India
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of India.
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India vs Japan
122 shared metrics.
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Japan
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Name origin: the English word for Japan comes from the Chinese name for the country, Cipangu.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Japan's long slowdown after its asset bubble is famous as the Lost Decade era.
Analysis
Japan leads in 66 of 122 shared metrics, while India leads in 56.
India's GDP Growth Rate is 61.3x that of Japan (6.5% vs 0.10%).
India's Irrigated Land is 47.0x that of Japan (754.6K km² vs 15.7K km²).
India's Capital Elevation is 35.0x that of Japan (216 m vs 6.0 m).
India's Political Corruption Index is 12.7x that of Japan (0.68 vs 0.05).
India's Infant Mortality is 12.6x that of Japan (24.5 per 1k births vs 1.8 per 1k births).
Key Comparisons
GDP Growth RateIndia leads
India
6.5%
Japan
0.10%
Irrigated LandIndia leads
India
754.6K km²
Japan
15.7K km²
Capital ElevationIndia leads
India
216 m
Japan
6.0 m
Political Corruption IndexIndia leads
India
0.68
Japan
0.05
Infant MortalityIndia leads
India
24.5 per 1k births
Japan
1.8 per 1k births
Homicide RateIndia leads
India
2.8 per 100k
Japan
0.23 per 100k
All Metrics
GDP Growth Rate
IndiaIndia
6.5%
Japan
0.10%
6127% higher
Irrigated Land
IndiaIndia
754.6K km²
Japan
15.7K km²
4697% higher
Capital Elevation
IndiaIndia
216 m
Japan
6.0 m
3500% higher
Political Corruption Index
IndiaIndia
0.68
Japan
0.05
1268% higher
Infant Mortality
IndiaIndia
24.5 per 1k births
Japan
1.8 per 1k births
1261% higher
Homicide Rate
IndiaIndia
2.8 per 100k
Japan
0.23 per 100k
1128% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
IndiaIndia
3.07M
Japan
261.0K
1075% higher
Child Mortality
IndiaIndia
27.7 per 1k births
Japan
2.4 per 1k births
1054% higher
Population
IndiaIndia
1.42B
Japan
123.20M
1052% higher
Land Area
IndiaIndia
2.97M km²
Japan
364.6K km²
716% higher
Water Withdrawal
IndiaIndia
647.5 B m³
Japan
79.7 B m³
712% higher
Teen Birth Rate
IndiaIndia
14.06 per 1k
Japan
1.7 per 1k
709% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
IndiaIndia
14.6 per 100k
Japan
2.7 per 100k
441% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
IndiaIndia
60.06%
Japan
12.64%
375% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
IndiaIndia
16.02% of youth labor force
Japan
3.9% of youth labor force
311% higher
Wind Electricity Share
IndiaIndia
5.0%
Japan
1.3%
300% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
IndiaIndia
34.9%
Japan
8.8%
297% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
IndiaIndia
48.39 µg/m³
Japan
12.84 µg/m³
277% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
IndiaIndia
3.2K Mt CO2e
Japan
972.27 Mt CO2e
224% higher
Forest Area
IndiaIndia
729.6K km²
Japan
249.3K km²
193% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
IndiaIndia
25 days/yr
Japan
10 days/yr
150% higher
Water Stress (%)
IndiaIndia
44.78%
Japan
18.53%
142% higher
Railway Length
IndiaIndia
65.6K km
Japan
27.3K km
140% higher
Birth Rate
IndiaIndia
15.91 per 1k
Japan
6.8 per 1k
133% higher
Highest Elevation
IndiaIndia
8.6K m
Japan
3.8K m
127% higher
Coal Electricity Share
IndiaIndia
70.82%
Japan
32.05%
121% higher
Youth Population (%)
IndiaIndia
24.62%
Japan
11.44%
115% higher
Spirits Consumption
IndiaIndia
2.3 L/person/yr
Japan
1.1 L/person/yr
109% higher
Electricity Generation
IndiaIndia
2.1K TWh
Japan
1.0K TWh
101% higher
Scientific Publications
IndiaIndia
207.4K
Japan
103.7K
100% higher
Official Languages Count
IndiaIndia
2.0
Japan
1.0
100% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
JapanIndia
0.22 per 1M people
Japan
17.38 per 1M people
99% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
JapanIndia
$79.52
Japan
$3,889.36
98% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
JapanIndia
0.00 per 1M people
Japan
0.24 per 1M people
98% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
JapanIndia
0.03 per 100k people
Japan
0.85 per 100k people
96% lower
Researchers
JapanIndia
259.26 per 1M
