About Mission 2047 Bharat
One question, answered with counted numbers: how far is India from the countries the world calls developed?
Please note
Mission 2047 Bharat is an independent citizen project. It is not a government website. It is not connected with the Government of India, any state government, any government body, any political party, any company or the World Bank.
"Mission 2047 Bharat" is the name of this website. It is not the name of a government mission or scheme.
Why 2047
2047 is the 100th year of India's independence. The Government of India has named it as the year by which it wants India to be a developed country.
This site does not judge that goal. It shows where India stands today on things that can be counted, next to 11 other countries, and how fast the gap is closing.
What you will find
- Overall score. One number out of 100 for India and each of the other countries, now and about 5, 10 and 15 years ago, with the method shown.
- Charts. More than 60 measures, from income and health to energy, safety and the position of women. Each one can be downloaded as a picture or shared.
- Projections. If India keeps its pace of the last ten years, when it would reach today's top 3 on each measure. This is arithmetic, not a forecast.
The rules this site follows
- Only counted, published figures. No opinion polls and no rankings built on perception, such as democracy or happiness indices.
- One source for all 12 countries. The figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, which gathers numbers reported by governments and United Nations agencies. Using one source keeps the definition the same for every country.
- Missing means "no data". Where a country has not reported a figure, the site says so. Nothing is filled in or guessed.
- Every chart names its source. Each chart, table and downloaded picture says where the number comes from and links to it, so anyone can check.
- The same treatment for every number. Figures that flatter India and figures that do not are shown in the same way.
The 12 countries
India, China, the seven countries of the G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States), South Korea, Sweden and the Netherlands.
They are treated as one list, with no grouping and no target country. Each has more than 10 million people.
Who runs it
The site is run by a private citizen in Hyderabad, India, in a personal capacity. It is not run by, or on behalf of, any company or organisation. It carries no advertising.
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