Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tuvalu fits inside India 126,433 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Tuvalu: 26 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 292 times as long as Tuvalu’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Tuvalu: 24 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 8,581 m above Tuvalu’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Tuvalu: 5 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 100% of Tuvalu, versus 60% of India
India: 59.9% (2024) · Tuvalu: 100% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 154,221 times as many people as Tuvalu
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Tuvalu: 9,492 (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 35% more densely populated than Tuvalu
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Tuvalu: 365 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Tuvalu are 4.8 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Tuvalu: 171.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Tuvalu are 8.4 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Tuvalu: 163.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in India is 3.8 years older than in Tuvalu
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Tuvalu: 24.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tuvalu have 1.2 more children on average than in India
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Tuvalu: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
India and Tuvalu are practically level
India: 7.4% (2025) · Tuvalu: 7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Tuvalu: no data
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
India: 0.1 (2026) · Tuvalu: no data
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Tuvalu 2
India: 3 (2026) · Tuvalu: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 68,987 times the size of Tuvalu’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Tuvalu: $57.3 million (2025)
How much is produced per person?
India produces 74% more per person than Tuvalu
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Tuvalu: Int$6,759 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
India: 23 (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
India: 2.6% (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
How many people are looking for work?
India: 4.2% (2025) · Tuvalu: no data
How much goes to the military?
India: 2.3% (2025) · Tuvalu: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
India: 6.9% (2022) · Tuvalu: no data
How expensive is it?
Tuvalu’s price level (US = 100) is 3.9× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Tuvalu: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Tuvalu spends 20 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · Tuvalu: $1,724 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in India live 5 years longer than in Tuvalu
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Tuvalu: 67.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 41% more likely to die before turning one than in Tuvalu
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Tuvalu: 16.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Tuvalu has 86% more doctors per person than India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Tuvalu: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Tuvalu: no data
How common is suicide?
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
How common is obesity?
65% of adults in Tuvalu are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Tuvalu: 64.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
33% of adults in Tuvalu smoke, versus 23% in India
India: 22.6% (2024) · Tuvalu: 33.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
India: 4.54 (2025) · Tuvalu: no data
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 6.9 times as much alcohol as in Tuvalu
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Tuvalu: 0.8 litres (2017)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tuvalu has 10 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Tuvalu: 85.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tuvalu has 627 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Tuvalu: 3,295 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Tuvalu went to school 3.9 years longer than in India
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Tuvalu: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Tuvalu welcomed 3.6 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Tuvalu: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 45 more World Heritage sites than Tuvalu (45 against 0)
India: 45 (2026) · Tuvalu: 0 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Tuvalu none
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Tuvalu: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
70% of people in India are online, versus 35% in Tuvalu
India: 70% (2025) · Tuvalu: 35% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Tuvalu: no data
Who has electricity at home?
Tuvalu and India are practically level
India: 99.9% (2024) · Tuvalu: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
65% of people in Tuvalu live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Tuvalu: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tuvalu has 99 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Tuvalu: 99 (2022)
How much railway is there?
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Tuvalu: no data
How much do they fly?
India: 0.12 (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 40% of Tuvalu, but only 24% of India
India: 24.4% (2024) · Tuvalu: 39.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 86% more CO₂ than someone in Tuvalu
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Tuvalu: 1.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
India: 24.1% (2025) · Tuvalu: no data
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 9.8 times as much fine dust as in Tuvalu
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Tuvalu: 4.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Tuvalu: 0 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tuvalu: no data
How much rain falls?
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tuvalu: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Tuvalu?
India is larger. Tuvalu fits inside India 126,433 times.
Which has more people, India or Tuvalu?
India has 154,221 times as many people as Tuvalu (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Tuvalu?
People in India live 5 years longer than in Tuvalu. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 67.3 in Tuvalu.
Are people taller in India or Tuvalu?
Men in Tuvalu are 4.8 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
