India
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of India.
CIA 2026
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India vs United States
127 shared metrics.
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United States
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: United States of America.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
The U.S. grew by 3.3 million people in 2024; net international migration drove 84% of that jump.
Analysis
United States leads in 85 of 127 shared metrics, while India leads in 42.
India's Firms Making Informal Payments is 69.2x that of United States (39.33% of firms vs 0.56% of firms).
India's Population Density is 12.1x that of United States (483.68 /km² vs 36.82 /km²).
India's Political Corruption Index is 10.4x that of United States (0.68 vs 0.06).
India's Firms Asked for Bribes is 9.7x that of United States (27.23% of firms vs 2.5% of firms).
India's Air Pollution (PM2.5) is 5.2x that of United States (48.39 µg/m³ vs 7.8 µg/m³).
Key Comparisons
Firms Making Informal PaymentsIndia leads
India
39.33% of firms
United States
0.56% of firms
Population DensityIndia leads
India
483.68 /km²
United States
36.82 /km²
Political Corruption IndexIndia leads
India
0.68
United States
0.06
Firms Asked for BribesIndia leads
India
27.23% of firms
United States
2.5% of firms
Air Pollution (PM2.5)India leads
India
48.39 µg/m³
United States
7.8 µg/m³
Infant MortalityIndia leads
India
24.5 per 1k births
United States
5.5 per 1k births
All Metrics
Firms Making Informal Payments
IndiaIndia
39.33% of firms
United States
0.56% of firms
6918% higher
Population Density
IndiaIndia
483.68 /km²
United States
36.82 /km²
1214% higher
Political Corruption Index
IndiaIndia
0.68
United States
0.06
1040% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
IndiaIndia
27.23% of firms
United States
2.5% of firms
973% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
IndiaIndia
48.39 µg/m³
United States
7.8 µg/m³
519% higher
Infant Mortality
IndiaIndia
24.5 per 1k births
United States
5.5 per 1k births
345% higher
Coal Electricity Share
IndiaIndia
70.82%
United States
16.31%
334% higher
Child Mortality
IndiaIndia
27.7 per 1k births
United States
6.5 per 1k births
326% higher
Population
IndiaIndia
1.42B
United States
338.02M
320% higher
Irrigated Land
IndiaIndia
754.6K km²
United States
234.8K km²
221% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
IndiaIndia
34.9%
United States
10.9%
220% higher
Capital Elevation
IndiaIndia
216 m
United States
72 m
200% higher
Border Neighbors
IndiaIndia
6.0
United States
2.0
200% higher
Water Stress (%)
IndiaIndia
44.78%
United States
15.77%
184% higher
GDP Growth Rate
IndiaIndia
6.5%
United States
2.8%
133% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
IndiaIndia
3.07M
United States
1.40M
120% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
United StatesIndia
$79.52
United States
$12,434.43
99% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
United StatesIndia
0.00 per 1M people
United States
0.72 per 1M people
99% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
United StatesIndia
0.03 per 100k people
United States
3.8 per 100k people
99% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
United StatesIndia
0.22 per 1M people
United States
40.59 per 1M people
99% lower
Airports
United StatesIndia
318
United States
16.2K
98% lower
Beer Consumption
United StatesIndia
0.13 L/person/yr
United States
4.0 L/person/yr
97% lower
GNI Per Capita
United StatesIndia
$2,650
United States
$83,490
97% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
United StatesIndia
6.1 kg/person/yr
United States
124.11 kg/person/yr
95% lower
Researchers
United StatesIndia
259.26 per 1M
United States
4.8K per 1M
95% lower
Broadband Access (%)
United StatesIndia
2.7 per 100 people
United States
38 per 100 people
93% lower
Credit Card Ownership
United StatesIndia
4.6% of adults
United States
66.7% of adults
93% lower
Exports (% GDP)
IndiaIndia
21.16% of GDP
United States
11.11% of GDP
91% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
United StatesIndia
1.2K kWh/person
United States
12.6K kWh/person
91% lower
Domestic Patents
United StatesIndia
26.3K
United States
262.2K
90% lower
Foreign Patents
United StatesIndia
35.3K
United States
329.2K
89% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
United StatesIndia
754.18 kg oil eq/person
United States
6.4K kg oil eq/person
88% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
