A factual comparison

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India/Pakistan - A factual comparison - Politics & Economics - ArabianBusiness.com

A factual comparison.I am not adding any views or anything.


by ArabianBusiness.com staff writer on Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Indian Population:
1,129,866,154 (July 2007 est.)

Pakistan Population:
164,741,924 (July 2007 est.)

Indian Median age:
24.8 years



Pakistan Median age:
20.9 years

Indian Net migration rate:
-0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Pakistan Net migration rate:
-1.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Indian HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.9% (2001 est.)

Pakistan HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2001 est.)

India Religions:
Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)

Pakistan Religions:
Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3%

India GDP (purchasing power parity):
$4.156 trillion (2006 est.)

Pakistan GDP (purchasing power parity):
$437.5 billion (2006 est.)

India GDP - real growth rate:
9.2% (2006 est.)

Pakistan GDP - real growth rate:
6.6% (2006 est.)

India GDP - per capita (PPP):
$3,800 (2006 est.)

Pakistan GDP - per capita (PPP):
$2,600 (2006 est.)

Indian Labour force:
509.3 million (2006 est.)

Pakistan Labour force:
48.29 million

Indian Internet users:
60 million (2005)

Pakistan Internet users:
10.5 million (2005)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.5% (2006)

Pakistan Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
3.2% (2006 est.)

Source: CIA World Factbook

 

[Skies]

What is the average life span in IN and PK?

 

[WAQAS119]

1. Per capita incomes in both nations have more than doubled in the last ten years, in spite of significant increases in population. The most recent and detailed real per capita income data was calculated and reported by Asian Development Bank based on a detailed study of a list of around 800 household and nonhousehold products in 2005 and early 2006 to compare real purchasing power for ADB's trans-national income comparison program (ICP). The ABD ICP concluded that Pakistan had the highest per capita income at HK$ 13,528 (US $1,745) among the largest nations in South Asia. ADB reported India’s per capita as HK $12,090 (US $1,560).


2. The incidence of poverty (defined as $1.25 per day) has also come down in both nations, although the number of poor in South Asia still remains very high.
According to the 2009 UN Human and Income Poverty Report, the people living under $1.25 a day in India is 41.6 percent, about twice as much as Pakistan's 22.6 percent. The most recent estimates by UNDP in Pakistan for 2007-2008 indicate poverty level at 17.2%.



3. Food production has barely kept pace with the rise of population, particularly in Pakistan. There have been higher food prices and shortages of various commodities such as wheat and sugar. There is widespread hunger and malnutrition in all parts of India. India ranks 66th on the 2008 Global Hunger Index of 88 countries while Pakistan is slightly better at 61 and Bangladesh slightly worse at 70. The first India State Hunger Index (Ishi) report in 2008 found that Madhya Pradesh had the most severe level of hunger in India, comparable to Chad and Ethiopia. Four states — Punjab, Kerala, Haryana and Assam — fell in the 'serious' category. "Affluent" Gujarat, 13th on the Indian list is below Haiti, ranked 69. The authors said India's poor performance was primarily due to its relatively high levels of child malnutrition and under-nourishment resulting from calorie deficient diets.



4. Though the nutritional status has improved in both nations, there are still very high levels of malnutrition, particularly among children. In spite of the fact that there is about 22% malnutrition in Pakistan and the child malnutrition being much higher at 40% (versus India's 46%), the average per capita calorie intake of about 2500 calories is within normal range. But the nutritional balance necessary for good health appears to be lacking in Pakistanis' dietary habits. Senior Indian official Syeda Hameed has acknowledged that Pakistan and Bangladesh have done better than India in meeting the nutritional needs of their populations.



5. India's economy has grown more rapidly than Pakistan's in the last ten years. However, both nations have accepted and implemented significant economic reforms that have opened up their economies and brought about rapid growth, more than doubling the size of each economy in the last ten years.

Let me conclude with an excerpt from a British writer William Dalrymple's article, published on 14 August, 2007 in The Guardian:

"On the ground, of course, the reality is different and first-time visitors to Pakistan are almost always surprised by the country's visible prosperity. There is far less poverty on show in Pakistan than in India, fewer beggars, and much less desperation. In many ways the infrastructure of Pakistan is much more advanced: there are better roads and airports, and more reliable electricity. Middle-class Pakistani houses are often bigger and better appointed than their equivalents in India.

Moreover, the Pakistani economy is undergoing a construction and consumer boom similar to India's, with growth rates of 7%, and what is currently the fastest-rising stock market in Asia. You can see the effects everywhere: in new shopping centers and restaurant complexes, in the hoardings for the latest laptops and iPods, in the cranes and building sites, in the endless stores selling mobile phones: in 2003 the country had fewer than three million cellphone users; today there are almost 50 million."

India and Pakistan Contrasted in 2010

 

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1. Per capita incomes in both nations have more than doubled in the last ten years, in spite of significant increases in population. The most recent and detailed real per capita income data was calculated and reported by Asian Development Bank based on a detailed study of a list of around 800 household and nonhousehold products in 2005 and early 2006 to compare real purchasing power for ADB's trans-national income comparison program (ICP). The ABD ICP concluded that Pakistan had the highest per capita income at HK$ 13,528 (US $1,745) among the largest nations in South Asia. ADB reported India’s per capita as HK $12,090 (US $1,560).

Let me for a moment forget that this is written by the genius Riaz Haq and concentrate here.

the above para continues as rhis from the original link :

Nominal per capita GDP estimates for Pakistan range from US $1000 to US $1022, while the range for India is from US $ 1017 to US $ 1100. Purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita GDP estimates for Pakistan from various sources range from $2500 to $2644, while the same sources put the range for India's per capita GDP from $2780 to $2972.

And as we can see that India is more in both nominal and PPP terms.So how come it suddenly becomes less in terms of HK $..?

Riaz Haq...Ur trolling..oops blogging skills are getting diminished.Keep up to ur past standards.