The data presented so far in this District Profile essentially refer to the situation in Sibi district only. They have not been related to the situation in other districts or to the situation in Balochistan as a whole. To add this perspective, 32 indicators have been selected on which the districts can be compared among themselves and, in many cases, with the overall province. Those 32 and other indicators are given on the next two pages. Each of the 26 districts can be ranked on each of the indicators. The relative position of Sibi district is given in the diagram on the third page. It is a bottom-up ranking: position nr. 1 means the lowest score on that indicator, position nr. 26 indicates the highest score. An overall ranking of districts have not been given, since that would have required to allocate a certain weight to each of the indicators.

• Sibi district takes with its area of 7,796 square kilometers a middle position in terms of size. The population however belongs to the lowest four, what makes the district a elatively less densely populated one. The estimated growth rate is a percent lower than the average in the province.
• On many of the agriculture related indicators the district holds a position in the middle (cultivated area, overall production, fruit production); it scores higher than average on the value of the agricultural produce, most probably due to the share in the total produce of fruits and vegetables.
• Sibi district takes a relatively low position with regard to number of livestock units and the much higher ranking regarding the available pasture per livestock unit. The density of livestock is still comparatively low. This might indicate that an even more important role of this sector in economic life is possible.
• The educational indicators are relatively good. The enrolment figures for both boys and girls are comparatively high and the ratio between the number of pupils and the number of teachers comparatively low.
• The same can be said of the health sector. The population per bed - and per doctor ratio, are relatively low, while there is a relatively low male/female ratio among doctors and paramedic staff.
• The coverage of the population as far as water supply scheme is concerned belongs to the top four in the province.
• On both the density of metalled and shingle roads Sibi takes a position just above the middle.

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