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70 years on, Bangladesh outperforms India, Pakistan
  • Tribune Desk
  • Published at 03:19 AM August 17, 2017
  • Last updated at 02:45 PM August 17, 2017
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Bangladesh is again strong when it comes to women’s purchasing power, significantly outperforming Pakistan and standing marginally ahead of India
It is now 70 years since British colonial rule in India was ended with the country’s partitioning into three successor nations we know today as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

The United Nations considers these states to be at levels of “medium human development”, while collectively the economies of South Asia are termed “powerhouses of Asian economic growth”.

And yet in each country, and in Bangladesh particularly, most people still live below the poverty line and work irregular, unstable jobs with little to no security.

So how much progress has really been made since partition?

Examining how each country has fared since 1947 can serve as a corrective to the chest-thumping that is often so far removed from the reality.

Eight charts compare Bangladesh to India and Pakistan. Data for China has also been included, so as to illustrate what might have been had Bangladesh taken a different direction after 1971.

Bangladesh has made unquestionable progress since 1947, even more so since independence from Pakistan was achieved in 1971. Indeed, what the data shows is that Bangladesh seems to have, in large part, shrugged off the economic legacy of its 24 years as a structurally disadvantaged East Pakistan.

Yet, while it often performs more strongly than India and Pakistan, in absolute terms the figures that Bangladesh posts are still poor by global standards. Indeed, China, which was in 1950 even poorer than East Pakistan, outperforms Bangladesh in seven of the eight indicators. This is something that must be rectified.

Bangladesh lags behind in GDP per capita
In 1950, East Pakistan lagged marginally behind West Pakistan and India in per capita income. In 2010, despite doubling its per capita income from $540 to $1,276 in the intervening 60 years, an independent Bangladesh had fallen further behind in relative terms. Pakistan, which had only been $103 better off, was now $1,218 richer in per capita terms, while India’s growth was even more impressive, swelling from $619 in 1950 to $3,372 in 2010.

Bangladeshis live the longest
India and Pakistan’s superior economic performance, however, has surprisingly not led to better life expectancy. The average Bangladeshi can expect to live to 72, while Pakistanis and Indians can expect to live to 66 and 68, respectively.

India more unequal than Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s relatively higher life expectancy could be explained by its better performance in inequality rates. The Gini coefficient of disposable income, a measure of inequality, sees Bangladesh lodged between India and Pakistan. Nonetheless, in Bangladesh, where the economic pie is smaller, its effects are more pronounced than in either India or Pakistan.

Bangladeshi women have highest average incomes
Bangladesh is again strong when it comes to women’s purchasing power, significantly outperforming Pakistan and standing marginally ahead of India. This is likely because of Bangladesh’s garments industry, which is driven by a mainly female workforce.

Bangladeshi poverty rates similar to those of India
Bangladesh, despite performing marginally better than India, nonetheless performs weakly when it comes to the percentage of its population living in poverty. Bangladesh and India’s poverty rates, of 56.8% and 58%, are far worse than the Pakistan rate of 36.9%.

Lowest rates of child hunger are in Bangladesh
Among the three South Asian states, Bangladesh performs best in rates of child hunger. Indeed, measured as the percentage of children under five receiving adequate nutrition, it scores 36.1%, far better than Pakistan and marginally more than India.

Bangladesh takes better care of children
Bangladesh not only performs better in child hunger statistics, but posts the lowest under five mortality rates. Almost a quarter better than India and more than 50% better than Pakistan’s, Bangladesh’s 37.6/1000 is, in relative terms, impressive.

Bangladesh posts highest percentage of stable jobs
Bangladesh also posted the highest percentage of stable jobs, at 57.8%. In contrast, India posted over 80% in what the UN defines as ‘vulnerable employment’, which is defined as “percentage of employed people engaged as unpaid family workers and own account workers”.
A version of this story was first published in the Mint
http://www.dhakatribune.com/feature/2017/08/17/70-years-bangladesh-outperforms-india-pakistan/
 
I as an Indian and I'm sure almost all Indians will be happy to see a developed Bangladesh.

I request Bangladeshis to share a similar feeling which I'm sure majority do.
 
I as an Indian and I'm sure almost all Indians will be happy to see a developed Bangladesh.
I request Bangladeshis to share a similar feeling which I'm sure majority do.
Definitely we all want to witness the entire South Asian Region to prosper, as this century is marked as the Century of Asian reemergence.
 
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This is a bullshit article giving outdated data.A version of this article was published in mint, an Indian media outlet which was reproduced in Dhakatribune good for nothing reason.

