China vs India

China (Asia) and India (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

China India World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 China: 89.72 India: 84.93 World: 452.65 1961 China: 75.97 India: 87.85 World: 471.93 1962 China: 71.06 India: 92.2 World: 496.11 1963 China: 74.47 India: 103.44 World: 525.19 1964 China: 85.66 India: 117.86 World: 563.85 1965 China: 98.67 India: 121.51 World: 601.89 1966 China: 104.51 India: 91.03 World: 638.97 1967 China: 96.76 India: 98 World: 664.4 1968 China: 91.65 India: 101.56 World: 703.46 1969 China: 100.31 India: 109.48 World: 761.11 1970 China: 113.35 India: 114.36 World: 817.68 1971 China: 118.84 India: 120.68 World: 884.88 1972 China: 132.1 India: 125.27 World: 1,002 1973 China: 157.34 India: 146.57 World: 1,201.53 1974 China: 160.4 India: 166.7 World: 1,362.19 1975 China: 178.62 India: 161.09 World: 1,488.94 1976 China: 165.68 India: 164.12 World: 1,589.73 1977 China: 185.73 India: 189.59 World: 1,766.28 1978 China: 156.66 India: 209.39 World: 2,055.49 1979 China: 184.29 India: 227.96 World: 2,335.19 1980 China: 195.15 India: 271.08 World: 2,587.01 1981 China: 197.43 India: 274.96 World: 2,628.62 1982 China: 203.72 India: 278.65 World: 2,554.08 1983 China: 225.87 India: 296 World: 2,561.17 1984 China: 251.19 India: 281.05 World: 2,614.33 1985 China: 295.01 India: 300.93 World: 2,690.59 1986 China: 282.45 India: 314.9 World: 3,118.57 1987 China: 252.26 India: 344.94 World: 3,487.88 1988 China: 284.02 India: 358.48 World: 3,829.99 1989 China: 311.43 India: 349.92 World: 3,930.51 1990 China: 318.5 India: 371.09 World: 4,338.94 1991 China: 334.13 India: 305.57 World: 4,453.9 1992 China: 367.82 India: 319.18 World: 4,679.98 1993 China: 378.94 India: 302.88 World: 4,685.3 1994 China: 475.68 India: 347.73 World: 4,967.01 1995 China: 612.68 India: 375.18 World: 5,463.2 1996 China: 713.34 India: 401.05 World: 5,507.22 1997 China: 786.74 India: 416.23 World: 5,408.57 1998 China: 835.1 India: 413.63 World: 5,302.34 1999 China: 881.15 India: 441.93 World: 5,401.23 2000 China: 969.2 India: 442.75 World: 5,512.56 2001 China: 1,065.41 India: 450.36 World: 5,404.2 2002 China: 1,163.56 India: 469.15 World: 5,539.32 2003 China: 1,306.97 India: 544.14 World: 6,129.87 2004 China: 1,530.93 India: 624.26 World: 6,818 2005 China: 1,777.65 India: 710.49 World: 7,290.57 2006 China: 2,129.26 India: 801.67 World: 7,803.19 2007 China: 2,734.73 India: 1,021.89 World: 8,685.33 2008 China: 3,523.44 India: 992.52 World: 9,425.74 2009 China: 3,898.24 India: 1,094.95 World: 8,827.04 2010 China: 4,629.25 India: 1,347.52 World: 9,555.07 2011 China: 5,703.76 India: 1,445.46 World: 10,496.93 2012 China: 6,405.06 India: 1,429.32 World: 10,597.85 2013 China: 7,147.04 India: 1,432.84 World: 10,759.35 2014 China: 7,781.07 India: 1,553.88 World: 10,912.24 2015 China: 8,175.33 India: 1,584 World: 10,191.98 2016 China: 8,254.87 India: 1,707.51 World: 10,239.47 2017 China: 8,979.68 India: 1,950.1 World: 10,784.4 2018 China: 10,085.66 India: 1,966.25 World: 11,344.73 2019 China: 10,342.9 India: 2,041.43 World: 11,417.6 2020 China: 10,627.46 India: 1,907.04 World: 10,999.49 2021 China: 12,887.44 India: 2,239.61 World: 12,472.91 2022 China: 12,970.61 India: 2,279.98 World: 12,876.24 2023 China: 12,951.18 India: 2,434.45 World: 13,313.86 2024 China: 13,293.12 India: 2,591.99 World: 13,717.09 2025 China: 13,861.97 India: 2,702.48 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