United StatesIndia
$11,159.99
United States
$85,809.9
87% lower
GDP (Nominal)
United StatesIndia
$3,909,891,533,858.08
United States
$28,750,956,130,731.2
86% lower
Nurses & Midwives
United StatesIndia
1.7 per 1k
United States
11.88 per 1k
85% lower
Tourism Revenue
United StatesIndia
$13,413,000,000
United States
$84,205,000,000
84% lower
CO2 Per Capita
United StatesIndia
2.2 t/person/yr
United States
14.2 t/person/yr
84% lower
Obesity Rate
United StatesIndia
7.2%
United States
42.87%
83% lower
Nuclear Electricity Share
United StatesIndia
3.1%
United States
18.5%
83% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
United StatesIndia
0.65% of GDP
United States
3.6% of GDP
82% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
United StatesIndia
158.15 per 1k people
United States
874.14 per 1k people
82% lower
Time Zones Count
United StatesIndia
3.0 time zones
United States
16 time zones
81% lower
Air Passengers
United StatesIndia
180.42M
United States
941.56M
81% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
United StatesIndia
0.72 per 1k
United States
3.7 per 1k
80% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
United StatesIndia
3.3% of GDP
United States
16.5% of GDP
80% lower
Railway Length
United StatesIndia
65.6K km
United States
293.6K km
78% lower
Forest Area
United StatesIndia
729.6K km²
United States
3.10M km²
76% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
IndiaIndia
670.13 gCO2/kWh
United States
384.4 gCO2/kWh
74% higher
Women in Senior Management
United StatesIndia
11.92% of managers
United States
44.06% of managers
73% lower
Inflation Rate
IndiaIndia
5.0%
United States
2.9%
72% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
IndiaIndia
16.02% of youth labor force
United States
9.3% of youth labor force
72% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
United StatesIndia
6.8% of firms
United States
22.23% of firms
69% lower
Shipping Traffic
United StatesIndia
19.72M
United States
62.21M
68% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
United StatesIndia
84.5 kg/person/yr
United States
254.69 kg/person/yr
67% lower
Land Area
United StatesIndia
2.97M km²
United States
9.15M km²
67% lower
Coastline Length
United StatesIndia
7.0K km
United States
19.9K km
65% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
United StatesIndia
7.9 kg/person/yr
United States
22.45 kg/person/yr
65% lower
Imports (% GDP)
IndiaIndia
23.49% of GDP
United States
14.27% of GDP
65% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
IndiaIndia
44 sites
United States
27 sites
63% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
IndiaIndia
24.4% of adults
United States
15.2% of adults
61% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
United StatesIndia
46.5% of GDP
United States
118.11% of GDP
61% lower
Elderly Population (%)
United StatesIndia
7.1%
United States
17.93%
60% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
United StatesIndia
499.14M kW
United States
1.24B kW
60% lower
Big Mac Price
United StatesIndia
$2.51
United States
$6.12
59% lower
Alcohol Consumption
United StatesIndia
4.1 L/adult/yr
United States
9.9 L/adult/yr
59% lower
University Enrollment Rate
United StatesIndia
34.42%
United States
79.36%
57% lower
Urban Population (%)
United StatesIndia
35.38%
United States
80.12%
56% lower
Scientific Publications
United StatesIndia
207.4K
United States
457.3K
55% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
United StatesIndia
0.26
United States
0.57
54% lower
Railway Network
United StatesIndia
68.1K km
United States
148.6K km
54% lower
Electricity Generation
United StatesIndia
2.1K TWh
United States
4.4K TWh
53% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
United StatesIndia
13.65%
United States
28.74%
52% lower
Wind Electricity Share
United StatesIndia
5.0%
United States
10.27%
51% lower
Homicide Rate
United StatesIndia
2.8 per 100k
United States
5.8 per 100k
51% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
United StatesIndia
0.38
United States
0.73
49% lower
Birth Rate
IndiaIndia
15.91 per 1k
United States
10.75 per 1k
48% higher
Digital Payments Used
United StatesIndia
48.46% of adults
United States
92.97% of adults
48% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
United StatesIndia
1.9K
United States
3.5K
47% lower
Water Withdrawal
IndiaIndia
647.5 B m³
United States
444.29 B m³
46% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
IndiaIndia
49.42% of adults