Japan
5.6K per 1M
95% lower
Broadband Access (%)
JapanIndia
2.7 per 100 people
Japan
39 per 100 people
93% lower
GNI Per Capita
JapanIndia
$2,650
Japan
$36,000
93% lower
Credit Card Ownership
JapanIndia
4.6% of adults
Japan
69.66% of adults
93% lower
Beer Consumption
JapanIndia
0.13 L/person/yr
Japan
1.1 L/person/yr
88% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
JapanIndia
6.1 kg/person/yr
Japan
49.33 kg/person/yr
88% lower
Domestic Patents
JapanIndia
26.3K
Japan
222.5K
88% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
JapanIndia
1.6 per 1k
Japan
12.7 per 1k
87% lower
Nurses & Midwives
JapanIndia
1.7 per 1k
Japan
12.45 per 1k
86% lower
Inflation Rate
IndiaIndia
5.0%
Japan
2.7%
85% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
JapanIndia
1.2K kWh/person
Japan
7.7K kWh/person
85% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
JapanIndia
7.9 kg/person/yr
Japan
46.65 kg/person/yr
83% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
JapanIndia
0.65% of GDP
Japan
3.4% of GDP
81% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
JapanIndia
46.5% of GDP
Japan
215.9% of GDP
78% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
JapanIndia
$11,159.99
Japan
$51,685.04
78% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
JapanIndia
24.96 per 100k
Japan
109.61 per 100k
77% lower
Coastline Length
JapanIndia
7.0K km
Japan
29.8K km
76% lower
Elderly Population (%)
JapanIndia
7.1%
Japan
29.78%
76% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
JapanIndia
754.18 kg oil eq/person
Japan
3.0K kg oil eq/person
75% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
JapanIndia
158.15 per 1k people
Japan
642.15 per 1k people
75% lower
Protected Land (%)
JapanIndia
7.7%
Japan
29.5%
74% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
JapanIndia
0.72 per 1k
Japan
2.6 per 1k
73% lower
CO2 Per Capita
JapanIndia
2.2 t/person/yr
Japan
7.8 t/person/yr
72% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
JapanIndia
3.3% of GDP
Japan
11.42% of GDP
71% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
IndiaIndia
44 sites
Japan
26 sites
69% higher
Military Spending
IndiaIndia
2.3% of GDP
Japan
1.4% of GDP
66% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
JapanIndia
0.26
Japan
0.73
65% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
JapanIndia
1.9K
Japan
5.2K
64% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
JapanIndia
24.54%
Japan
68.4%
64% lower
Unemployment Rate
IndiaIndia
4.2%
Japan
2.6%
64% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
IndiaIndia
0.69% of GDP
Japan
0.43% of GDP
63% higher
Urban Population (%)
JapanIndia
35.38%
Japan
92.19%
62% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
JapanIndia
79 per 100 people
Japan
178.43 per 100 people
56% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
JapanIndia
0.38
Japan
0.82
54% lower
Air Passengers
IndiaIndia
180.42M
Japan
120.31M
50% higher
Digital Payments Used
JapanIndia
48.46% of adults
Japan
95.79% of adults
49% lower
Foreign Patents
JapanIndia
35.3K
Japan
66.7K
47% lower
University Enrollment Rate
JapanIndia
34.42%
Japan
64.89%
47% lower
Obesity Rate
IndiaIndia
7.2%
Japan
4.9%
46% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
JapanIndia
0.46
Japan
0.85
46% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
JapanIndia
39 pts
Japan
71 pts
45% lower
Nuclear Electricity Share
JapanIndia
3.1%
Japan
5.5%
44% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
IndiaIndia
24.4% of adults
Japan
17.1% of adults
43% higher
Median Age
JapanIndia
28.1 years
Japan
49.0 years
43% lower
Population Density
IndiaIndia
483.68 /km²
Japan
341.54 /km²
42% higher
Fertility Rate
IndiaIndia
2.0 children/woman
Japan
1.4 children/woman
42% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
IndiaIndia
670.13 gCO2/kWh
Japan
477.26 gCO2/kWh
40% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
IndiaIndia
499.14M kW
Japan
361.62M kW
38% higher
Internet Users (%)
JapanIndia
56%
Japan
87%
36% lower
Alcohol Consumption
JapanIndia
4.1 L/adult/yr
Japan
6.4 L/adult/yr
36% lower
Dependency Ratio
JapanIndia
46.56% of working-age pop.
