TABLE 1.
Economic and demographic characteristics of 4 selected countries in Asia: China, India, Pakistan, and Nepal1
| Country | Income level | GDP per capita (US $) | Life expectancy (y) | Under-5 mortality | Population (thousand) | Urban population (%) | Food Production Index2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Upper-middle | 8827.0 | 76.5 | 9.2 | 1386,395.0 | 58.0 | 139.0 |
| India | Lower-middle | 1942.1 | 68.2 | 38.7 | 1339,180.1 | 33.6 | 144.4 |
| Pakistan | Lower-middle | 1547.9 | 66.9 | 71.5 | 197,016.0 | 36.4 | 130.4 |
| Nepal | Low | 849.0 | 70.2 | 33.4 | 29,305.0 | 19.3 | 137.8 |
1
GDP, gross domestic product; data source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (2017) (21).
2
The World Bank's Food Production Index is determined on the basis of volumes of animal or plant-based agricultural products, but does not consider seeds, feed, tea, and coffee.