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Comparative Development Experiences Of India And Its Neighbours

Question
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Compare and contrast the development of India, China and Pakistan with respect to some salient human development indicators.

Solution

Table

Items

India

China

Pakistan

Human Development Index (value)

0.602

0.755

0.527

Rank

127

. 85

135

Life expectancy at birth (years)

63.3

71.6

63.0

GDP per capita (PPP US$)

2892

5003

2097

People below poverty line

34.7

16.6

13.4

Adult literacy rate (% age above 15)

61.0

90.9

48.7

Infant Mortality Rate

63

30

81

Matern al Martality Rate

540

56

500

From the above table we can see that China is moving ahead of India and Pakistan. This is true for many indicators - income indicator such as GDP per capita, health indicator such as mortality rate, literacy, life expectancy in China for one lakh births, only 50 women die whereas in India and Pakistan more than 500 women die.

From the above table we can see that China is moving ahead of India and Pakistan. This is true for many indicators - income indicator such as GDP per capita, health indicator such as mortality rate, literacy, life expectancy in China for one lakh births, only 50 women die whereas in India and Pakistan more than 500 women die.