Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy fits inside India 11 times.
India: 3,287,260 km² (2023) · Italy: 302,070 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.
India: 0.1 (2025) · Italy: 3.4 (2025)
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 8.8 points higher).
India: 25.5 (2022) · Italy: 34.3 (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 spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Italy 1.6%.
India: 2.3% (2024) · Italy: 1.6% (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 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)
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)
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 33% of Italy, but only 25% of India.
India: 24.5% (2023) · Italy: 32.9% (2023)
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 2.9 times as deadly as in Italy.
India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Italy: 5 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
