Human Development Index is broadly an arrangement of social aggregates is averages of longevity, knowledge and access to resources. 

The HDI is calculated using the following indicators: 

(a) Health - Life expectancy at birth, 

(b) Education, 

(c) Purchasing power parity. In the year 2016, HDI for China, India and Pakistan was estimated to be 0.738, 0.624 and 0.550 respectively. Global ranking of these countries was found to be China- 90, India- 131, Pakistan-147. 

Higher HDI ranking indicates better performance. Population growth rate is highest in Pakistan than India and China. The fertility rate is low in China and very high in Pakistan. The reason is adoption of one child norm in China has performed better than India and Pakistan. China is far ahead of India and Pakistan. China has least index with respect to income, population below poverty line or health index – death rate, sanitation, literacy, life expectancy or malnutrition etc. Pakistan succeeded in lowering proportion of population below the poverty line faster than India.