China India World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 China: 33.42 India: 45.61 World: 50.94 1961 China: 40.16 India: 45.82 World: 52.8 1962 China: 50.96 India: 46.13 World: 55.29 1963 China: 51.67 India: 46.46 World: 55.65 1964 China: 52.34 India: 46.74 World: 56.1 1965 China: 53 India: 45.56 World: 55.93 1966 China: 53.66 India: 45.88 World: 56.45 1967 China: 54.4 India: 46.18 World: 56.9 1968 China: 55.19 India: 47.93 World: 57.34 1969 China: 55.99 India: 48.26 World: 57.68 1970 China: 56.82 India: 48.59 World: 57.94 1971 China: 57.73 India: 48.9 World: 58.02 1972 China: 58.58 India: 49.21 World: 58.84 1973 China: 59.5 India: 49.64 World: 59.3 1974 China: 60.24 India: 50.26 World: 59.7 1975 China: 60.95 India: 50.76 World: 60.13 1976 China: 61.23 India: 51.3 World: 60.45 1977 China: 62.46 India: 51.82 World: 61.04 1978 China: 63.1 India: 52.42 World: 61.39 1979 China: 63.7 India: 53.01 World: 61.84 1980 China: 64.24 India: 53.59 World: 62.15 1981 China: 64.78 India: 54.17 World: 62.52 1982 China: 65.25 India: 54.74 World: 62.87 1983 China: 65.73 India: 55.28 World: 63.13 1984 China: 66.15 India: 55.81 World: 63.44 1985 China: 66.53 India: 56.32 World: 63.73 1986 China: 66.89 India: 56.82 World: 64.12 1987 China: 67.26 India: 57.29 World: 64.46 1988 China: 67.61 India: 57.74 World: 64.67 1989 China: 67.93 India: 58.2 World: 64.96 1990 China: 68.16 India: 58.62 World: 65.11 1991 China: 68.61 India: 59.03 World: 65.3 1992 China: 69.06 India: 59.45 World: 65.55 1993 China: 69.49 India: 59.82 World: 65.74 1994 China: 69.84 India: 60.24 World: 65.96 1995 China: 70.36 India: 60.63 World: 66.2 1996 China: 70.82 India: 61.03 World: 66.52 1997 China: 71.23 India: 61.44 World: 66.83 1998 China: 71.6 India: 61.85 World: 67.07 1999 China: 71.95 India: 62.28 World: 67.31 2000 China: 72.29 India: 62.75 World: 67.65 2001 China: 72.68 India: 63.16 World: 67.95 2002 China: 73.03 India: 63.65 World: 68.23 2003 China: 73.39 India: 64.09 World: 68.52 2004 China: 73.73 India: 64.48 World: 68.77 2005 China: 74.09 India: 64.94 World: 69.11 2006 China: 74.4 India: 65.37 World: 69.47 2007 China: 74.79 India: 65.8 World: 69.81 2008 China: 74.83 India: 66.25 World: 70 2009 China: 75.32 India: 66.7 World: 70.38 2010 China: 75.67 India: 67.16 World: 70.68 2011 China: 75.89 India: 67.62 World: 70.97 2012 China: 76.2 India: 68.08 World: 71.26 2013 China: 76.45 India: 68.5 World: 71.53 2014 China: 76.71 India: 68.93 World: 71.78 2015 China: 76.98 India: 69.33 World: 71.97 2016 China: 77.21 India: 69.71 World: 72.19 2017 China: 77.24 India: 70.07 World: 72.37 2018 China: 77.71 India: 70.42 World: 72.64 2019 China: 77.94 India: 70.75 World: 72.87 2020 China: 78.02 India: 70.16 World: 72.18 2021 China: 78.12 India: 67.28 World: 71.22 2022 China: 78.2 India: 71.7 World: 72.97 2023 China: 77.95 India: 72 World: 73.33 2024 China: 78.02 India: 72.24 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

