Bilal9
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Before anyone accuses of derailing, have a look at the previous posts. Must be because they consume half of what average Indian does....not enough brain nourishment.
This is not a pissing contest - all countries in South Asia participate in a hallmark of shame....
Wiki is quoting (latest available) FAO figures....
List of countries by food energy intake
Country .... Kilocalories (Daily dietary energy consumption per capita (2006-08))
India ...........2,360
Pakistan .....2,280
Bangladesh 2,270
Meanwhile, per UNDP Human Development Report stats as of 2015
For India.....
Gender Development Index (GDI)0.795
Adolescent birth rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)32.8
Estimated gross national income per capita, female (2011 PPP$)2,115.6
Estimated gross national income per capita, male (2011 PPP$)8,656.1
Expected years of schooling, female (years)11.3
Expected years of schooling, male (years)11.8
Gender Inequality Index (GII)0.563
Human Development Index (HDI), female0.525
Human Development Index (HDI), male0.66
Labour force participation rate, female (% ages 15 and older)27
Labour force participation rate, male (% ages 15 and older)79.9
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)69.5
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)66.6
Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births)190
Mean years of schooling, female (years)3.6
Mean years of schooling, male (years)7.2
Population with at least some secondary education, female (% ages 25 and older)27
Population with at least some secondary education, male (% ages 25 and older)56.6
Share of seats in parliament (% held by women) 12.2 .......!!
While in Bangladesh,
Gender Development Index (GDI)0.917
Adolescent birth rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)80.6
Estimated gross national income per capita, female (2011 PPP$)2,277.8
Estimated gross national income per capita, male (2011 PPP$)4,083.4
Expected years of schooling, female (years)10.3
Expected years of schooling, male (years)9.7
Gender Inequality Index (GII)0.503
Human Development Index (HDI), female0.541
Human Development Index (HDI), male0.59
Labour force participation rate, female (% ages 15 and older)57.4 .......!!
Labour force participation rate, male (% ages 15 and older)84.1
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)72.9
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)70.4
Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births)170
Mean years of schooling, female (years)4.5
Mean years of schooling, male (years)5.5
Population with at least some secondary education, female (% ages 25 and older)34.1
Population with at least some secondary education, male (% ages 25 and older)41.3
Share of seats in parliament (% held by women) 20 .........!!
And this - after Bangladesh spends roughly half of what India spends on health and nutrition sectors. Seems its better to be a female in Bangladesh than in India.
I think Bangladesh cannot really be called a backward, poverty stricken hellhole after all.....
https://defence.pk/threads/average-...-a-year-and-nine-months-in-bangladesh.436318/
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