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As opposed to several years of literal dictatorship in Pakistan? Sure, Imran Khan has been legitimately elected but Pakistan has been far far worse at democracy than other South Asian countries.

https://freedomhouse.org/country/pakistan/freedom-world/2021

https://freedomhouse.org/country/india/freedom-world/2021



I mean, I didn’t claim it to be a (largest) democracy =D


Of course, it is by the metric of population, yes. By the metric of democratic freedoms, nope.




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