Karachi


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Dhaka

Only 5 in Dhaka


Much better Roads/Infrastructure contribute to the relatively better looking cities on our side . I don't think there is any equal in BD for Islamabad (which is almost first world by any indicator ) or Lahore . Karachi/Dhaka comparison can be made but Karachi will come out on top in aesthetics .

Everything in BD is done in Dhaka which has led to other cities lagging behind .

Karachi

More 100 metres than Dhaka . Notice the amount of 200 plus that are under construction .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Karachi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Dhaka

Well,Karachi have completed 15-16 skyscraper in the last 2-3 years which have somewhat longer height than Dhaka's tallest.But it doesn't mean anything.A mega city consists of tens thousands of building.Tell me,how many building in Karachi are mid level skyscraper like 12-30 story high? Dhaka have thousands of them.Their weight is hundreds of time greater than those 15-16, 100+ meter building in Karachi.This two video which show a large sky areas of respective city will gave an idea about height in each city.
Karachi

Dhaka

 

[Hamza913]

This isn't our offical per capita since 40 % of our economy is undocumented . It might be somewhere around $2200-2500 . Bangladesh's per capita was the same as Pakistan after 71 war its a myth perpetuated by the bengali's that their capita had to start from the scratch when that wasn't the case . As for comparisons with them our PPP per capita is ahead by some margin .

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD

Pakistan $ 5249 (2016)
BD $ 3580 (2016)

Also the average Pakistani adult has more wealth

Credit swiss figures (2016)

Pakistan $ 4400
BD $ 2500

Yes but the gap is closing, they are growing at a fast rate. Pakistan must widen the gap between itself and Bangladesh and close in on the one with Hindustan.

 

[Hamza913]

Many people forget this fact that over the last 16 years we have been subjected to an imposed war by the Americans in the form of the WOT. The Americans have tried EVERYTHING to do to us what they have done to the Iraqis, Afghan, Libyans and Syrians. It's a miracle we are still intact. Let the WOT wind down and let us focus on our economy. When we get into full steam, nothing will be able to stop us.

Yes, compared to other countries in our predicament we are doing fantastic, but that's a huge diservice to us as a people. We can do much better and will do much better inshallah.

 

[Hamza913]

Well,Karachi have completed 15-16 skyscraper in the last 2-3 years which have somewhat longer height than Dhaka's tallest.But it doesn't mean anything.A mega city consists of tens thousands of building.Tell me,how many building in Karachi are mid level skyscraper like 12-30 story high? Dhaka have thousands of them.Their weight is hundreds of time greater than those 15-16, 100+ meter building in Karachi.This two video which show a large sky areas of respective city will gave an idea about height in each city.
Karachi

Dhaka

Using videos is just plain stupid. Get real statistics to support your claims.

 

[Khan_21]

Well,Karachi have completed 15-16 skyscraper in the last 2-3 years which have somewhat longer height than Dhaka's tallest.But it doesn't mean anything.A mega city consists of tens thousands of building.Tell me,how many building in Karachi are mid level skyscraper like 12-30 story high? Dhaka have thousands of them.Their weight is hundreds of time greater than those 15-16, 100+ meter building in Karachi.This two video which show a large sky areas of respective city will gave an idea about height in each city.
Karachi

Dhaka

You fail to recognise that Karachi is 10x bigger than Dhaka in terms of area . Its skyline is scattered in numerous places around the city unlike Dhaka where all its buildings are located in one place . 5-6 200 metres and dozens of 100 metre buidlings are to be completed this year including the 280 metres Bahria icon which will be the tallest in South Asia (if the one in Mumbai doesn't finish early ) .

 

[Homo Sapiens]

This isn't our offical per capita since 40 % of our economy is undocumented .

Undocumented economy is not only pakistan specific thing.All south Asian countries have large undocumented economy.
TIB gauges mega size of BD shadow economy
http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/more.php?news_id=122472&date=2011-01-10

 

[soundHound]

BS, once cpec kicks in Pakistan gdp will dwarf that of entire world, one toll road to rule them all.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

You fail to recognise that Karachi is 10x bigger than Dhaka in terms of area . Its skyline is scattered in numerous places around the city unlike Dhaka where all its buildings are located in one place . 5-6 200 metres and dozens of 100 metre buidlings are to be completed this year including the 280 metres Bahria icon which will be the tallest in South Asia (if the one in Mumbai doesn't finish early ) .

