India
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of India.
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India vs Pakistan
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Pakistan
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Identity
Formal name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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Identity
Name origin: the name is said to have been proposed in the early 1930s by Muslim students at Cambridge University, created from the initials of Punjab, Afghanistan, and…
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Analysis
India leads in 89 of 127 shared metrics, while Pakistan leads in 38.
India's Highest Elevation is 4292.0x that of Pakistan (8.6K m vs 2.0 m).
India's Spirits Consumption is 65.8x that of Pakistan (2.3 L/person/yr vs 0.03 L/person/yr).
India's Foreign Patents is 61.3x that of Pakistan (35.3K vs 567).
India's Domestic Patents is 60.7x that of Pakistan (26.3K vs 426).
India's Alcohol Consumption is 47.8x that of Pakistan (4.1 L/adult/yr vs 0.08 L/adult/yr).
Key Comparisons
Highest ElevationIndia leads
India
8.6K m
Pakistan
2.0 m
Spirits ConsumptionIndia leads
India
2.3 L/person/yr
Pakistan
0.03 L/person/yr
Foreign PatentsIndia leads
India
35.3K
Pakistan
567
Domestic PatentsIndia leads
India
26.3K
Pakistan
426
Alcohol ConsumptionIndia leads
India
4.1 L/adult/yr
Pakistan
0.08 L/adult/yr
Beer ConsumptionIndia leads
India
0.13 L/person/yr
Pakistan
0.00 L/person/yr
All Metrics
Highest Elevation
IndiaIndia
8.6K m
Pakistan
2.0 m
429200% higher
Spirits Consumption
IndiaIndia
2.3 L/person/yr
Pakistan
0.03 L/person/yr
6581% higher
Foreign Patents
IndiaIndia
35.3K
Pakistan
567
6127% higher
Domestic Patents
IndiaIndia
26.3K
Pakistan
426
6066% higher
Alcohol Consumption
IndiaIndia
4.1 L/adult/yr
Pakistan
0.08 L/adult/yr
4781% higher
Beer Consumption
IndiaIndia
0.13 L/person/yr
Pakistan
0.00 L/person/yr
4313% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
IndiaIndia
1.9K
Pakistan
60
2998% higher
Air Passengers
IndiaIndia
180.42M
Pakistan
7.15M
2422% higher
Forest Area
IndiaIndia
729.6K km²
Pakistan
36.0K km²
1926% higher
Tourism Revenue
IndiaIndia
$13,413,000,000
Pakistan
$765,000,000
1653% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
IndiaIndia
0.03 per 100k people
Pakistan
0.00 per 100k people
1600% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
IndiaIndia
3.2K Mt CO2e
Pakistan
203.99 Mt CO2e
1446% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
IndiaIndia
499.14M kW
Pakistan
43.51M kW
1047% higher
Electricity Generation
IndiaIndia
2.1K TWh
Pakistan
182.76 TWh
1026% higher
GDP (Nominal)
IndiaIndia
$3,909,891,533,858.08
Pakistan
$371,570,000,121.27
952% higher
Scientific Publications
IndiaIndia
207.4K
Pakistan
22.6K
816% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
IndiaIndia
18.57%
Pakistan
2.4%
662% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
IndiaIndia
44 sites
Pakistan
6.0 sites
633% higher
Coastline Length
IndiaIndia
7.0K km
Pakistan
1.0K km
569% higher
Shipping Traffic
IndiaIndia
19.72M
Pakistan
3.38M
483% higher
Railway Length
IndiaIndia
65.6K km
Pakistan
11.9K km
452% higher
Population
IndiaIndia
1.42B
Pakistan
257.05M
452% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
IndiaIndia
24.54%
Pakistan
4.7%
425% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
IndiaIndia
7.9 kg/person/yr
Pakistan
1.6 kg/person/yr
399% higher
Coal Electricity Share
IndiaIndia
70.82%
Pakistan
14.82%
378% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
IndiaIndia
0.65% of GDP
Pakistan
0.16% of GDP
294% higher
Irrigated Land
IndiaIndia
754.6K km²
Pakistan
194.2K km²
289% higher
Land Area
IndiaIndia
2.97M km²
Pakistan
770.9K km²
286% higher
Water Withdrawal
IndiaIndia
647.5 B m³
Pakistan
179.3 B m³
261% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
IndiaIndia
3.07M
Pakistan
943.0K
225% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
IndiaIndia
1.6 per 1k
Pakistan
0.50 per 1k
220% higher
University Enrollment Rate
IndiaIndia
34.42%
Pakistan
10.86%
217% higher
CO2 Per Capita
IndiaIndia
2.2 t/person/yr
Pakistan
0.72 t/person/yr
208% higher
Credit Card Ownership
IndiaIndia
4.6% of adults
Pakistan
1.6% of adults
184% higher
Broadband Access (%)
IndiaIndia
2.7 per 100 people
Pakistan
1.0 per 100 people
175% higher
Airports
IndiaIndia
318
Pakistan
116
174% higher
Suicide Rate
IndiaIndia
12.56 per 100k
Pakistan
5.6 per 100k
123% higher
GDP Growth Rate
IndiaIndia
