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What difference does it make if I take a nominal GDP for both and then PPP for both as long as I did the same across both. I looked at inflation, I gave you the calculations. if you think it's worse enough to matter- prove it.Way to miss my point.
I'm asking, why are you using total nominal GDP as a basis to compare HDI or GDP per capita PPP? They have zero correlation.
You assumed that because China's nominal GDP is 2.8 trillion in 2006, India is 12 years behind. What about inflation? What about currency fluctuations? GDP growth rate? China grew 12.7% in 2006, and 14.2% in 2007. Can India double the growth rate in the next 2 years?
You shouldn't even compare HDI to total nominal GDP. And even if you compare, you're wrong to compare HDI reports in 2006 to 2016, because they changed the methodology in 2011.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index#Dimensions_and_calculation
What the Chinese did the next is the next year. Maybe India lags behind, maybe India actually comes close... the point is where we are today. For that matter, we don't know if your china's GDP rates were true. They were a lot of fudging going on in 2007-2008 onwards. here is a link speaking to it 2010 and another in later years. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...e-unreliable-top-leader-idUSTRE6B527D20101206
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/23/b...be-manipulated-understating-its-slowdown.html
HDI calculation changed for the worse in some ways or became stricter in 2011. so that works against India's favor.
And I disagree with your statement that GDP does equate to nation's power. There's a lot more that defines power. Even with 2nd highest GDP, you guys are still poor and not yet a developed country. You have no brand; nobody is aspirational about you, nobody wants to be you; nobody wants to live among you-nobody wants to emulate your culture or traditions- you have no brand again. Which means no real power, rather just transactional relationships.