China
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Identity
Formal name: People's Republic of China.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
China's population began shrinking in 2022, its first annual decline in about six decades.
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China vs India
125 shared metrics.
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India
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of India.
CIA 2026
Analysis
China leads in 77 of 125 shared metrics, while India leads in 48.
China's Domestic Patents is 53.3x that of India (1.43M vs 26.3K).
China's Broadband Access (%) is 15.4x that of India (45 per 100 people vs 2.7 per 100 people).
China's Shipping Traffic is 12.6x that of India (268.99M vs 19.72M).
China's Meat Consumption per Person is 9.0x that of India (60.6 kg/person/yr vs 6.1 kg/person/yr).
China's Credit Card Ownership is 8.9x that of India (46.03% of adults vs 4.6% of adults).
Key Comparisons
Domestic PatentsChina leads
China
1.43M
India
26.3K
Broadband Access (%)China leads
China
45 per 100 people
India
2.7 per 100 people
Shipping TrafficChina leads
China
268.99M
India
19.72M
Meat Consumption per PersonChina leads
China
60.6 kg/person/yr
India
6.1 kg/person/yr
Credit Card OwnershipChina leads
China
46.03% of adults
India
4.6% of adults
Beer ConsumptionChina leads
China
1.1 L/person/yr
India
0.13 L/person/yr
All Metrics
Domestic Patents
ChinaChina
1.43M
India
26.3K
5331% higher
Broadband Access (%)
ChinaChina
45 per 100 people
India
2.7 per 100 people
1539% higher
Shipping Traffic
ChinaChina
268.99M
India
19.72M
1264% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
ChinaChina
60.6 kg/person/yr
India
6.1 kg/person/yr
897% higher
Credit Card Ownership
ChinaChina
46.03% of adults
India
4.6% of adults
890% higher
Beer Consumption
ChinaChina
1.1 L/person/yr
India
0.13 L/person/yr
765% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
ChinaChina
$672.45
India
$79.52
746% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
ChinaChina
1.6 per 1M people
India
0.22 per 1M people
628% higher
Researchers
ChinaChina
1.8K per 1M
India
259.26 per 1M
613% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
ChinaChina
0.22 per 100k people
India
0.03 per 100k people
544% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
ChinaChina
2.95B kW
India
499.14M kW
491% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
ChinaChina
6.5K kWh/person
India
1.2K kWh/person
452% higher
GNI Per Capita
ChinaChina
$13,660
India
$2,650
415% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
ChinaChina
40.33 kg/person/yr
India
7.9 kg/person/yr
411% higher
Electricity Generation
ChinaChina
10.1K TWh
India
2.1K TWh
390% higher
GDP (Nominal)
ChinaChina
$18,743,803,170,827.2
India
$3,909,891,533,858.08
379% higher
Foreign Patents
ChinaChina
159.0K
India
35.3K
350% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
ChinaChina
8.3K
India
1.9K
347% higher
Scientific Publications
ChinaChina
898.9K
India
207.4K
333% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
ChinaChina
3.1 per 1k
India
0.72 per 1k
332% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
ChinaChina
13.1K Mt CO2e
India
3.2K Mt CO2e
316% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
ChinaChina
2.6% of GDP
India
0.65% of GDP
296% higher
CO2 Per Capita
ChinaChina
8.7 t/person/yr
India
2.2 t/person/yr
293% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
ChinaChina
2.9K kg oil eq/person
India
754.18 kg oil eq/person
278% higher
Air Passengers
ChinaChina
619.22M
India
180.42M
243% higher
Land Area
ChinaChina
9.39M km²
India
2.97M km²
216% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
ChinaChina
5.0 per 1k
India
1.6 per 1k
213% higher
Forest Area
ChinaChina
2.26M km²
India
729.6K km²
209% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
