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India

South AsiaLower middle incomeCapital: New Delhi282,228 observations
Population
1.46B
world rank #1 / 217
GDP
3.96T
world rank #6 / 186
GDP / capita
10,039.1
world rank #124 / 185
Life expectancy
72.2
world rank #137 / 217

Governance

607 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile41.9#110Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile59.2#72Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile52.5#165Rule of Law0-100 percentile56.3#100
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,143 indicators
GDPcurrent US$3.96T#6GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $10,039.1#124GDP growth%7.6%#13Inflation%2.4%#72
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

129 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$445.28B#18Merchandise importscurrent US$753.48B#9Exports of goods & services% GDP22.3%#102Imports of goods & services% GDP24%#113
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,585 indicators
Life expectancyyears72.2#137Infant mortalityper 1k births23.3#94Maternal mortalityper 100k80#52Health spending% GDP3.3%#170
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,776 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross79.6%#7Education spending% GDP4.1%#80Adult literacy%78.2%#25Primary enrollment% gross111%#3
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Demography

1,262 indicators
Populationpeople1.46B#1Population growth%0.89%#109Urban population%35.7%#171Fertility ratebirths/woman2#105
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

290 indicators
Electricity access% pop99.9%#2Renewable energy share%34.9%#64Forest area% land24.5%#120Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,181.6#104
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

304 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop99.9%#2Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.763.2#108Electricity from coal% of output74.4%#82
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

385 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area7.7%#132Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources44.8%#142Capture fisheries productiontonnes6.36M#3
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

325 indicators
Agricultural land% land area60.1%#39Cereal yieldkg per hectare3,632.5#33Aquaculture productiontonnes12.09M#3Food production index2014-16 = 100127.8#29
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

692 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people79.4#132Secure internet serversper 1M people1,212.4#104Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people2.7#103
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,394 indicators
Gini indexindex25.5#3Extreme poverty% pop5.3%#29Internet users% pop70%#10Homicide rateper 100k2.8#60
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

386 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths629#30INFORM risk score0-105.3#42Hazard & exposure0-108.1#69Vulnerability0-104.4#33
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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