Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside India 149 times.
India: 3,287,260 km² (2023) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.
India: 0.1 (2025) · Israel: 5.9 (2025)
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 12.8 points higher).
India: 25.5 (2022) · Israel: 38.3 (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 8.8% of its GDP on the military, India 2.3%.
India: 2.3% (2024) · Israel: 8.8% (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 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)
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)
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 25% of India, but only 6.5% of Israel.
India: 24.5% (2023) · Israel: 6.5% (2023)
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 3.5 times as deadly as in Israel.
India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