China India World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 China: 4.45 India: 5.92 World: 4.69 1961 China: 3.86 India: 5.94 World: 4.56 1962 China: 6.09 India: 5.95 World: 5.02 1963 China: 7.51 India: 5.97 World: 5.31 1964 China: 6.67 India: 5.98 World: 5.13 1965 China: 6.61 India: 5.94 World: 5.08 1966 China: 6.31 India: 5.88 World: 4.97 1967 China: 5.81 India: 5.83 World: 4.87 1968 China: 6.51 India: 5.76 World: 4.98 1969 China: 6.18 India: 5.68 World: 4.88 1970 China: 6.09 India: 5.62 World: 4.84 1971 China: 5.52 India: 5.57 World: 4.69 1972 China: 5.11 India: 5.48 World: 4.55 1973 China: 4.73 India: 5.4 World: 4.42 1974 China: 4.17 India: 5.33 World: 4.26 1975 China: 3.57 India: 5.2 World: 4.07 1976 China: 3.24 India: 5.13 World: 3.97 1977 China: 2.84 India: 5.01 World: 3.84 1978 China: 2.72 India: 4.89 World: 3.77 1979 China: 2.75 India: 4.81 World: 3.76 1980 China: 2.74 India: 4.78 World: 3.73 1981 China: 2.79 India: 4.7 World: 3.71 1982 China: 2.97 India: 4.62 World: 3.72 1983 China: 2.56 India: 4.57 World: 3.59 1984 China: 2.61 India: 4.52 World: 3.57 1985 China: 2.63 India: 4.43 World: 3.53 1986 China: 2.72 India: 4.4 World: 3.51 1987 China: 2.76 India: 4.31 World: 3.48 1988 China: 2.54 India: 4.22 World: 3.39 1989 China: 2.52 India: 4.13 World: 3.35 1990 China: 2.51 India: 4.05 World: 3.31 1991 China: 1.93 India: 3.96 World: 3.13 1992 China: 1.78 India: 3.88 World: 3.04 1993 China: 1.69 India: 3.8 World: 2.97 1994 China: 1.63 India: 3.72 World: 2.92 1995 China: 1.59 India: 3.65 World: 2.87 1996 China: 1.55 India: 3.58 World: 2.82 1997 China: 1.53 India: 3.51 World: 2.78 1998 China: 1.52 India: 3.45 World: 2.75 1999 China: 1.53 India: 3.38 World: 2.72 2000 China: 1.63 India: 3.35 World: 2.73 2001 China: 1.56 India: 3.3 World: 2.69 2002 China: 1.57 India: 3.22 World: 2.66 2003 China: 1.57 India: 3.12 World: 2.64 2004 China: 1.61 India: 3.05 World: 2.63 2005 China: 1.62 India: 2.96 World: 2.61 2006 China: 1.64 India: 2.87 World: 2.61 2007 China: 1.67 India: 2.78 World: 2.6 2008 China: 1.7 India: 2.71 World: 2.6 2009 China: 1.71 India: 2.67 World: 2.59 2010 China: 1.69 India: 2.6 World: 2.57 2011 China: 1.67 India: 2.53 World: 2.55 2012 China: 1.8 India: 2.47 World: 2.56 2013 China: 1.71 India: 2.4 World: 2.53 2014 China: 1.77 India: 2.29 World: 2.52 2015 China: 1.67 India: 2.29 World: 2.49 2016 China: 1.77 India: 2.28 World: 2.49 2017 China: 1.8 India: 2.19 World: 2.46 2018 China: 1.54 India: 2.18 World: 2.39 2019 China: 1.5 India: 2.12 World: 2.35 2020 China: 1.24 India: 2.05 World: 2.28 2021 China: 1.12 India: 2.01 World: 2.25 2022 China: 1.03 India: 1.99 World: 2.22 2023 China: 1 India: 1.98 World: 2.2 2024 China: 1.01 India: 1.96 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

