Development Ledger · Asia-Pacific
India
HDI rank 130 of 193Lower-middle incomeGDI group 5
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.685
+0.239 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.475
30.7% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
72.0 yrs
Expected schooling 13.0 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$9,047
Mean schooling 6.9 yrs
HDI over Time
India against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.800
Education0.591
Income0.681
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.49. A child born today will be 49% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
India against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.