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
86
143
144
99
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
51
74
67
58
66
84
17
Under-Nourished People
(% of total population. 1998-2000)
35
__
24
__
19
19
23
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
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1.8
3.1
Public Expenditure on Health
(% of GDP) 2000
1.4
3.7
0.9
6.3
0.9
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
47
64
71
254
64
76
120
Human Poverty
Index Rank
72
__
53
20
70
65
34
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
97
62
84
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100
88
90
77
Population with access to
improved sanitation (%) 2000
48
70
28
56
28
62
94
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
13
Population below
national poverty line(%)1987-2000
33.7
__
28.6
__
__
32.6
25.0
Gender Empowerment
Measure Rank
69
__
__
__
__
58
67
Telephone Lines
(per 1000 people) 2001
4
26
38
99
13
23
44
Electricity Consumption
per Capita (Kilo Watt hours) 2000
96
__
355
__
56
352
293
