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Southern Asia · sovereign state

India

Republic of India

Capital
New Delhi
Languages
English, Hindi, Tamil
Currency
Indian rupee
People
1.46 billion (2025)
Neighbours
6
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India

  • Most people 1.46 billion · #1 of 210 · 2025
  • 4th highest highest point 8,586 m · #4 of 213 · 2026 edition
  • 6th highest economy size (GDP) $3.96 trillion · #6 of 207 · 2025

Surprising facts about India

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among India’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

India among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where India sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like India across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

Next door

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Countries sharing a land border. Tap one to compare. Equal-area map centred on India.

Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people