United States
33.74% of adults
46% higher
Youth Population (%)
IndiaIndia
24.62%
United States
17.32%
42% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
United StatesIndia
1.6 per 1k
United States
2.7 per 1k
41% lower
Protected Land (%)
United StatesIndia
7.7%
United States
12.9%
40% lower
Internet Users (%)
United StatesIndia
56%
United States
93%
40% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
United StatesIndia
39 pts
United States
64 pts
39% lower
Inequality (Gini)
United StatesIndia
25.5
United States
41.8
39% lower
Highest Elevation
IndiaIndia
8.6K m
United States
6.2K m
39% higher
Food Waste per Person
United StatesIndia
97.34 kg/person/yr
United States
158.64 kg/person/yr
39% lower
Spirits Consumption
United StatesIndia
2.3 L/person/yr
United States
3.6 L/person/yr
38% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
United StatesIndia
6.7% of GDP
United States
10.89% of GDP
38% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
United StatesIndia
0.46
United States
0.73
37% lower
Military Spending
United StatesIndia
2.3% of GDP
United States
3.4% of GDP
34% lower
Life Evaluation Score
United StatesIndia
4.5 pts
United States
6.8 pts
33% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
United StatesIndia
0.69% of GDP
United States
1.0% of GDP
33% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
United StatesIndia
3.2K Mt CO2e
United States
4.6K Mt CO2e
32% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
IndiaIndia
60.06%
United States
46.08%
30% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
United StatesIndia
79 per 100 people
United States
113 per 100 people
30% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
United StatesIndia
24.54%
United States
33.87%
28% lower
Human Development Index
United StatesIndia
0.69
United States
0.94
27% lower
Median Age
United StatesIndia
28.1 years
United States
38.0 years
26% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
United StatesIndia
4.1% of GDP
United States
5.4% of GDP
24% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
United StatesIndia
18.57%
United States
24.32%
24% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
United StatesIndia
9.1%
United States
12.05%
24% lower
Fertility Rate
IndiaIndia
2.0 children/woman
United States
1.6 children/woman
23% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
United StatesIndia
76.44%
United States
97.57%
22% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
United StatesIndia
0.66
United States
0.83
21% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
IndiaIndia
45.45 hrs/week
United States
37.54 hrs/week
21% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
United StatesIndia
19.91% of firms
United States
25.17% of firms
21% lower
Suicide Rate
United StatesIndia
12.56 per 100k
United States
15.63 per 100k
20% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
United StatesIndia
83.38%
United States
99.62%
16% lower
Land Border Length
IndiaIndia
13.9K km
United States
12.0K km
16% higher
Dependency Ratio
United StatesIndia
46.56% of working-age pop.
United States
54.45% of working-age pop.
14% lower
Solar Electricity Share
IndiaIndia
9.4%
United States
8.6%
10% higher
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
United StatesIndia
89.4%
United States
99.1%
10% lower
Life Expectancy
United StatesIndia
72.0 years
United States
78.4 years
8% lower
Teen Birth Rate
IndiaIndia
14.06 per 1k
United States
13.14 per 1k
7% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
IndiaIndia
14.6 per 100k
United States
14.2 per 100k
3% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
United StatesIndia
31.3% of adults
United States
31.8% of adults
2% lower
Unemployment Rate
IndiaIndia
4.2%
United States
4.1%
2% higher
Death Rate
United StatesIndia
8.7 per 1k
United States
8.8 per 1k
1% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
IndiaIndia
25 days/yr
United States
0 days/yr
ranked higher
Smoking Rate
IndiaIndia
24.3%
United States
24.3%
equal
Electricity Access (%)
United StatesIndia
99.5%
United States
100%
equal
Lowest Elevation
IndiaIndia
0 m
United States
-86 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
IndiaIndia
2.0
United States
2.0
equal
Can Raise Emergency Money
IndiaIndia
95.18% of adults
United States
94.99% of adults
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
IndiaIndia
-0.9% of GDP
United States
-3.6% of GDP
ranked higher
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