India’s Human Development Index is 0.624, according to a UNDP report, falling to 0.454 when adjusted for inequality.
New Delhi: According to the UN Development Programme’s Human Development Report 2016, released on Tuesday (March 21), India ranks 131 of 188 when it comes to the Human Development Index (HDI). This puts it in the ‘medium’ category. The index is based on three dimensions: life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling and expected years of schooling, and gross national income per capita.
India’s HDI, at 0.624, makes it as the third SAARC country on the list, behind Sri Lanka and Maldives (both of which fall in the ‘high’ HDI category).
India’s HDI has been increasing over the years, the report says, with an increase of close to 46% between 1990 and 2015. It’s HDI rank has risen by four places since 2010.
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