Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Türkiye fits inside India 4.2 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Türkiye’s coastline is 3% longer than India’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 3,449 m above Türkiye’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 50% of Türkiye
India: 59.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 17 times as many people as Türkiye
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 4.4 times as densely populated as Türkiye
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Türkiye are 9.9 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Türkiye are 6.6 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Türkiye is 4.5 years older than in India
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.5 more children on average than in Türkiye
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Türkiye are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India
India: 7.4% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Türkiye hosts 171 times as many refugees per resident as India
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
India: 0.1 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Türkiye 1
India: 3 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Türkiye’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Türkiye produces 3.9 times as much per person as India
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in India (Gini 20.7 points higher)
India: 23 (2023) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Türkiye
India: 2.6% (2023) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 4.2% in India
India: 4.2% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India and Türkiye are practically level
India: 2.3% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Türkiye’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Türkiye’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Türkiye spends 6.5 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Türkiye live 5.2 years longer than in India
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Türkiye
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Türkiye has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Türkiye has 92% more hospital beds per person than India
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 4.1 times that in Türkiye
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 23% in India
India: 22.6% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Türkiye rate their lives 0.76 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Türkiye has 6.1 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Türkiye has 1,224 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 635 more hours a year than in Türkiye
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Türkiye went to school 2.1 years longer than in India
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Türkiye welcomed 88 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 23 more World Heritage sites than Türkiye (45 against 22)
India: 45 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Türkiye has won 111 Olympic medals, India 41
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 70% in India
India: 70% (2025) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Türkiye is 2.3 times as fast as in India
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Türkiye and India are practically level
India: 99.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Türkiye has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 6.5 times as long as Türkiye’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Türkiye fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from India
India: 0.12 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 29% of Türkiye, but only 24% of India
India: 24.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Türkiye emits 2.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in India
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
India: 24.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 73% more fine dust than in Türkiye
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 15% more likely to be murdered in Türkiye than in India
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 2.2 times as deadly as in Türkiye
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 11.8 °C warmer than Türkiye
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 86% more rain than Türkiye
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Türkiye?
India is larger. Türkiye fits inside India 4.2 times.
Which has more people, India or Türkiye?
India has 17 times as many people as Türkiye (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Türkiye?
People in Türkiye live 5.2 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 77.4 in Türkiye.
Are people taller in India or Türkiye?
Men in Türkiye are 9.9 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).