India @ 61

In the year 2008...
Population : 1.1 billion (2005 est)
Literacy :68% (2004 est)
Life expectancy rate : 64 years
Poverty :28%
Urban population : 28.7%
And at the time of Independence in the year 1947...
Population :361 million
Literacy :18.3%
Life expectancy rate :32 years
Poverty :45%
Urban population :17.3%