India vs Pakistan

India and Pakistan compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• India has about 5.7 times as many people as Pakistan: 1.46 billion against 255.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in India ($2,702) is 69% higher than in Pakistan ($1,596) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in India (7.6%) than in Pakistan (3.7%), a difference of 3.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Pakistan (3.5%) than in India (2.4%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Pakistan (5.4%) than in India (4.2%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in India can expect to live 4.4 years longer than one born in Pakistan: 72.2 years against 67.8 years in 2024.
• The population of India is older: half of its people are over 28.1 years, against 20.3 years in Pakistan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in India (70% in 2025) than in Pakistan (57.3% in 2024), a difference of 12.7 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in India (2.2 tonnes) are about 2.7 times as high as in Pakistan (0.81 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in India (24.4%) than in Pakistan (4.1%), a difference of 20.3 percentage points in 2024.