ChinaChina
72.03 per 100k
India
24.96 per 100k
189% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
ChinaChina
19.6% of firms
India
6.8% of firms
186% higher
Border Neighbors
ChinaChina
16
India
6.0
167% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
ChinaChina
$27,104.87
India
$11,159.99
143% higher
Railway Length
ChinaChina
150.0K km
India
65.6K km
129% higher
University Enrollment Rate
ChinaChina
76.88%
India
34.42%
123% higher
Wind Electricity Share
ChinaChina
10.73%
India
5.0%
115% higher
Coastline Length
ChinaChina
14.5K km
India
7.0K km
107% higher
Elderly Population (%)
ChinaChina
14.67%
India
7.1%
105% higher
Nurses & Midwives
ChinaChina
3.5 per 1k
India
1.7 per 1k
104% higher
Protected Land (%)
ChinaChina
15.6%
India
7.7%
103% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
IndiaChina
0.14% of firms
India
27.23% of firms
99% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
IndiaChina
0.29% of firms
India
39.33% of firms
99% lower
Inflation Rate
IndiaChina
0.20%
India
5.0%
96% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
ChinaChina
26.54%
India
13.65%
94% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
ChinaChina
17.47%
India
9.1%
91% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
IndiaChina
0.04
India
0.46
90% lower
Urban Population (%)
ChinaChina
65.89%
India
35.38%
86% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
IndiaChina
0.10% of GDP
India
0.69% of GDP
86% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
IndiaChina
0.04
India
0.26
85% lower
Digital Payments Used
ChinaChina
88.72% of adults
India
48.46% of adults
83% higher
Infant Mortality
IndiaChina
4.5 per 1k births
India
24.5 per 1k births
82% lower
Homicide Rate
IndiaChina
0.50 per 100k
India
2.8 per 100k
82% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
IndiaChina
3.7% of firms
India
19.91% of firms
82% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
IndiaChina
0.07
India
0.38
81% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
IndiaChina
5.0 days/yr
India
25 days/yr
80% lower
Airports
ChinaChina
571
India
318
80% higher
Capital Elevation
IndiaChina
43 m
India
216 m
80% lower
Child Mortality
IndiaChina
6.2 per 1k births
India
27.7 per 1k births
78% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
ChinaChina
0.01 per 1M people
India
0.00 per 1M people
75% higher
Population Density
IndiaChina
150.26 /km²
India
483.68 /km²
69% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ChinaChina
132 per 100 people
India
79 per 100 people
67% higher
Internet Users (%)
ChinaChina
92%
India
56%
64% higher
Teen Birth Rate
IndiaChina
5.2 per 1k
India
14.06 per 1k
63% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
ChinaChina
5.4% of GDP
India
3.3% of GDP
62% higher
Land Border Length
ChinaChina
22.5K km
India
13.9K km
62% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
IndiaChina
32.66 kg/person/yr
India
84.5 kg/person/yr
61% lower
Railway Network
ChinaChina
109.8K km
India
68.1K km
61% higher
Nuclear Electricity Share
ChinaChina
4.9%
India
3.1%
58% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
IndiaChina
15.2%
India
34.9%
56% lower
Water Stress (%)
IndiaChina
20.21%
India
44.78%
55% lower
Birth Rate
IndiaChina
7.3 per 1k
India
15.91 per 1k
54% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
IndiaChina
23.84% of adults
India
49.42% of adults
52% lower
Official Languages Count
IndiaChina
1.0
India
2.0
50% lower
Big Mac Price
ChinaChina
$3.66
India
$2.51
46% higher
Food Waste per Person
ChinaChina
141.64 kg/person/yr
India
97.34 kg/person/yr
46% higher
Inequality (Gini)
ChinaChina
36
India
25.5
41% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
ChinaChina
26.28%
India
18.57%
41% higher
Fertility Rate
IndiaChina
1.2 children/woman
India
2.0 children/woman
40% lower
Median Age
ChinaChina
39.1 years
