- India has been ranked 158th out of 195 countries in the world for its investments in education and health care according to the first-ever scientific study that ranks countries for their levels of human capital.
- The ranking is based on systematic analysis of available data for 195 countries from 1990 to 2016.
- Other South Asian countries ranking below India in this report include Pakistan (164), Bangladesh (161) and Afghanistan (188) however Sri Lanka (102), Nepal (156), Bhutan (133) and Maldives (116) have fared better than India.
- Top 3 nations in the rankings are:
- Finland
- Iceland
- Denmark
- The U.S. is ranked 27th, while China is at 44th.
