Out of the 100 metrics, India is better than Pakistan in all the 100 metrics. Last updated 7th May 2025.
Additional source-backed indicators were added on 3 June 2026. The added rows use the latest comparable World Bank series available at the time of editing, mostly 2024 data and 2023 where 2024 is not yet published.
Economy |
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India |
Pakistan |
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GDP |
4.3 Trillion USD |
330 Billion USD |
The Indian economy is 15 times bigger and projected to be 25 times larger by 2035. Economists often consider Pakistani stats to be inflated. |
GDP Growth Rate |
7-8% |
0-3% |
India adds more to its economy every year than total of Pakistan economy |
Forex |
700 Billion USD |
5 to 15 Billion USD |
India has 70 times more USD in forex reserves. Most of the Pakistani forex reserve is a loan from IMF, Asian Bank, China and Saudi Arab. |
Exchange Rate |
84 |
282 |
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Stock Market cap |
10 Trillion USD |
50 Billion USD |
India has 2 stock markets, BSE and NSE each with 5Trillion USD market cap |
GDP (current US$, World Bank 2024) |
$3.91 trillion |
$371.6 billion |
World Bank current-dollar GDP shows India at about 10.5x Pakistan's economy in 2024. |
GDP per capita (current US$, World Bank 2024) |
$2,695 |
$1,479 |
India's per-person output is about 82% higher in current-dollar terms. |
Exports of goods and services (World Bank 2024) |
$827.4 billion |
$38.6 billion |
India's export base is about 21x larger, showing much greater integration with world trade. |
Personal remittances received (World Bank 2024) |
$137.7 billion |
$34.9 billion |
India receives about 4x more remittances while also having a much larger domestic economy. |
FDI net inflows (World Bank 2024) |
$27.1 billion |
$2.7 billion |
India attracted roughly 10x more foreign direct investment inflows. |
Infrastructure |
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India |
Pakistan |
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Trains (Daily) |
13,198 |
228 |
Indian Railways has 60 times more trains than Pakistan. India is also increasing the average speed of its trains to 100 KMPH by 2032 and high speed bullet train by 2032 with a speed of 350 KMPH |
Airports |
487 |
47 |
India creates 1 airport per month. |
International Airports |
34 |
7 |
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Roads (Length) |
6670k KM (66 Lakh KM or 6.67M KM) |
263k KM |
India has 25x length of more roads |
Cars |
49 Million (4.9 Crore) |
7 Million (70 Lakh) |
India is worlds 3rd largest car market and fastest growing market in the world. |
Air passengers carried (World Bank 2023) |
180.4 million |
7.2 million |
India's air passenger volume was about 25x larger in the latest comparable World Bank aviation series. |
Internet users (World Bank 2024) |
64.9% of population |
57.3% of population |
India is ahead on internet adoption, and the population scale means its absolute internet user base is far larger. |
HDI |
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India |
Pakistan |
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Population |
1.43 Billion |
250 Million |
Most of the Pakistan is tribal in nature and the actual population is estimated to be 260M+ |
Fertility rate |
2.0% |
3.4% |
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Literacy Rate |
76% |
60% |
Most of Pakistan is tribal and there are no accurate numbers. Most of the numbers are considered to be inflated by the Pakistani government. Pakistan also counts madrasa teaching under educated which is disputed. |
Life expectancy |
69 years |
66 years |
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Mean Years of Schooling |
6.57 Years |
4.51 years |
Indicates average education level among adults; directly used in HDI calculation. |
Gross National Income (GNI) per Capita (PPP) |
$7,254 |
$4,432 |
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Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) |
15.2% of population |
38.3% of population |
MPI reflects deprivations in education, health, and standard of living; higher MPI reduces HDI. |
Gender Development Index (GDI) |
0.849 |
0.743 |
Indicates gender equality in health, education, and income; India has better gender parity. |
HDI Global Rank |
134 |
164 |
India is steadily improving; Pakistan has dropped 3 ranks recently. |
Life expectancy, latest World Bank series |
72.2 years (2024) |
67.8 years (2024) |
India is ahead by about 4.4 years in the latest comparable World Bank life-expectancy data. |
Infant mortality rate |
23.3 per 1,000 live births (2024) |
48.2 per 1,000 live births (2024) |
Lower is better. Pakistan's rate is a little more than 2x India's in the latest World Bank series. |
Maternal mortality ratio |
80 per 100,000 live births (2023) |
155 per 100,000 live births (2023) |
Lower is better. Pakistan's modeled maternal mortality ratio is nearly 2x India's. |
Primary completion rate |
94.5% (2024) |
74.1% (2024) |
India is about 20 percentage points ahead on primary completion in the World Bank education series. |
Basic drinking water access |
95.7% of population (2024) |
90.7% of population (2024) |
India is ahead on access to at least basic drinking-water services. |
Basic sanitation access |
83.4% of population (2024) |
71.9% of population (2024) |
India is ahead by about 11.5 percentage points on at least basic sanitation services. |
Female labour-force participation |
32.4% (2024) |
24.0% (2024) |
India is ahead on modeled female labour-force participation, though both countries have room to improve. |
Financial and digital depth |
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India |
Pakistan |
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Domestic credit to private sector |
40.0% of GDP (2024) |
11.5% of GDP (2024) |
World Bank data shows India has a much deeper formal credit market for households and businesses. |
Scale of formal remittance corridor |
$137.7 billion received (2024) |
$34.9 billion received (2024) |
India receives the world's largest absolute remittance flows, about 4x Pakistan's level. |
Digital adoption |
64.9% internet users (2024) |
57.3% internet users (2024) |
India is ahead as a percentage of population and far ahead in absolute number of users. |
Source notes for added rows |
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India |
Pakistan |
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World Bank World Development Indicators |
Used for added economy, infrastructure, health, education, water, sanitation, labour, finance and internet rows |
Latest API update shown by World Bank: 8 April 2026 |
Values use 2024 where available and 2023 where 2024 is not yet published. |
Interpretation |
Higher is better for GDP, exports, remittances, FDI, access, completion and internet rows |
Lower is better for infant and maternal mortality |
The added rows are intended to expand the comparison without removing earlier edited material. |