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China vs. India
How China and India compare on income per person, population, life expectancy, internet use and access to electricity, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.
The biggest differences
- GDP per person is 5.1 times as high in China ($13,293) as in India ($2,592).
- The share of people using the internet is 27.1 percentage points higher in China (92%) than in India (64.9%).
- Life expectancy at birth is 5.8 years longer in China (78 years) than in India (72.2).
The two are about the same on the population and the share of people with electricity.
Side by side
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How rich is each country, per person?
GDP per person, US dollars · 2024
- China
- $13,293
- India
- $2,592
- World
- $13,717
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How many people live in each country?
People · 2025
- China
- 1.41B people
- India
- 1.46B people
- World
- 8.22B people
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How long do people live in each country?
Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024
- China
- 78 years
- India
- 72.2 years
- World
- 73.5 years
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What share of people use the internet in each country?
People using the internet, % of population · 2024
- China
- 92%
- India
- 64.9%
- World
- 71.2%
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What share of people have electricity in each country?
People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024
- China
- 100%
- India
- 99.9%
- World
- 91.9%
Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices. Two figures are called about the same when GDP or population differ by less than 5%, life expectancy by less than a year, or a share by less than 2 percentage points.