South Asian Stats

South Asia: Comparitive Indices

According to the UNDPHuman Development Report 2003

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Maldives

Nepal

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Human Development
Index Rank

139

136

127

143

144

Life Expectancy at Birth
(years) 2001

60.5
60.9(F)
60.1(M)

62.5
63.8(F)
61.3(M)

63.3
64.0(F)
62.8(M)

66.8
66.3(F)
67.4(M)

59.1
58.9(F)
59.4(M)

60.4
60.3(F)
60.6(M)

72.3
75.5(F)
69.6(M)

Infant Mortality Rate
(per 1000 live births) 2001

Under-Nourished People
(% of total population. 1998-2000)

Adult literacy rate
(% age 15 and above) 2001

40.6

47.0

58.0

97.0

42.9

44.0

91.9

Public Expenditure on Education
(% of GDP) 1998-2000

2.5

5.2

4.1

3.9

3.7

1.8

3.1

Public Expenditure on Health
(% of GDP) 2000

1.4

3.7

0.9

6.3

0.9

1.8

Military Expenditure
(% of GDP) 2001

1.3

2.5

1.1

4.5

3.9

People With
HIV/AIDS

3,100

1,500,000

14,000

16,000

1,400

Per Capita Health Expenditure
(US$) 2000

254

120

Human Poverty
Index Rank

GDP
US $ Billions (2001)

46.7

0.5

477.3

0.6

5.6

58.7

15.9

GDP per capita
(PPP US$) 2001

1,610

1,833

2,840

4,798

1,310

1,890

3,180

Population with Sustainable access to
improved water sources (%) 2000

100

Population with access to
improved sanitation (%) 2000

Total Population
(millions ) 2001

140.9

2.1

1033.4

0.3

24.1

146.3

18.8

Annual Population
growth rate 2001

2.4

2.3

2.0

3.0

2.3

2.8

Population below
national poverty line(%)1987-2000

33.7

28.6

32.6

25.0

Gender Empowerment
Measure Rank

Telephone Lines
(per 1000 people) 2001

Electricity Consumption
per Capita (Kilo Watt hours) 2000

355

352

293

Business

Sports

Others

South Asian Stats

Behind Maldives, Sri Lanka; above Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan