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SOUTH ASIA: COMPARISONS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDICES
| Bangladesh | Bhutan | India | Maldives | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | |
| Human Development Index (HDI) 1998 | 0.461 | 0.483 | 0.563 | 0.725 | 0.474 | 0.522 | 0.733 |
| Gender Related Development Index (GDI) (a) | 0.441 | - | 0.545 | 0.720 | 0.441 | 0.489 | 0.727 |
| Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) (a) | 0.305 | - | - | - | 0.305 | - | 0.309 |
| Human Poverty Index (HPI) (b) (%) 1998 | 43.6 | - | 34.6 | 25.4 | 43.5 | 51.3 | 20.3 |
| HDI as % of highest value in group 1998. | 63 | 66 | 77 | 99 | 63 | 65 | 100 |
| HDI as % of highest value in group (a) | 61 | - | 75 | 99 | 61 | 62 | 100 |
| GEM as % of highest value in group (a) | 99 | - | - | - | 99 | - | 100 |
| HPI as % of lowest value in group (b) 1998 | 227 | - | 180 | 132 | 227 | 267 | 106 |
Note :
a: The highest value in a country group is determined on the basis of
the fourth decimal place, not shown here. The highest value for each of
the indices is presented in bold. The regional or groups aggregates are
as shown in tables 1 and 2. (a) = Data refers to the latest available
year ; (b) : For the HPI, the lower the value, The better the country's
performance.
Source : Human Development Report , 2000. UNDP , OUP, New Delhi
, 2000.