India ranks 102 out of 132 nations on social development index
by The Daily Eye Team April 5 2014, 11:31 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 27 secsIndia ranks 102nd among the 132 countries on the Social Progress Index, a measure of human well being that goes beyond traditional economic measures such as GDP or per capita income.
Of the BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — only India ranked lower than the 100th position on the list of the Social Progress Index 2014 compiled by US-based non-profit group Social Progress Imperative.
China was next lowest of the five, in the 90th position, and Brazil was the highest, at 46th.