India
28.1 years
39% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
ChinaChina
60 sites
India
44 sites
36% higher
Youth Population (%)
IndiaChina
16.01%
India
24.62%
35% lower
Life Evaluation Score
ChinaChina
6.1 pts
India
4.5 pts
34% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
ChinaChina
212.35 per 1k people
India
158.15 per 1k people
34% higher
Time Zones Count
ChinaChina
4.0 time zones
India
3.0 time zones
33% higher
Suicide Rate
IndiaChina
8.9 per 100k
India
12.56 per 100k
29% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
IndiaChina
34.81 µg/m³
India
48.39 µg/m³
28% lower
Imports (% GDP)
IndiaChina
17.18% of GDP
India
23.49% of GDP
27% lower
Military Spending
IndiaChina
1.7% of GDP
India
2.3% of GDP
25% lower
Coal Electricity Share
IndiaChina
54.35%
India
70.82%
23% lower
GDP Growth Rate
IndiaChina
5.0%
India
6.5%
23% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
IndiaChina
525.34 gCO2/kWh
India
670.13 gCO2/kWh
22% lower
Political Corruption Index
IndiaChina
0.55
India
0.68
19% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
ChinaChina
17.4 per 100k
India
14.6 per 100k
19% higher
Solar Electricity Share
ChinaChina
11.1%
India
9.4%
18% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
ChinaChina
96.74%
India
81.7%
18% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
IndiaChina
2.54M
India
3.07M
17% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
ChinaChina
97.27%
India
83.38%
17% higher
Human Development Index
ChinaChina
0.80
India
0.69
16% higher
Obesity Rate
ChinaChina
8.2%
India
7.2%
14% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
IndiaChina
27.3% of adults
India
31.3% of adults
13% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
ChinaChina
7.6% of GDP
India
6.7% of GDP
13% higher
Water Withdrawal
IndiaChina
568.48 B m³
India
647.5 B m³
12% lower
Alcohol Consumption
ChinaChina
4.6 L/adult/yr
India
4.1 L/adult/yr
12% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
IndiaChina
0.59
India
0.66
11% lower
Spirits Consumption
ChinaChina
2.5 L/person/yr
India
2.3 L/person/yr
10% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
ChinaChina
43 pts
India
39 pts
10% higher
Unemployment Rate
ChinaChina
4.6%
India
4.2%
9% higher
Irrigated Land
IndiaChina
690.1K km²
India
754.6K km²
9% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
IndiaChina
55.43%
India
60.06%
8% lower
Death Rate
IndiaChina
8.0 per 1k
India
8.7 per 1k
8% lower
Life Expectancy
ChinaChina
78.0 years
India
72.0 years
8% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
IndiaChina
22.7% of adults
India
24.4% of adults
7% lower
Dependency Ratio
IndiaChina
44.24% of working-age pop.
India
46.56% of working-age pop.
5% lower
Exports (% GDP)
IndiaChina
20.02% of GDP
India
21.16% of GDP
5% lower
Smoking Rate
IndiaChina
23.4%
India
24.3%
4% lower
Highest Elevation
ChinaChina
8.8K m
India
8.6K m
3% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
IndiaChina
24.03%
India
24.54%
2% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
IndiaChina
4.0% of GDP
India
4.1% of GDP
2% lower
Population
IndiaChina
1.41B
India
1.42B
1% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
ChinaChina
46.1 hrs/week
India
45.45 hrs/week
1% higher
Electricity Access (%)
ChinaChina
100%
India
99.5%
1% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
IndiaChina
15.79% of youth labor force
India
16.02% of youth labor force
1% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
ChinaChina
47% of GDP
India
46.5% of GDP
1% higher
Lowest Elevation
IndiaChina
-154 m
India
0 m
ranked lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
IndiaChina
95.1% of adults
India
95.18% of adults
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
ChinaChina
3.7% of GDP
India
-0.9% of GDP
ranked higher
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