Economic and Social Indicators
Roll no. 33118
Assignment series 1
Problem
From gapminder.org we are required to compare the following countries for their economic and social indicators and report salient findings. We have to figure out whether India is a superpower or not.
1. India
2. Pakistan
3. Bangladesh
4. Nepal
5. Sri Lanka
Assumptions 1. Year 1947 is taken because three out of the given five became independent around that time with Nepal in 1923 and Bangladesh in 1971. 2. Super-power country doesn’t only have a high GDP and economy size but standard of living of its citizen is also the best.
Analysis
To compare the 5 countries we will consider 9 parameters divided into 2 parts 1. Social parameters 2. Economic parameters
To see the progress of a country over the years we not only should see the economic changes but also the social changes because quality of living of people is equally important.
1. Social parameters a. Population
Table [ 1 ] Population | | | | Country | Year 1947 | Year 1991 | Year 2011 | % Increase | India | 346 | 856 | 1138 | 228.90 | Pakistan | 34.3 | 117.6 | 176 | 413.12 | Sri Lanka | 7 | 17.4 | 21 | 200 | Bangladesh | 42.6 | 112 | 156 | 266.2 | Nepal | 8.7 | 19.8 | 30 | 244.82 |
Figure [ 1 ]
Population rose from 1947 to 2011 of all these 5 countries as shown above in table 1 which is depicted in figure 1. Although India is far ahead of everyone else in terms of population but the highest rise in population is shown by Pakistan. High population implies more burden on resources to fulfil the need on the other hand higher the population higher the workforce. b. Life expectancy
A very important aspect of social standards is life expectancy. Here in table 2 we can see that Sri Lanka has the highest life expectancy among the given five. It started with the highest life expectancy and has maintained that through this period. In this parameter we can see that India is the 4th amongst the given 5
Assignment series 1
Problem
From gapminder.org we are required to compare the following countries for their economic and social indicators and report salient findings. We have to figure out whether India is a superpower or not.
1. India
2. Pakistan
3. Bangladesh
4. Nepal
5. Sri Lanka
Assumptions 1. Year 1947 is taken because three out of the given five became independent around that time with Nepal in 1923 and Bangladesh in 1971. 2. Super-power country doesn’t only have a high GDP and economy size but standard of living of its citizen is also the best.
Analysis
To compare the 5 countries we will consider 9 parameters divided into 2 parts 1. Social parameters 2. Economic parameters
To see the progress of a country over the years we not only should see the economic changes but also the social changes because quality of living of people is equally important.
1. Social parameters a. Population
Table [ 1 ] Population | | | | Country | Year 1947 | Year 1991 | Year 2011 | % Increase | India | 346 | 856 | 1138 | 228.90 | Pakistan | 34.3 | 117.6 | 176 | 413.12 | Sri Lanka | 7 | 17.4 | 21 | 200 | Bangladesh | 42.6 | 112 | 156 | 266.2 | Nepal | 8.7 | 19.8 | 30 | 244.82 |
Figure [ 1 ]
Population rose from 1947 to 2011 of all these 5 countries as shown above in table 1 which is depicted in figure 1. Although India is far ahead of everyone else in terms of population but the highest rise in population is shown by Pakistan. High population implies more burden on resources to fulfil the need on the other hand higher the population higher the workforce. b. Life expectancy
A very important aspect of social standards is life expectancy. Here in table 2 we can see that Sri Lanka has the highest life expectancy among the given five. It started with the highest life expectancy and has maintained that through this period. In this parameter we can see that India is the 4th amongst the given 5