China India World

2 4 6 8 1991 China: 2.37 India: 7.64 World: 5.12 1992 China: 2.37 India: 7.65 World: 5.28 1993 China: 2.69 India: 7.66 World: 5.54 1994 China: 2.9 India: 7.59 World: 5.79 1995 China: 3 India: 7.57 World: 5.92 1996 China: 3.12 India: 7.54 World: 5.98 1997 China: 3.23 India: 7.57 World: 6.01 1998 China: 3.24 India: 7.6 World: 6.16 1999 China: 3.25 India: 7.58 World: 6.28 2000 China: 3.26 India: 7.59 World: 6.11 2001 China: 3.8 India: 7.61 World: 6.19 2002 China: 4.24 India: 7.68 World: 6.41 2003 China: 4.58 India: 7.63 World: 6.48 2004 China: 4.49 India: 7.6 World: 6.33 2005 China: 4.52 India: 7.55 World: 6.22 2006 China: 4.43 India: 7.55 World: 5.97 2007 China: 4.35 India: 7.56 World: 5.77 2008 China: 4.59 India: 7.63 World: 5.82 2009 China: 4.72 India: 7.64 World: 6.41 2010 China: 4.53 India: 7.63 World: 6.28 2011 China: 4.55 India: 7.61 World: 6.15 2012 China: 4.58 India: 7.65 World: 6.15 2013 China: 4.6 India: 7.68 World: 6.1 2014 China: 4.63 India: 7.66 World: 5.96 2015 China: 4.65 India: 7.63 World: 6 2016 China: 4.56 India: 7.61 World: 5.97 2017 China: 4.47 India: 7.63 World: 5.9 2018 China: 4.31 India: 7.65 World: 5.76 2019 China: 4.56 India: 6.51 World: 5.59 2020 China: 5 India: 7.86 World: 6.59 2021 China: 4.55 India: 6.38 World: 6.05 2022 China: 4.98 India: 4.82 World: 5.23 2023 China: 4.67 India: 4.17 World: 4.85 2024 China: 4.59 India: 4.17 World: 4.81 2025 China: 4.62 India: 4.22 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

