The following table shows some of the salient features of China, India, and Pakistan with respect to human development indicators.
| Items |
India |
China |
Pakistan |
| Human Development index (value) |
0.602 |
.0755 |
0.527 |
| Human Development index Rank |
127 |
85 |
135 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) |
63.3 |
71.6 |
63.0 |
| Adult literacy rate |
61.0 |
0.9 |
48.7 |
| Infant Mortality Rate |
63 |
30 |
81 |
It can be found that the HDI index and value are much better in China compared to India and Pakistan. That is China is ahead of India and Pakistan on many human development indicators. Similarly, the life expectancy rate is higher in China compared to India and Pakistan.
In India and Pakistan, the life expectancy rate is almost similar that is 63 years. Adult literacy rate is very high in China and the infant mortality rate is comparatively lower. Thus China has made a better development in respect of HDI compared to India and Pakistan.
