| China | India | ||||
| % on < 1$/day | 17 | 35 | |||
| # undernourished (millions) | 142 | 216 | |||
| % < 5 years old underweigh | 10 | 47 | |||
| Infant mortality per 1000 | 30 | 65 | |||
| Life expectancy at birth | 71 | 63 | |||
| Adult literacy % | 91 | 57 | |||
| Human Development Index rank | 94 | 127 | |||
| out of 177 states | |||||
| Source: The Economist, Survey of India and China, 5 March 2005 | |||||