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China vs India

This page compares China and India across 50 key World Bank indicators, grouped by category. Pick any indicator below to see the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Health & Population

Indicator China India Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 7.76 6.59 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.77 15.98 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 105.24M 171.14M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 50.94 51.58 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 34.11 64.62 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 111.02 175.63 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 75.25 70.73 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.43 1.77 Compare →
Population, male 717.75M 748.32M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 976.80M 989.97M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 21.15 10.47 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 12.96 6.59 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 69.33 68.23 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 93.04M 49.32M Compare →
Urban population 928.44M 513.33M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 55.97 120.86 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 49.06 48.42 Compare →
Rural population 480.54M 937.61M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 206.63M 103.69M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 23.09 36.09 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 70.28 68.53 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 15.23 24.36 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.10 1.07 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 81.66 72.34 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 80.97 73.86 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.01 1.96 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 65.89 35.38 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 225.55M 357.28M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 16.43 7.74 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 90.38 79.13 Compare →
Population, total $1.41B $1.45B Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 44.24 46.56 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) -0.12 0.89 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 68.34 67.90 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 16.76 24.87 Compare →
Population, female 691.22M 702.61M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 113.59M 54.37M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 472.39M 477.10M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 78.02 72.24 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 120.30M 186.14M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 5.20 13.04 Compare →
Net migration -268,126.00 -495,753.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 504.40M 512.86M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 14.67 7.15 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 16.01 24.62 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 0.10 0.30 Compare →

Environment

Indicator China India Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 150.26 483.68 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator China India Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 9.56M 3.29M Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 42,639.94 32,106.84 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 0.46 1.03 Compare →

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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.