India or Bangladesh?

Before I read this article by Amartya Sen, I thought that the average Indian was much better off than his counterpart in Bangladesh. I was right if I looked only at GNP per capita; India at $1,170 is almost double the $590 of Bangladesh. But money isn't everything. For example

• Indians die sooner (66.4 vs. 66.9 years)
• More of their children are underweight (43.5% vs 41.3%)
• They have less schooling on average (4.4 vs. 4.8 years)
• Infant mortality is higher (50/1000 vs. 41/1000)
• Fewer children are vaccinated (66% vs. 94%).

It looks like India is spending less of its money on its people.