The data and other information provided so far in this District Profile, reflected the situation in Loralai district only. It was not put in relation to the situation in other districts or in the province as a whole. To add that perspective, 32 indicators have been selected on which the districts are compared. These indicators can be found on the following two pages. Each district is ranked according to each of the indicators. The comparative position of Loralai district with regard to the 32 indicators is given in the diagram on the third page.; it is a bottom-up ranking: position nr. 1 means lowest score on that indicator, while position nr. 26 means the highest score. It was not tried to come to an overall ranking of the districts, since that would have required a certain weightage for each of the indicators.

• Loralai district takes a middle position as far as the geographical area is concerned, but has a relatively large population and is consequently one of the more densely populated areas. The estimated population growth rate is considerably higher than the average for Balochistan.

• The district scores good on the agricultural production indicators. The cultivated area is relatively large, while the fruit production and the value of the agricultural produce belong to the top four in the province. The value of the produce per hectare is relatively high.

• The livestock related indicators show that Loralai is not a well suited district for the livestock sector. The available pastures and the livestock units per capita are below average.

• The district has very disappointing enrollment figures for both girls and boys in primary education. It finds itself at the bottom (positions nr. 2 and 3) compared to the other districts in Balochistan. The pupils/teachers ratio in primary schools is lower for both boys and girls then the average in the province.

• The population per bed and population per doctor ratios are considerably higher than the same ratios for the province as a whole. This gives the district an unfavorable ranking in the health sector.

• With 20% of the population covered, the district takes an upper-middle position as far as water supply is concerned.

• Loralai scores relatively high (position nr. 20) with regards to metalled roads per square kilometer and relative low (position nr. 10) with regard to shingle roads.

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