China India World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1970 China: 1.11 India: 0.39 World: 4.14 1971 China: 1.09 India: 0.38 World: 4.04 1972 China: 1.13 India: 0.39 World: 4.16 1973 China: 1.15 India: 0.38 World: 4.32 1974 China: 1.15 India: 0.4 World: 4.23 1975 China: 1.29 India: 0.41 World: 4.14 1976 China: 1.32 India: 0.43 World: 4.31 1977 China: 1.47 India: 0.43 World: 4.36 1978 China: 1.63 India: 0.41 World: 4.42 1979 China: 1.65 India: 0.43 World: 4.46 1980 China: 1.59 India: 0.44 World: 4.33 1981 China: 1.56 India: 0.47 World: 4.18 1982 China: 1.61 India: 0.49 World: 4.05 1983 China: 1.67 India: 0.51 World: 4.01 1984 China: 1.79 India: 0.55 World: 4.07 1985 China: 1.79 India: 0.56 World: 4.05 1986 China: 1.87 India: 0.59 World: 4.04 1987 China: 1.97 India: 0.62 World: 4.1 1988 China: 2.08 India: 0.64 World: 4.16 1989 China: 2.12 India: 0.67 World: 4.16 1990 China: 2.13 India: 0.69 World: 4.15 1991 China: 2.22 India: 0.73 World: 4.1 1992 China: 2.29 India: 0.74 World: 4.01 1993 China: 2.45 India: 0.76 World: 3.97 1994 China: 2.56 India: 0.79 World: 3.94 1995 China: 2.79 India: 0.83 World: 3.99 1996 China: 2.74 India: 0.85 World: 4.01 1997 China: 2.79 India: 0.88 World: 4.02 1998 China: 2.84 India: 0.88 World: 3.98 1999 China: 2.75 India: 0.93 World: 3.95 2000 China: 2.89 India: 0.94 World: 4.01 2001 China: 3.01 India: 0.94 World: 4.01 2002 China: 3.23 India: 0.96 World: 4.02 2003 China: 3.7 India: 0.97 World: 4.15 2004 China: 4.24 India: 1.03 World: 4.28 2005 China: 4.78 India: 1.05 World: 4.39 2006 China: 5.28 India: 1.11 World: 4.48 2007 China: 5.71 India: 1.19 World: 4.59 2008 China: 5.85 India: 1.26 World: 4.56 2009 China: 6.25 India: 1.32 World: 4.45 2010 China: 6.81 India: 1.39 World: 4.67 2011 China: 7.4 India: 1.46 World: 4.76 2012 China: 7.58 India: 1.58 World: 4.77 2013 China: 7.89 India: 1.6 World: 4.81 2014 China: 7.93 India: 1.71 World: 4.78 2015 China: 7.79 India: 1.72 World: 4.7 2016 China: 7.76 India: 1.72 World: 4.65 2017 China: 7.88 India: 1.8 World: 4.67 2018 China: 8.22 India: 1.86 World: 4.73 2019 China: 8.39 India: 1.84 World: 4.7 2020 China: 8.48 India: 1.68 World: 4.47 2021 China: 8.89 India: 1.84 World: 4.68 2022 China: 8.86 India: 1.97 World: 4.67 2023 China: 9.23 India: 2.1 World: 4.68 2024 China: 9.32 India: 2.17 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2025

China India World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 China: 8.52 India: 2.39 World: 15.6 2006 China: 10.52 India: 2.81 World: 17.2 2007 China: 16 India: 3.95 World: 20.2 2008 China: 22.6 India: 4.38 World: 22.8 2009 China: 28.9 India: 5.12 World: 25.3 2010 China: 34.3 India: 7.5 World: 28.4 2011 China: 38.3 India: 10.07 World: 30.9 2012 China: 42.3 India: 11.1 World: 33.3 2013 China: 45.8 India: 12.3 World: 35.3 2014 China: 47.9 India: 13.5 World: 37.4 2015 China: 50.3 India: 14.9 World: 39.9 2016 China: 53.2 India: 16.5 World: 43.6 2017 China: 54.3 India: 18.2 World: 46.3 2018 China: 65.36 India: 20.08 World: 49.4 2019 China: 64.08 India: 29.52 World: 53.9 2020 China: 70.05 India: 43.41 World: 60.1 2021 China: 73.05 India: 49.26 World: 63.8 2022 China: 75.61 India: 55.9 World: 67 2023 China: 90.6 India: 60.25 World: 69.2 2024 China: 92 India: 64.94 World: 71.2 2025 China: 91.6 India: 70 World: 73.6 2005 2011 2014 2017 2020 2025

Population

Indicator China India
Population 1.4 bn 2025
2nd of 215		 1.5 bn 2025
1st of 215
Population density 150.3 /km² 2023
72nd of 214		 483.7 /km² 2023
23rd of 214
Population growth -0.17 % 2025
186th of 215		 0.89 % 2025
108th of 215
Life expectancy 78.0 years 2024
68th of 215		 72.2 years 2024
135th of 215
Fertility rate 1.01 2024
208th of 215		 1.96 2024
105th of 215
Birth rate 6.8 ‰ 2024
204th of 215		 16.0 ‰ 2024
95th of 215
Infant mortality 4.1 ‰ 2024
39th of 196		 23.3 ‰ 2024
136th of 196
Urban population 66.3 % 2025
100th of 215		 35.7 % 2025
181st of 215
Aged 65+ 14.9 % 2025
66th of 215		 7.4 % 2025
119th of 215
Living in cities 44.2 % 2025
83rd of 215		 40.3 % 2025
95th of 215
Living in towns 39.5 % 2025
66th of 215		 43.8 % 2025
49th of 215
Living in rural areas 16.3 % 2025
161st of 215		 15.9 % 2025
162nd of 215