Karachi is not 10 times bigger than Dhaka in areas.You are comparing entire Karachi district(3780 sq. km) with Dhaka metropolitan areas.Karachi build up areas are 396 sq. km, not much higher than Dhaka's 306 sq. km.Most of Karachi district consist of desolate desert devoid of any settlement.You should compare build up portion of Karachi with Dhaka metropolitan areas.

Table 1. World’s Most Populous Cities [14]
This study reveals that the population of the city reaches to around 21 million, and the
population density is 6000 persons per square kilometer. About 25%of its population has
increased in last 10 years. The Urban built-up area has extended from 343 square km in
1989 to 396 square km in 2014 that is a change of 53 square km in 25 years. It shows the
average annual growth rate is slightly above 2 square kilometers per year. If we consider
average population density is 50,000 per square kilometer, the city can accommodate only
0.1 million people every year. However, it is not so, as the average population increase is 5
times higher than its accommodating capacity. It indicates the pressure of population is
more towards the existing neighborhood in the form of densification and slum area's
growth. That results in depletion of resources, degradation in environmental conditions and
lack of recreational areas within the city center. All these factors produce bad impacts on
social, environmental and economic conditions of the city and makes difficult to achieve
sustainable development.
Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/public..._From_a_Tiny_Town_to_a_Meta_City_of_the_World [accessed Jul 2, 2017].

 

[Khan_21]

Karachi is not 10 times bigger than Dhaka in areas.You are comparing entire Karachi district(3780 sq. km) with Dhaka metropolitan areas.Karachi build up areas are 396 sq. km, not much higher than Dhaka's 306 sq. km.Most of Karachi district consist of desolate desert devoid of any settlement.You should compare build up portion of Karachi with Dhaka metropolitan areas.

Table 1. World’s Most Populous Cities [14]
This study reveals that the population of the city reaches to around 21 million, and the
population density is 6000 persons per square kilometer. About 25%of its population has
increased in last 10 years. The Urban built-up area has extended from 343 square km in
1989 to 396 square km in 2014 that is a change of 53 square km in 25 years. It shows the
average annual growth rate is slightly above 2 square kilometers per year. If we consider
average population density is 50,000 per square kilometer, the city can accommodate only
0.1 million people every year. However, it is not so, as the average population increase is 5
times higher than its accommodating capacity. It indicates the pressure of population is
more towards the existing neighborhood in the form of densification and slum area's
growth. That results in depletion of resources, degradation in environmental conditions and
lack of recreational areas within the city center. All these factors produce bad impacts on
social, environmental and economic conditions of the city and makes difficult to achieve
sustainable development.
Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282614189_Assessment_of_Urban_Growth_of_Karachline oi_From_a_Tiny_Town_to_a_Meta_City_of_the_World [accessed Jul 2, 2017].

Each one of those Districts is Karachi . Would you say Harlem or Queens is not Newyork ? or Mayfair or richmond is not London ? Or do you think only Manhattan and City of London matters?

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Each one of those Districts is Karachi . Would you say Harlem or Queens is not Newyork ? or Mayfair or richmond is not London ? Or do you think only Manhattan and City of London matters?

If you are talking about urban agglomeration then you should also take Dhaka's peripheral urban center,nor only the core Dhaka metropolitan area.Dhaka urban agglomeration is 2161 sq. km, 2/3 the size of Karachi district in area.But actual space/capacity will be greater in Dhaka than Karachi as unlike Karachi, Dhaka is actually on a very fertile zone.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Dhaka

 

[BDforever]

OK THATS IT ! ! ! ! I SAY BD GDP IS HIGHER THAN PAKISTAN AND THAT IS FINAL! !
NO ONE CAN CHANGE IT

 

[UKBengali]

This isn't our offical per capita since 40 % of our economy is undocumented . It might be somewhere around $2200-2500 . Bangladesh's per capita was the same as Pakistan after 71 war its a myth perpetuated by the bengali's that their capita had to start from the scratch when that wasn't the case . As for comparisons with them our PPP per capita is ahead by some margin .

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD

Pakistan $ 5249 (2016)
BD $ 3580 (2016)

Also the average Pakistani adult has more wealth

Credit swiss figures (2016)

Pakistan $ 4400
BD $ 2500

OK, it has been proven beyond doubt that massive fiscal transfers were happening from BD to Pakistan during 1947-1971 and so if you do not want to believe that then up to you.