And no need to compare Bangladesh with India or Pakistan.I know these type of article are rife in media due to 70 years of partition celebration.But we should NOT jump in this bandwagon.We didn't start from 1947, and 70 years means nothing to us.Partition events have no relevance in current BD.Our journey started in 1972 and have no rivalry in anything with that two country.So stay away from these type of news.
 
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Bangladeshis live the longest
India and Pakistan’s superior economic performance, however, has surprisingly not led to better life expectancy. The average Bangladeshi can expect to live to 72, while Pakistanis and Indians can expect to live to 66 and 68, respectively.

This could be explained by the Natural Selection theory of Charles Darwin. Nature only preserves those who are racially and genetically superior to others and thus, would contribute to the evolution of their species. This is why despite Indians and Pakistanis having much larger per capita GDP (PPP) than Bangladeshis, live far fewer years than an average Bangladeshi because nature tends to support Bangladeshis more. Bangladesh has been recognized as the most vulnerable country to Climate Change but if you take a look at the casualties and losses in the natural disasters for the last few years, they are disproportionately higher in Inda and Pakistan than in Bangladesh. When dozens are dying in floods in Bangladesh, thousands are getting killed in heat waves in India and Pakistan.
 
why i see dick measuring contest in India & Bangladesh every now and then? saw several threads idnians comparing with Pakistan on their independence while not see a single Pakistani not even mentioning India or Bangladesh on Pakistan's Independence.

BTW on topic we all are still worst......shame on us.
 
why i see dick measuring contest in India & Bangladesh every now and then? saw several threads idnians comparing with Pakistan on their independence while not see a single Pakistani not even mentioning India or Bangladesh on Pakistan's Independence.

BTW on topic we all are still worst......shame on us.

I don't think this specific post is dick measuring. It's to compare a country's (BD) development in all areas relative to it's neighbours. Just like western countries measure their's such as health or economy by comparing with their neighbours. It's hard to tell how much development has occurred without comparing with another country of similar state.
 
Nature only preserves those who are racially and genetically superior to others and thus, would contribute to the evolution of their species. This is why despite Indians and Pakistanis having much larger per capita GDP (PPP) than Bangladeshis, live far fewer years than an average Bangladeshi because nature tends to support Bangladeshis more.
Wow...now we Bangladeshis are also master race...after hearing for so long about Pakistani martial race, Punjabi master race, Brahmin superior race, North Indian Aryan race now we Bangladeshis are also going this route......lol
I wonder which race is the most superior in this subcontinent @padamchen
 
Wow...now we Bangladeshis are also master race...after hearing for so long about Pakistani martial race, Punjabi master race, Brahmin superior race, North Indian Aryan race now we Bangladeshis are also going this route......lol
I wonder which race is the most superior in this subcontinent @padamchen

Poor things. Bangalis.

My interaction with them.has been limited to either very highly qualified physicians at seminars, or waiters in restaurants, staff at airports, that sort of thing abroad.

I think Pakistanis genuinely like us more than Bangalis do.

Funny.

Cheers, Doc
 
70 years on, Bangladesh outperforms India, Pakistan
  • Tribune Desk
  • Published at 03:19 AM August 17, 2017
  • Last updated at 02:45 PM August 17, 2017
map-an-690x450.jpg

Bangladesh is again strong when it comes to women’s purchasing power, significantly outperforming Pakistan and standing marginally ahead of India
It is now 70 years since British colonial rule in India was ended with the country’s partitioning into three successor nations we know today as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

The United Nations considers these states to be at levels of “medium human development”, while collectively the economies of South Asia are termed “powerhouses of Asian economic growth”.

And yet in each country, and in Bangladesh particularly, most people still live below the poverty line and work irregular, unstable jobs with little to no security.

So how much progress has really been made since partition?

Examining how each country has fared since 1947 can serve as a corrective to the chest-thumping that is often so far removed from the reality.

Eight charts compare Bangladesh to India and Pakistan. Data for China has also been included, so as to illustrate what might have been had Bangladesh taken a different direction after 1971.

Bangladesh has made unquestionable progress since 1947, even more so since independence from Pakistan was achieved in 1971. Indeed, what the data shows is that Bangladesh seems to have, in large part, shrugged off the economic legacy of its 24 years as a structurally disadvantaged East Pakistan.

Yet, while it often performs more strongly than India and Pakistan, in absolute terms the figures that Bangladesh posts are still poor by global standards. Indeed, China, which was in 1950 even poorer than East Pakistan, outperforms Bangladesh in seven of the eight indicators. This is something that must be rectified.

