Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside India 149 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 26 times as long as Israel’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 6,350 m above Israel’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 24% of Israel
India: 59.9% (2024) · Israel: 23.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 145 times as many people as Israel
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 5% more densely populated than Israel
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 9.5 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 7.0 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Israel is 1.1 years older than in India
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 0.9 more children on average than in India
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India
India: 7.4% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
India hosts 30% more refugees per resident than Israel
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
India: 0.1 (2026) · Israel: 5.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Israel 2
India: 3 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 6.5 times the size of Israel’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 5.1 times as much per person as India
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in India (Gini 15.3 points higher)
India: 23 (2023) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Israel
India: 2.6% (2023) · Israel: 0.4% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in India, versus 3.5% in Israel
India: 4.2% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 7.8% of its GDP on the military, India 2.3%
India: 2.3% (2025) · Israel: 7.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Israel’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Israel: 23.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 4.4× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 46 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 11 years longer than in India
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 8.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 5.3 times as many doctors per person as India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Israel has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as India
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 2.2 times that in Israel
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 21% in Israel
India: 22.6% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 2.65 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 25% more alcohol than in Israel
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 13 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 1,085 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 492 more hours a year than in Israel
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 6.7 years longer than in India
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel welcomed 14 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 36 more World Heritage sites than Israel (45 against 9)
India: 45 (2026) · Israel: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Israel 20
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Israel: 20 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 70% in India
India: 70% (2025) · Israel: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 4.3 times as fast as in India
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Israel: 392 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Israel and India are practically level
India: 99.9% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 40 times as long as Israel’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 5.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from India
India: 0.12 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of India, but only 6.8% of Israel
India: 24.4% (2024) · Israel: 6.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in India
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of India’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel
India: 24.1% (2025) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Israel
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 73% more likely to be murdered in India than in Israel
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 3.7 times as deadly as in Israel
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 3.3 °C warmer than Israel
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 6.2 times as much rain as Israel
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Israel?
India is larger. Israel fits inside India 149 times.
Which has more people, India or Israel?
India has 145 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Israel?
People in Israel live 11 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 83.2 in Israel.
Are people taller in India or Israel?
Men in Israel are 9.5 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