Year Spending on West Pakistan (in millions of Pakistani rupees) Spending on East Pakistan (in millions of Pakistani rupees) Amount spent on East as percentage of West
1950–55 11,290 5,240 46.4
1955–60 16,550 5,240 31.7
1960–65 33,550 14,040 41.8
1965–70 51,950 21,410 41.2
Total 113,340 45,930 40.5
Source: Reports of the Advisory Panels for the Fourth Five Year Plan 1970–75, Vol. I,
published by the planning commission of Pakistan.

See the above dude, West Pakistan had less population than BD and still was getting more than twice the spending. Tell me one country in the world where this happens?


What Pakistan should be looking at is that even with the kicking in of CPEC, it's GDP/capita will grow at 3% this year while BD is at 6%. Now this will increase as more CPEC investments plough in but BD will also increase it's GDP growth rate as it builds the roads, rails, ports and powerplants that it is lacking. CPEC is not that special as BD is also building it's infrastructure at a fast rate now.

Maybe Pakistan would do well to see just how BD can grow it's GDP capita at a rate of 6% a year currently.
Unless Pakistan gets much, much better politicians than it has had since independence in 1947, BD is likely to leave it in the dust economically over the next few decades.

@Doyalbaba

 

[Khan_21]

If you are talking about urban agglomeration then you should also take Dhaka's peripheral urban center,nor only the core Dhaka metropolitan area.Dhaka urban agglomeration is 2161 sq. km, 2/3 the size of Karachi district in area.But actual space/capacity will be greater in Dhaka than Karachi as unlike Karachi, Dhaka is actually on a very fertile zone.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Dhaka

You are mixing up Greater/Towns . If you google Dhaka area it shows 250 Sq km . If you do the same for Karachi it shows 3500 sq km . The towns in Karachi are not suburbs they are an actual part of the city of Karachi . Its not like Greater London where you also include luton . All 14 towns constitute of what we know as Karachi city today is within the vicinity of Karachi . There is no use of greater Karachi there because all those towns are within the city area unlike Greater Dhaka where the towns in it are not part of the city . For example

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulshan_Town

Gulshan Town (Urdu: گلشن ‎Sindhi: گلشن ‎) is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The town is bordered by Gadap Town to the north, the Faisal and Malir Cantonments to the east, Jamshed Town to the southwest, and Gulberg and Liaquatabad to the west .

Notice the word ONE of the towns of Karachi . Its not a suburb or surrounding area like greater Dhaka .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Dhaka

Greater Dhaka is the conurbation surrounding the Bangladeshi capital city of Dhaka . Notice the word surrounding . the towns/districts are in the city and not surrounding conurbations like Luton is to London or Potsdam is to Berlin .

OK, it has been proven beyond doubt that massive fiscal transfers were happening from BD to Pakistan during 1947-1971 and so if you do not want to believe that then up to you.

Year Spending on West Pakistan (in millions of Pakistani rupees) Spending on East Pakistan (in millions of Pakistani rupees) Amount spent on East as percentage of West
1950–55 11,290 5,240 46.4
1955–60 16,550 5,240 31.7
1960–65 33,550 14,040 41.8
1965–70 51,950 21,410 41.2
Total 113,340 45,930 40.5
Source: Reports of the Advisory Panels for the Fourth Five Year Plan 1970–75, Vol. I,
published by the planning commission of Pakistan.

See the above dude, West Pakistan had less population than BD and still was getting more than twice the spending. Tell me one country in the world where this happens?


What Pakistan should be looking at is that even with the kicking in of CPEC, it's GDP/capita will grow at 3% this year while BD is at 6%. Now this will increase as more CPEC investments plough in but BD will also increase it's GDP growth rate as it builds the roads, rails, ports and powerplants that it is lacking. CPEC is not that special as BD is also building it's infrastructure at a fast rate now.

Maybe Pakistan would do well to see just how BD can grow it's GDP capita at a rate of 6% a year currently.
Unless Pakistan gets much, much better politicians than it has had since independence in 1947, BD is likely to leave it in the dust economically over the next few decades.

@Doyalbaba

Your PPP per capita , wealth per capita is way behind . Your middle class as % is also lesser than ours . you should probably read more about economy as its growing at 5.3 % for 2016 .

As for corrupt politicans well you shouldn't be talking about that because Bangaldesh was at one point ranked the most corrupt country in the world . It still is way more corrupt than Pakistan in corruption rankings . Meanwhile your corruption score is stagnant we have been constantly improving our score .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index#2016

Pakistan ranked 116 while BD is at 145 .