Data Desk
India & Sri Lanka in comparable data
Live indicators are loaded from the World Bank API at view time. The chart is deliberately source-first: every observation remains attributable to the originating dataset and can change when that dataset is revised.
Interpretation rule: comparisons must check definitions, units, revisions and denominator changes. A chart is evidence to inspect, not a verdict by itself.
Methods
What we measure alongside GDP
Development is assessed through production, employment, prices, education, health, household welfare and productive capability.
Economy
Scale & productivity
Real and nominal GDP, per-capita output, manufacturing, trade, investment, productivity and fiscal indicators.
People
Work & living standards
Employment, wages, poverty, inflation, participation, housing and access to essential infrastructure.
Capability
Education & research
Learning, enrolment, completion, research intensity, innovation and the transition from education into productive work.