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🇮🇳 India vs 🇵🇰 Pakistan

India has 1.21B more people — 1,463,865,525 against 255,219,554. Below, 35 indicators both countries publish, side by side.

🇮🇳 India
1,463,865,525
Asia · rank #1 · +0.89%
World Bank, 2025
🇵🇰 Pakistan
255,219,554
Asia · rank #5 · +1.56%
World Bank, 2025

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Values are each country's most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each.
IndicatorIndiaPakistan
Population1,463,865,5251st of 240255,219,5545th of 240
Annual Growth Rate+0.89%116th of 240+1.56%72nd of 240
Population Density/km²484/km²28th of 240321/km²42nd of 240
Land Areakm²2,973,190 km²7th of 240770,880 km²35th of 240
Urban Population35.7%200th of 24039.5%192nd of 240
GDP per Capita$2,702191st of 240$1,596208th of 240
GDP Growth+7.6%16th of 210+3.7%91st of 210
Life Expectancyyears72.2 years157th of 24067.8 years191st of 240
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.96 births per woman113th of 2403.55 births per woman44th of 240
Birth Rateper 1,00016.0 per 1,00095th of 21327.4 per 1,00041st of 213
Death Rateper 1,0006.6 per 1,000133rd of 2136.4 per 1,000139th of 213
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births23.3 per 1,000 live births61st of 19448.2 per 1,000 live births14th of 194
Unemployment Rate4.2%116th of 1865.4%87th of 186
Inflation Rate2.4%112th of 1913.5%79th of 191
Poverty Rate21.9%77th of 16421.9%77th of 164
Gini Index25.5166th of 17033.5105th of 170
Health Spendingof GDP3.3% of GDP170th of 1922.5% of GDP187th of 192
Physiciansper 1,0000.72 per 1,000141st of 2061.16 per 1,000119th of 206
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.59 per 1,000132nd of 1990.63 per 1,000178th of 199
Literacy Rate78.2%129th of 17558.9%159th of 175
Education Spendingof GDP4.1% of GDP102nd of 2021.9% of GDP185th of 202
School Enrollmentgross, secondary79.6% gross, secondary141st of 20748.3% gross, secondary180th of 207
Renewable Energyof final consumption34.9% of final consumption69th of 21141.6% of final consumption59th of 211
Forest Coverageof land area24.5% of land area118th of 2114.7% of land area177th of 211
Internet Penetration70.0%132nd of 21157.3%154th of 211
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people79.4 per 100 people167th of 21276.9 per 100 people168th of 212
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births80 per 100,000 live births73rd of 193155 per 100,000 live births47th of 193
Military Spendingof GDP2.27% of GDP53rd of 1632.67% of GDP39th of 163
Protected Areasof land area7.7% of land area167th of 21119.1% of land area93rd of 211
Median Ageyears28.8 years147th of 24020.6 years196th of 240
Mean Years of Schoolingyears7.8 years106th of 1486.4 years123rd of 148
Human Development Index0.685129th of 1920.544167th of 192
Happiness Index/ 104.54/ 10124th of 1644.87/ 10112th of 164
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.20 tonnes per capita128th of 2120.72 tonnes per capita167th of 212
Obesity Rate8.0%180th of 19823.5%104th of 198

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

IndiaPakistan
0200M400M600M800M1B1.2B1.4B1.6B19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
India and Pakistan population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
India1950346.3M
India1975611.3M
India20001.06B
India20251.46B
India20501.68B
India20751.67B
India21001.51B
Pakistan195035.8M
Pakistan197569.5M
Pakistan2000154.9M
Pakistan2025255.2M
Pakistan2050371.9M
Pakistan2075466.7M
Pakistan2100511M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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