6.5%
Pakistan
3.0%
113% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
IndiaIndia
4.1% of GDP
Pakistan
1.9% of GDP
111% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
IndiaIndia
24.96 per 100k
Pakistan
12.01 per 100k
108% higher
Internet Users (%)
IndiaIndia
56%
Pakistan
27%
107% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
IndiaIndia
$79.52
Pakistan
$38.77
105% higher
Exports (% GDP)
IndiaIndia
21.16% of GDP
Pakistan
10.39% of GDP
104% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
IndiaIndia
6.8% of firms
Pakistan
3.4% of firms
101% higher
Digital Payments Used
IndiaIndia
48.46% of adults
Pakistan
24.64% of adults
97% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
IndiaIndia
1.2K kWh/person
Pakistan
605.79 kWh/person
95% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
IndiaIndia
670.13 gCO2/kWh
Pakistan
346.56 gCO2/kWh
93% higher
Land Border Length
IndiaIndia
13.9K km
Pakistan
7.3K km
91% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
IndiaIndia
158.15 per 1k people
Pakistan
83.37 per 1k people
90% higher
Water Stress (%)
PakistanIndia
44.78%
Pakistan
326%
86% lower
GNI Per Capita
IndiaIndia
$2,650
Pakistan
$1,430
85% higher
Nuclear Electricity Share
PakistanIndia
3.1%
Pakistan
17.4%
82% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
IndiaIndia
39.33% of firms
Pakistan
21.6% of firms
82% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
IndiaIndia
$11,159.99
Pakistan
$6,252.12
78% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
PakistanIndia
0.00 per 1M people
Pakistan
0.02 per 1M people
75% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
IndiaIndia
27.23% of firms
Pakistan
15.9% of firms
71% higher
Wind Electricity Share
IndiaIndia
5.0%
Pakistan
2.9%
70% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
IndiaIndia
76.44%
Pakistan
44.97%
70% higher
Obesity Rate
PakistanIndia
7.2%
Pakistan
21.85%
67% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
IndiaIndia
16.02% of youth labor force
Pakistan
9.6% of youth labor force
67% higher
Elderly Population (%)
IndiaIndia
7.1%
Pakistan
4.3%
67% higher
Teen Birth Rate
PakistanIndia
14.06 per 1k
Pakistan
41.09 per 1k
66% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
PakistanIndia
6.1 kg/person/yr
Pakistan
16.87 kg/person/yr
64% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
PakistanIndia
19.91% of firms
Pakistan
50.68% of firms
61% lower
Protected Land (%)
PakistanIndia
7.7%
Pakistan
19.2%
60% lower
Inflation Rate
PakistanIndia
5.0%
Pakistan
12.6%
60% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
IndiaIndia
754.18 kg oil eq/person
Pakistan
470.72 kg oil eq/person
60% higher
Capital Elevation
PakistanIndia
216 m
Pakistan
490 m
56% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
PakistanIndia
84.5 kg/person/yr
Pakistan
183.13 kg/person/yr
54% lower
Child Mortality
PakistanIndia
27.7 per 1k births
Pakistan
58.5 per 1k births
53% lower
Population Density
IndiaIndia
483.68 /km²
Pakistan
321.07 /km²
51% higher
Infant Mortality
PakistanIndia
24.5 per 1k births
Pakistan
50.1 per 1k births
51% lower
Time Zones Count
IndiaIndia
3.0 time zones
Pakistan
2.0 time zones
50% higher
Solar Electricity Share
PakistanIndia
9.4%
Pakistan
18.77%
50% lower
Death Rate
IndiaIndia
8.7 per 1k
Pakistan
5.8 per 1k
50% higher
Border Neighbors
IndiaIndia
6.0
Pakistan
4.0
50% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
IndiaIndia
0.26
Pakistan
0.18
48% higher
Researchers
PakistanIndia
259.26 per 1M
Pakistan
473.72 per 1M
45% lower
Food Waste per Person
PakistanIndia
97.34 kg/person/yr
Pakistan
172.58 kg/person/yr
44% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
IndiaIndia
39 pts
Pakistan
28 pts
39% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
IndiaIndia
81.7%
Pakistan
58.86%
39% higher
Median Age
IndiaIndia
28.1 years
Pakistan
20.3 years
38% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
PakistanIndia
0.72 per 1k
Pakistan
1.2 per 1k
38% lower
Fertility Rate
PakistanIndia
2.0 children/woman
Pakistan
3.3 children/woman
38% lower
Imports (% GDP)
IndiaIndia
23.49% of GDP
Pakistan
17.19% of GDP
37% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
IndiaIndia
24.4% of adults
Pakistan
17.9% of adults
36% higher
Birth Rate
PakistanIndia
15.91 per 1k
Pakistan
25.05 per 1k
36% lower
Big Mac Price
PakistanIndia
$2.51
Pakistan
$3.86
35% lower
Homicide Rate
PakistanIndia
2.8 per 100k
Pakistan
4.3 per 100k
35% lower
Dependency Ratio
PakistanIndia
46.56% of working-age pop.
