It's Time for India to Become a Top Nation by Per Capita Income: Here's Why

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/its-time-for-india-to-become-a-top-nation-by-per-capita-income-heres-why. India has doubtless achieved a seminal milestone by surpassing its erstwhile colonial master, the UK to become the 5th largest economy in the world with a $4.1 Check more stories related to finance at: https://hackernoon.com/c/finance. You can also check exclusive content about #indian-currency-and-finance, #india, #future-of-india, #what-is-india's-gdp, #india-global-world-hunger, #india-per-capita-income, #indian-economy, #the-growth-of-india, and more. This story was written by: @vlabroo. Learn more about this writer by checking @vlabroo's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. India has doubtless achieved a seminal milestone by surpassing its erstwhile colonial master, the UK to become the 5th largest economy in the world. But the constant tom tomming of the nation's arrival on the world stage as a global colossus is misplaced and shows us in a very poor light. With a per capita income of $2848, India ranks a poor 143rd out of 195 countries. India also fares quite poorly on the Global World Hunger Index at 111 out of 125 countries.