Country profile
India
India ranks #1 of 215 for population, #158 of 209 for gdp per capita, #136 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
1B
people · 2024
Rank #1 of 215
Life expectancy
72.2
years · 2024
Rank #136 of 216
Poverty headcount
5.3%
% of population · 2022
Rank #76 of 186
Under-5 mortality
26.6
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #89 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
61.6%
% net enrollment · 2013
Rank #155 of 232
Tobacco use
24.3%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #52 of 163
Calorie supply
2,669
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #138 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
18M
arrivals · 2019
Rank #14 of 203
GDP per capita
$2,695
current US$ · 2024
Rank #158 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
4.95
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #53 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
160
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #64 of 210
Forest area
24.5%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #159 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
48.4
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #20 of 248
Protected areas
4.5%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #200 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
2.2
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #126 of 210
Fertilizer use
182
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #24 of 194
Pesticide use
0.24
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #167 of 193
Cereal yield
3.63
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #77 of 182
Digital
Internet users
70%
% of population · 2025
Rank #134 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
3.15
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #182 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
79.4
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #212 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
99.5%
% of population · 2023
Rank #138 of 215
Renewable electricity output
19.1%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #165 of 257
Energy use per person
7,813
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #133 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.38
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #102 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for India; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield