India VS Pakistan: Comparing Tech Advancement
By:
Chittaranjan Nayak
30 Apr 2025
While India and Pakistan share borders, history, and culture, their journey in technology is completely different. One is being considered as one of the global tech leaders, while the other is still finding its way in the digital age. India's rapid growth in IT, digital infrastructure, and innovation has put it on the global stage. Meanwhile, Pakistan, though showing potential in fintech, struggles with foundational gaps, low investment, and a lack of global presence. This isn’t just some false claim, we have shown the numbers. Now let’s understand how wide the tech gap really is.
IT Industry Size
As per the last data India’s IT sector is over 79 times the size of Pakistan’s. Enough said.
Big Names, Global Games
India | Pakistan |
|---|---|
Tech Giants: | Tech Firms: |
Global Influence: | Global Influence: |
Workforce & Education
5.8 million IT professionals (FY25) | ~600,000 IT professionals |
1.5 million engineering grads/year | ~50,000 engineering grads/year |
18 Universities in QS Global Top 500 | 7 universities in top 500 |
Tech Achievements
Pakistan | |
|---|---|
|
|
Infrastructure & Connectivity
5G launched (2022) | 5G has not rolled out yet |
50% internet penetration (~900M users) | 45% internet penetration (~116M users) |
159,000+ registered startups | 16,000+ startups |
Global Rankings
Metric | India | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
Innovation Index (2024) | Rank 39 | Rank 91 |
Ease of Doing Business (2020) | Rank 63 | Rank 108 |
Patents Filed (2023) | 80200+ | ⁓3200 |
Startup Unicorns | 115 | 0 |
Sources: Source-1, Source-2, Source-3, Source-4, Source-5, Source-6, Source-7
Conclusion: One Region, Two Realities
India and Pakistan may share a subcontinent, but their technologies are worlds apart. India has built a robust, export driven, globally respected tech ecosystem. It’s influencing policy, leading innovation, ideas are shaping the future. The world doesn’t just outsource to India, it started looking to India for solutions.
Pakistan, on the other hand, is still building local capacity. While its fintech sector shows some promise, the lack of scale, poor infrastructure, politics hinder its potential. There is no comparision, it’s one sided. And unless Pakistan brings a deep structural reform, the tech gap will only widen further.
While India and Pakistan share borders, history, and culture, their journey in technology is completely different. One is being considered as one of the global tech leaders, while the other is still finding its way in the digital age. India's rapid growth in IT, digital infrastructure, and innovation has put it on the global stage. Meanwhile, Pakistan, though showing potential in fintech, struggles with foundational gaps, low investment, and a lack of global presence. This isn’t just some false claim, we have shown the numbers. Now let’s understand how wide the tech gap really is.
IT Industry Size
As per the last data India’s IT sector is over 79 times the size of Pakistan’s. Enough said.
Big Names, Global Games
India | Pakistan |
|---|---|
Tech Giants: | Tech Firms: |
Global Influence: | Global Influence: |
Workforce & Education
5.8 million IT professionals (FY25) | ~600,000 IT professionals |
1.5 million engineering grads/year | ~50,000 engineering grads/year |
18 Universities in QS Global Top 500 | 7 universities in top 500 |
Tech Achievements
Pakistan | |
|---|---|
|
|
Infrastructure & Connectivity
5G launched (2022) | 5G has not rolled out yet |
50% internet penetration (~900M users) | 45% internet penetration (~116M users) |
159,000+ registered startups | 16,000+ startups |
Global Rankings
Metric | India | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
Innovation Index (2024) | Rank 39 | Rank 91 |
Ease of Doing Business (2020) | Rank 63 | Rank 108 |
Patents Filed (2023) | 80200+ | ⁓3200 |
Startup Unicorns | 115 | 0 |
Sources: Source-1, Source-2, Source-3, Source-4, Source-5, Source-6, Source-7
Conclusion: One Region, Two Realities
India and Pakistan may share a subcontinent, but their technologies are worlds apart. India has built a robust, export driven, globally respected tech ecosystem. It’s influencing policy, leading innovation, ideas are shaping the future. The world doesn’t just outsource to India, it started looking to India for solutions.
Pakistan, on the other hand, is still building local capacity. While its fintech sector shows some promise, the lack of scale, poor infrastructure, politics hinder its potential. There is no comparision, it’s one sided. And unless Pakistan brings a deep structural reform, the tech gap will only widen further.
While India and Pakistan share borders, history, and culture, their journey in technology is completely different. One is being considered as one of the global tech leaders, while the other is still finding its way in the digital age. India's rapid growth in IT, digital infrastructure, and innovation has put it on the global stage. Meanwhile, Pakistan, though showing potential in fintech, struggles with foundational gaps, low investment, and a lack of global presence. This isn’t just some false claim, we have shown the numbers. Now let’s understand how wide the tech gap really is.
IT Industry Size
As per the last data India’s IT sector is over 79 times the size of Pakistan’s. Enough said.
Big Names, Global Games
India | Pakistan |
|---|---|
Tech Giants: | Tech Firms: |
Global Influence: | Global Influence: |
Workforce & Education
5.8 million IT professionals (FY25) | ~600,000 IT professionals |
1.5 million engineering grads/year | ~50,000 engineering grads/year |
18 Universities in QS Global Top 500 | 7 universities in top 500 |
Tech Achievements
Pakistan | |
|---|---|
|
|
Infrastructure & Connectivity
5G launched (2022) | 5G has not rolled out yet |
50% internet penetration (~900M users) | 45% internet penetration (~116M users) |
159,000+ registered startups | 16,000+ startups |
Global Rankings
Metric | India | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
Innovation Index (2024) | Rank 39 | Rank 91 |
Ease of Doing Business (2020) | Rank 63 | Rank 108 |
Patents Filed (2023) | 80200+ | ⁓3200 |
Startup Unicorns | 115 | 0 |
Sources: Source-1, Source-2, Source-3, Source-4, Source-5, Source-6, Source-7
Conclusion: One Region, Two Realities
India and Pakistan may share a subcontinent, but their technologies are worlds apart. India has built a robust, export driven, globally respected tech ecosystem. It’s influencing policy, leading innovation, ideas are shaping the future. The world doesn’t just outsource to India, it started looking to India for solutions.
Pakistan, on the other hand, is still building local capacity. While its fintech sector shows some promise, the lack of scale, poor infrastructure, politics hinder its potential. There is no comparision, it’s one sided. And unless Pakistan brings a deep structural reform, the tech gap will only widen further.
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