Bangladesh lags behind in GDP per capita
In 1950, East Pakistan lagged marginally behind West Pakistan and India in per capita income. In 2010, despite doubling its per capita income from $540 to $1,276 in the intervening 60 years, an independent Bangladesh had fallen further behind in relative terms. Pakistan, which had only been $103 better off, was now $1,218 richer in per capita terms, while India’s growth was even more impressive, swelling from $619 in 1950 to $3,372 in 2010.

Bangladeshis live the longest
India and Pakistan’s superior economic performance, however, has surprisingly not led to better life expectancy. The average Bangladeshi can expect to live to 72, while Pakistanis and Indians can expect to live to 66 and 68, respectively.

India more unequal than Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s relatively higher life expectancy could be explained by its better performance in inequality rates. The Gini coefficient of disposable income, a measure of inequality, sees Bangladesh lodged between India and Pakistan. Nonetheless, in Bangladesh, where the economic pie is smaller, its effects are more pronounced than in either India or Pakistan.

Bangladeshi women have highest average incomes
Bangladesh is again strong when it comes to women’s purchasing power, significantly outperforming Pakistan and standing marginally ahead of India. This is likely because of Bangladesh’s garments industry, which is driven by a mainly female workforce.

Bangladeshi poverty rates similar to those of India
Bangladesh, despite performing marginally better than India, nonetheless performs weakly when it comes to the percentage of its population living in poverty. Bangladesh and India’s poverty rates, of 56.8% and 58%, are far worse than the Pakistan rate of 36.9%.

Lowest rates of child hunger are in Bangladesh
Among the three South Asian states, Bangladesh performs best in rates of child hunger. Indeed, measured as the percentage of children under five receiving adequate nutrition, it scores 36.1%, far better than Pakistan and marginally more than India.

Bangladesh takes better care of children
Bangladesh not only performs better in child hunger statistics, but posts the lowest under five mortality rates. Almost a quarter better than India and more than 50% better than Pakistan’s, Bangladesh’s 37.6/1000 is, in relative terms, impressive.

Bangladesh posts highest percentage of stable jobs
Bangladesh also posted the highest percentage of stable jobs, at 57.8%. In contrast, India posted over 80% in what the UN defines as ‘vulnerable employment’, which is defined as “percentage of employed people engaged as unpaid family workers and own account workers”.
A version of this story was first published in the Mint
http://www.dhakatribune.com/feature/2017/08/17/70-years-bangladesh-outperforms-india-pakistan/
please do feel happy if BD is doing well, but why compare it against with India!

South asia itself is a big mess now doing a comparison among each other is not a right thing to do. American politicians quite often used to say that american children have to study more to beat chinese/indians. But who held them back from studying ?
 
while India’s growth was even more impressive, swelling from $619 in 1950 to $3,372 in 2010.

These figures arnt really true is it ?

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in India was last recorded at 1861.50 US dollars in 2016.

The GDP per Capita in India is equivalent to 15 percent of the world's average. GDP per capita in India averaged 671.68 USD from 1960 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 1861.50 USD in 2016 and a record low of 304.20 USD in 1960.


https://tradingeconomics.com/india/gdp-per-capita
 
These figures arnt really true is it ?

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in India was last recorded at 1861.50 US dollars in 2016.

The GDP per Capita in India is equivalent to 15 percent of the world's average. GDP per capita in India averaged 671.68 USD from 1960 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 1861.50 USD in 2016 and a record low of 304.20 USD in 1960.


https://tradingeconomics.com/india/gdp-per-capita
I think these figures are for PPP. Although it isn't relevant today as it doesn't go beyond 2010. India's PPP now is around 7000 I think.
 
I think these figures are for PPP. Although it isn't relevant today as it doesn't go beyond 2010. India's PPP now is around 7000 I think.

Hmmm.. Not really, the figures given for 1950 is $615 so it kinda correlates with the GDP nominal rate of $678 for 1960 as shown in the verified link i have posted

Maybe the writer mixed up nominal with PPP

India GDP per capita PPP is $6,572.3 (2016)

@Philia A better comparison

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...th-5-other-countries/articleshow/60057751.cms

Around the time India awoke to ‘life and freedom’, a few other countries too were throwing out colonists, monarchies and other old regimes to form modern states. In the race to progress since then, who has fared the best? We compare India’s performance on six parameters with five countries that gained Independence in the late 1940s— China (1949, Communist revolution), Pakistan (1947), Bangladesh (1947 from Britain, 1971 from Pakistan), Sri Lanka (1948) and Indonesia (1949).


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60057765.cms


60057768.cms


60057770.cms


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60057774.cms
 

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