Japan
70.12% of working-age pop.
34% lower
Suicide Rate
JapanIndia
12.56 per 100k
Japan
17.43 per 100k
28% lower
Death Rate
JapanIndia
8.7 per 1k
Japan
12.04 per 1k
28% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
JapanIndia
9.1%
Japan
12.7%
28% lower
Smoking Rate
IndiaIndia
24.3%
Japan
19.2%
27% higher
Human Development Index
JapanIndia
0.69
Japan
0.93
26% lower
Life Evaluation Score
JapanIndia
4.5 pts
Japan
6.1 pts
26% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
IndiaIndia
45.45 hrs/week
Japan
36.6 hrs/week
24% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
JapanIndia
76.44%
Japan
98.73%
23% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
IndiaIndia
4.1% of GDP
Japan
3.3% of GDP
23% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
JapanIndia
0.66
Japan
0.84
22% lower
Inequality (Gini)
JapanIndia
25.5
Japan
32.3
21% lower
Food Waste per Person
IndiaIndia
97.34 kg/person/yr
Japan
80.57 kg/person/yr
21% higher
Tourism Revenue
IndiaIndia
$13,413,000,000
Japan
$11,395,000,000
18% higher
Women in Senior Management
JapanIndia
11.92% of managers
Japan
14.49% of managers
18% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
IndiaIndia
84.5 kg/person/yr
Japan
72.06 kg/person/yr
17% higher
Big Mac Price
JapanIndia
$2.51
Japan
$3.03
17% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
JapanIndia
83.38%
Japan
99.94%
17% lower
Life Expectancy
JapanIndia
72.0 years
Japan
84.0 years
14% lower
Airports
IndiaIndia
318
Japan
279
14% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
JapanIndia
13.65%
Japan
15.7%
13% lower
Shipping Traffic
JapanIndia
19.72M
Japan
22.52M
12% lower
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
JapanIndia
89.4%
Japan
99.8%
10% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
IndiaIndia
49.42% of adults
Japan
44.75% of adults
10% higher
Exports (% GDP)
JapanIndia
21.16% of GDP
Japan
22.77% of GDP
7% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
IndiaIndia
18.57%
Japan
17.55%
6% higher
Solar Electricity Share
JapanIndia
9.4%
Japan
9.8%
4% lower
GDP (Nominal)
JapanIndia
$3,909,891,533,858.08
Japan
$4,027,597,523,550.58
3% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
JapanIndia
31.3% of adults
Japan
32% of adults
2% lower
Imports (% GDP)
JapanIndia
23.49% of GDP
Japan
23.64% of GDP
1% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
JapanIndia
95.18% of adults
Japan
96.08% of adults
1% lower
Time Zones Count
IndiaIndia
3.0 time zones
Japan
3.0 time zones
equal
Electricity Access (%)
JapanIndia
99.5%
Japan
100%
equal
Lowest Elevation
IndiaIndia
0 m
Japan
-4 m
ranked higher
Land Border Length
IndiaIndia
13.9K km
Japan
0 km
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
JapanIndia
-0.9% of GDP
Japan
4.8% of GDP
ranked lower
Border Neighbors
IndiaIndia
6.0
Japan
0
ranked higher
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