| No | Indicator | Value |
| 1 | HDI Rank | 127 |
| 2 | Human Poverty Index (Rank) | 53 |
| 3 | Human Poverty Index (Value) | 33.1 |
| 4 | Population living below $1 a day (%), 1990-2001 | 34.7 |
| 5 | Population living below $2 a day (%), 1990-2001 | 79.9 |
| 6 | Population living below the national poverty line (%) 1987-2000 | 28.6 |
| 7 | Human Poverty Indicators: | |
| Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 (% of cohort) 2000-05 | 15.3 |
| Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above) 2001 | 42.0 |
| Population without sustainable access to an improved water source (%), 2000 | 16.0 |
| Children under-weight for age (% below age 5), 1995-2001 | 47.0 |
| 8 | Inequality in income or consumption (1997) | |
| Share of income or consumption (%) - Poorest 10% | 3.5 |
| Share of income or consumption (%) - Poorest 20% | 8.1 |
| Share of income or consumption (%) - Richest 10% | 33.5 |
| Share of income or consumption (%) - Richest 20% | 46.1 |
| 9 | Inequality Measures - Ratio of richest 10% to poorest 10% | 9.5 |
| Inequality Measures - Ratio of richest 20% to poorest 20% | 5.7 |
| Inequality Measures - Gini Index | 37.8 |
| Source: Human Development Indicators, 2003, UNDP |
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