Human development

Indicator China India
Human Development Index 0.797 2023
78th of 193		 0.685 2023
131st of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.670 2023
68th of 169		 0.475 2023
120th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.644 2023
92nd of 156		 0.656 2023
89th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.132 2023
41st of 172		 0.403 2023
102nd of 172

Economy

Indicator China India
GDP 19.5 tn US$ 2025
2nd of 186		 4 tn US$ 2025
6th of 186
GDP per capita 13,862 US$ 2025
72nd of 186		 2,702 US$ 2025
144th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 29,333 int. $ 2025
70th of 185		 11,748 int. $ 2025
124th of 185
GNI per capita 14,230 US$ 2025
62nd of 182		 2,760 US$ 2025
139th of 182
GDP growth 5.0 % 2025
47th of 186		 7.6 % 2025
13th of 186
Inflation 0.1 % 2025
153rd of 165		 2.4 % 2025
94th of 165
Trade 38.0 % 2025
122nd of 138		 46.3 % 2025
111th of 138
Exports 21.1 % 2025
110th of 138		 22.3 % 2025
102nd of 138
FDI inflows 0.4 % 2025
168th of 192		 1.0 % 2025
148th of 192
Manufacturing 24.7 % 2025
7th of 132		 13.5 % 2025
48th of 132
Agriculture 6.7 % 2025
79th of 158		 16.2 % 2025
38th of 158
Tax revenue 7.0 % 2024
86th of 89		 6.9 % 2022
Military spending 1.7 % 2024
71st of 147		 2.3 % 2024
43rd of 147
Government debt - 46.5 % 2018

Labour

Indicator China India
Unemployment 4.6 % 2025
76th of 181		 4.2 % 2025
71st of 181
Youth unemployment 15.8 % 2025
113th of 181		 16.0 % 2025
114th of 181
Women in the labour force 59.1 % 2025
53rd of 181		 32.4 % 2025
161st of 181
Jobs in agriculture 21.7 % 2025
79th of 181		 41.6 % 2025
37th of 181
Weekly hours worked 44.6 h 2025
25th of 181		 45.7 h 2025
17th of 181
Youth NEET rate 11.2 % 2025
45th of 181		 24.3 % 2025
127th of 181
Labour income share 51.2 % 2025
35th of 114		 61.1 % 2023
Output per hour 20.6 $ 2025
94th of 181		 10.8 $ 2025
128th of 181

Health

Indicator China India
Health spending 5.9 % 2023
105th of 192		 3.3 % 2023
170th of 192
Health spending per person 763 US$ 2023
71st of 191		 85 US$ 2023
149th of 191
Physicians 3.11 /1,000 2022
48th of 125		 0.72 /1,000 2020
Under-5 mortality 5.7 ‰ 2024
48th of 196		 26.6 ‰ 2024
134th of 196
Maternal mortality 16 /100k 2023
62nd of 194		 80 /100k 2023
121st of 194
Tobacco use 22.8 % 2024
105th of 166		 22.6 % 2024
104th of 166
Safe drinking water - 76.4 % 2024
78th of 147

Food

Indicator China India
Calories per person 3,527 kcal 2023
20th of 155		 2,717 kcal 2024
113th of 155
Protein supply 128.8 g 2022
8th of 174		 72.9 g 2022
128th of 174
Animal protein supply 52.2 g 2022
73rd of 174		 19.4 g 2022
139th of 174
Fat supply 96.8 g 2022
90th of 174		 63.4 g 2022
135th of 174
Cereal import dependency 9.2 % 2022
120th of 160		 -12.4 % 2022
134th of 160

