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🇮🇳 India vs 🇹🇷 Turkey

Population difference
1,377,986,969
1.46B
India
85.9M
Turkey
17.0×
India is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on population, where India’s figure is 17.0× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
India
by population · Asia
Turkey
by population · Asia

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
India1,463,865,525
Turkey85,878,556
Land Areakm²
India2,973,190 km²
Turkey769,630 km²
Population Density/km²
India484/km²
Turkey111/km²
Life Expectancyyears
India72.2 years
Turkey77.4 years
GDP per Capita
India$2,702
Turkey$18,599
Urban Population
India35.7%
Turkey89.5%

Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Every indicator published for both India and Turkey, side by side
IndicatorIndiaTurkeyIndia vs Turkey
Population1,463,865,5251st of 24085,878,55618th of 2401,377,986,969 apart
Annual Growth Rate+0.89%116th of 240+0.42%158th of 2402.1× higher
Population Density/km²484/km²28th of 240111/km²104th of 2404.4× higher
Land Areakm²2,973,190 km²7th of 240769,630 km²36th of 2403.9× higher
Urban Population35.7%200th of 24089.5%37th of 2402.5× lower
GDP per Capita$2,702191st of 240$18,59997th of 2406.9× lower
GDP Growth+7.6%16th of 210+3.6%93rd of 2102.1× higher
Life Expectancyyears72.2 years157th of 24077.4 years97th of 2407% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.96 births per woman113th of 2401.48 births per woman176th of 24033% higher
Birth Rateper 1,00016.0 per 1,00095th of 21311.0 per 1,000135th of 21345% higher
Death Rateper 1,0006.6 per 1,000133rd of 2135.7 per 1,000169th of 21316% higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births23.3 per 1,000 live births134th of 1948.0 per 1,000 live births70th of 1942.9× higher
Unemployment Rate4.2%71st of 1868.5%137th of 18650% lower
Inflation Rate2.4%112th of 19134.9%7th of 19132.5 points apart
Poverty Rate21.9%85th of 16413.0%33rd of 1641.7× higher
Gini Index25.55th of 17043.7145th of 17042% lower
Health Spendingof GDP3.3% of GDP170th of 1924.3% of GDP147th of 19222% lower
Physiciansper 1,0000.72 per 1,000141st of 2062.24 per 1,00082nd of 2063.1× lower
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.59 per 1,000132nd of 1993.05 per 1,00070th of 19948% lower
Literacy Rate78.2%129th of 17597.3%61st of 17520% lower
Education Spendingof GDP4.1% of GDP102nd of 2023.1% of GDP148th of 20232% higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary79.6% gross, secondary141st of 207118.4% gross, secondary20th of 20733% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption34.9% of final consumption69th of 21112.0% of final consumption135th of 2112.9× higher
Forest Coverageof land area24.5% of land area118th of 21129.5% of land area109th of 21117% lower
Internet Penetration70.0%132nd of 21189.8%62nd of 21122% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people79.4 per 100 people167th of 212107.8 per 100 people128th of 21226% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births80 per 100,000 live births120th of 19315 per 100,000 live births57th of 1935.3× higher
Military Spendingof GDP2.27% of GDP53rd of 1631.92% of GDP71st of 16318% higher
Protected Areasof land area7.7% of land area167th of 2117.0% of land area172nd of 21110% higher
Median Ageyears28.8 years147th of 24033.5 years117th of 24014% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears7.8 years106th of 1488.5 years93rd of 1488% lower
Human Development Index0.685129th of 1920.85351st of 19220% lower
Happiness Index/ 104.54/ 10124th of 1645.30/ 10100th of 16414% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.20 tonnes per capita128th of 2125.87 tonnes per capita55th of 2122.7× lower
Obesity Rate8.0%180th of 19830.5%66th of 1983.8× lower

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. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.

Population, 1950–2100

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

IndiaTurkey
0200M400M600M800M1B1.2B1.4B1.6B19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
India and Turkey population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
India1950346.3M
India1975611.3M
India20001.06B
India20251.46B
India20501.68B
India20751.67B
India21001.51B
Turkey195021M
Turkey197541.1M
Turkey200065.4M
Turkey202587.7M
Turkey205091.3M
Turkey207581.6M
Turkey210065.3M

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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