Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy fits inside India 11 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Italy: 302,070 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Italy’s coastline is 9% longer than India’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 3,838 m above Italy’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 44% of Italy
India: 59.9% (2024) · Italy: 43.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 25 times as many people as Italy
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Italy: 58.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 2.5 times as densely populated as Italy
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Italy: 199 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Italy are 7.9 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Italy: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Italy are 6.6 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Italy: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 19 years older than in India
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Italy: 47.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.8 more children on average than in Italy
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India
India: 7.4% (2025) · Italy: 25.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Italy hosts 20 times as many refugees per resident as India
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Italy: 3.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
India: 0.1 (2026) · Italy: 3.4 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Italy 1
India: 3 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 55% larger than Italy’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 5.3 times as much per person as India
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Italy: Int$62,803 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Italy than in India (Gini 11.3 points higher)
India: 23 (2023) · Italy: 34.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.9% in Italy
India: 2.6% (2023) · Italy: 0.9% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 4.2% in India
India: 4.2% (2025) · Italy: 6.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India and Italy are practically level
India: 2.3% (2025) · Italy: 1.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Italy’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Italy: 25.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 3× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Italy: 69% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 40 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · Italy: $3,398 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 12 years longer than in India
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Italy: 84 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 5.8 times as many doctors per person as India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Italy has 92% more hospital beds per person than India
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Italy: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 2.7 times that in Italy
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 5.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Italy are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Italy: 17.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
India and Italy are practically level
India: 22.6% (2024) · Italy: 22.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Italy rate their lives 2.04 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Italy: 6.57 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 61% more alcohol than in India
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Italy: 8.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy has 8.8 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Italy: 71.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Italy has 1,084 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 681 more hours a year than in Italy
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Italy: 1,701 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Italy went to school 3.9 years longer than in India
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Italy: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 145 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Italy: 0.98 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Italy has 17 more World Heritage sites than India (62 against 45)
India: 45 (2026) · Italy: 62 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Italy has won 829 Olympic medals, India 41
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Italy: 829 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 70% in India
India: 70% (2025) · Italy: 89% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Italy is 3 times as fast as in India
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Italy: 274 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Italy and India are practically level
India: 99.9% (2024) · Italy: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Italy live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Italy: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Italy: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 3.9 times as long as Italy’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Italy: 17,305 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Italy fly 2.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from India
India: 0.12 (2023) · Italy: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Italy, but only 24% of India
India: 24.4% (2024) · Italy: 31.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Italy emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in India
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Italy: 5.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
49% of Italy’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
India: 24.1% (2025) · Italy: 48.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Italy
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Italy
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 3 times as deadly as in Italy
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 8.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 10.6 °C warmer than Italy
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 23% more rain than Italy
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Italy?
India is larger. Italy fits inside India 11 times.
Which has more people, India or Italy?
India has 25 times as many people as Italy (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Italy?
People in Italy live 12 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 84.0 in Italy.
Are people taller in India or Italy?
Men in Italy are 7.9 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