Education

Indicator China India
Literacy 96.7 % 2020 78.2 % 2024
25th of 29
Secondary enrolment 92.3 % 2012 79.6 % 2025
88th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 76.9 % 2024
38th of 128		 34.4 % 2025
88th of 128
Education spending 3.9 % 2023
55th of 121		 4.1 % 2022
Expected schooling 15.5 yrs 2023
58th of 195		 13.0 yrs 2023
115th of 195
Mean schooling 8.0 yrs 2023
127th of 193		 6.9 yrs 2023
143rd of 193

Society

Indicator China India
Income inequality 36.0 2022
65th of 93		 25.5 2022
Extreme poverty 0.0 % 2022
38th of 93		 5.3 % 2022
Internet use 91.6 % 2025
46th of 182		 70.0 % 2025
130th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 131.8 /100 2024
44th of 151		 79.4 /100 2024
132nd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
22nd of 213		 99.9 % 2024
122nd of 213
Women in parliament 26.5 % 2025
91st of 184		 13.8 % 2025
150th of 184

Refugees

Indicator China India
Refugees hosted 230 2025
138th of 177		 238,643 2025
31st of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
165th of 177		 0.2 ‰ 2025
121st of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 482 2025
111th of 177		 15,075 2025
47th of 177
Refugees from the country 153,962 2025
21st of 199		 42,610 2025
36th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
116th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
146th of 199

Governance

Indicator China India
Control of corruption 49.6 /100 2024
90th of 207		 41.9 /100 2024
115th of 207
Government effectiveness 68.8 /100 2024
43rd of 205		 59.2 /100 2024
72nd of 205
Rule of law 47.0 /100 2024
140th of 207		 56.3 /100 2024
100th of 207
Regulatory quality 53.7 /100 2024
100th of 205		 53.3 /100 2024
104th of 205
Voice and accountability 27.9 /100 2024
191st of 205		 55.5 /100 2024
104th of 205
Political stability 63.3 /100 2024
119th of 207		 52.5 /100 2024
168th of 207

Environment

Indicator China India
CO₂ per capita 9.32 t 2024
182nd of 202		 2.17 t 2024
93rd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 12,289.0 Mt 2024
1st of 204		 3,193.5 Mt 2024
3rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 31.84 % 2024
1st of 204		 8.27 % 2024
3rd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 285.1 Gt 2024
2nd of 204		 66.1 Gt 2024
7th of 204
GHG per capita 11.03 t 2024
175th of 202		 3.01 t 2024
81st of 202
Renewable energy 15.2 % 2021
122nd of 211		 34.9 % 2021
69th of 211
Forest area 24.0 % 2023
123rd of 212		 24.5 % 2023
120th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 32.0 µg/m³ 2023
158th of 200		 54.1 µg/m³ 2023
190th of 200
Water stress 41.5 % 2022
135th of 176		 66.5 % 2022
151st of 176
Land area 9.4 mn km² 2023
2nd of 214		 3 mn km² 2023
7th of 214

Energy

Indicator China India
Renewable electricity 36.5 % 2025
91st of 190		 24.0 % 2025
122nd of 190
Wind and solar 21.9 % 2025
39th of 190		 14.4 % 2025
69th of 190
Nuclear power 4.6 % 2025
24th of 180		 2.6 % 2025
28th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 41.1 % 2025
92nd of 190		 26.6 % 2025
121st of 190
Fossil electricity 58.9 % 2025
92nd of 190		 73.4 % 2025
121st of 190
Coal power 54.8 % 2025
177th of 188		 70.9 % 2025
184th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 528 g/kWh 2025
126th of 190		 671 g/kWh 2025
178th of 190
Electricity per capita 7.41 MWh 2025
33rd of 191		 1.42 MWh 2025
124th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.