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Comparative Development Experiences Of India And Its Neighbours

Question
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Give some indicators showing that China is moving ahead of India and Pakistan.

Solution

Indicators showing that China is moving ahead of India and Pakistan:

1. Value of Human Development Index:

The value of Human Development Index in China is 0.755, whereas in India it is 0.602 and in Pakistan it is 0.527. The rate of Human Development shown that China occupies 81 rank, whereas India and Pakistan rank 128 and 136 respectively as regards human development.

2. Life expectancy : Life expectancy at birth is highest in China. It is 71.6 in China, whereas in India and Pakistan it is 64 years.

3. Growth of GDP (%) : China’s growth of GDP was 9.7% in 1990-2002 whereas it was 5.8 and 3.6 of India and Pakistan respectively during that period.

4. Infant and maternal mortality rate : China has the least infant and maternal mortality rate at 30 and 50 respectively, whereas infant mortality rate in India and Pakistan is 63 and 81 per thousand.

5. GDP : China has the second largest GDP (PPP) of $7.2 trillion whereas India’s GDP (PPP) is $3.3 trillion and Pakistan's GDP is roughly about 10% of India's GDP.

6. Under-nourished population : Undernourished population is the least in China at only 11% of the total population, whereas India and Pakistan have almost the same i.e. 21% and 20% respectively.