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    Gujarat is often cited as India's #1 state, but it does not lead in many key economic and social indicators. The document analyzes several metrics such as GDP, literacy rate, life expectancy, sex ratio, home ownership, vaccination rates, and human development index to show that Gujarat typically ranks in the middle or lower compared to states like Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa, and Tamil Nadu. The document concludes by questioning what metric Gujarat actually leads in to have earned the label of India's #1 state.

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    Gujarat is often cited as India's #1 state, but it does not lead in many key economic and social indicators. The document analyzes several metrics such as GDP, literacy rate, life expectancy, sex ratio, home ownership, vaccination rates, and human development index to show that Gujarat typically ranks in the middle or lower compared to states like Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa, and Tamil Nadu. The document concludes by questioning what metric Gujarat actually leads in to have earned the label of India's #1 state.

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    Gujarat is India's #1 state. #1 in what? * GDP? Nope, Gujarat is only 6th; Maharashtra is first.

    * Per capita GDP: Nope again, Gujarat is 8th. Goa is first. * Literacy Rate: Not even close, Gujarat is not even in the top 10. Kerala leads by a large margin, at 100% according to some sources. * Life expectancy at birth, which is a good indicator of health facilities: Gujarat is only 10th, Kerala leads at 74. That is TEN years more than Gujarat. Which means that the average Keralite lives for 10 more years than the average Gujarati. * Sex ratio: Gujarat is TWENTY FOURTH with 918 females per 1000 males. Kerala leads again with 1084 females per 1000 males. * Home ownership, %age of people who own homes - this is a very good indicator of inclusive economic progress: Gujarat is reasonably good, but still only 4th with 73.2%. Kerala leads with 87.5%. * Vaccination rate - %age of babies who are vaccinated, which is a good indicator of health awareness and progress: Gujarat is NINETEENTH with just 45% coverage. Tamil Nadu leads with 81%. * Human Development Index: recognized worldwide as the best barometer for inclusive social and economic progress in a society: Gujarat is 11th with 0.527. States like Kerala which is first with 0.790 (in the range of developed countries) are far ahead. So what exactly is Gujarat first in?

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