Pakistan
69.39% of working-age pop.
33% lower
Youth Population (%)
PakistanIndia
24.62%
Pakistan
36.68%
33% lower
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
IndiaIndia
89.4%
Pakistan
68%
31% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
PakistanIndia
46.5% of GDP
Pakistan
67.6% of GDP
31% lower
Smoking Rate
IndiaIndia
24.3%
Pakistan
18.9%
29% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
IndiaIndia
60.06%
Pakistan
46.69%
29% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
PakistanIndia
31.3% of adults
Pakistan
43% of adults
27% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
PakistanIndia
9.1%
Pakistan
12.51%
27% lower
Human Development Index
IndiaIndia
0.69
Pakistan
0.54
26% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
IndiaIndia
0.66
Pakistan
0.52
26% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
IndiaIndia
23.1% of adults
Pakistan
18.36% of adults
26% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
IndiaIndia
25 days/yr
Pakistan
20 days/yr
25% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
IndiaIndia
0.38
Pakistan
0.30
25% higher
Women in Senior Management
IndiaIndia
11.92% of managers
Pakistan
9.6% of managers
25% higher
Unemployment Rate
PakistanIndia
4.2%
Pakistan
5.5%
23% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
IndiaIndia
14.6 per 100k
Pakistan
11.9 per 100k
23% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
PakistanIndia
13.65%
Pakistan
17.04%
20% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
PakistanIndia
0.46
Pakistan
0.56
18% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
PakistanIndia
34.9%
Pakistan
41.6%
16% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
IndiaIndia
83.38%
Pakistan
71.88%
16% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
IndiaIndia
0.22 per 1M people
Pakistan
0.19 per 1M people
16% higher
Political Corruption Index
PakistanIndia
0.68
Pakistan
0.80
15% lower
Military Spending
PakistanIndia
2.3% of GDP
Pakistan
2.7% of GDP
15% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
IndiaIndia
95.18% of adults
Pakistan
82.98% of adults
15% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
IndiaIndia
49.42% of adults
Pakistan
42.83% of adults
15% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
IndiaIndia
3.3% of GDP
Pakistan
2.9% of GDP
14% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
IndiaIndia
48.39 µg/m³
Pakistan
43 µg/m³
13% higher
Urban Population (%)
PakistanIndia
35.38%
Pakistan
39.17%
10% lower
Life Evaluation Score
PakistanIndia
4.5 pts
Pakistan
4.9 pts
7% lower
Life Expectancy
IndiaIndia
72.0 years
Pakistan
67.6 years
6% higher
Electricity Access (%)
IndiaIndia
99.5%
Pakistan
95.6%
4% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
PakistanIndia
45.45 hrs/week
Pakistan
46.77 hrs/week
3% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
IndiaIndia
79 per 100 people
Pakistan
77 per 100 people
3% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
PakistanIndia
0.69% of GDP
Pakistan
0.72% of GDP
3% lower
Informal Employment Share
PakistanIndia
87.2% of employed people
Pakistan
88.69% of employed people
2% lower
Lowest Elevation
IndiaIndia
0 m
Pakistan
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
IndiaIndia
2.0
Pakistan
2.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
PakistanIndia
-0.9% of GDP
Pakistan
0.50% of GDP
ranked lower
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