Country Comparison
| India | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
1,210,193,422 |
1,339,724,852 (2010 Census) |
| Area | 3,287,240 km² (1,269,210 sq mi) | 9,640,821 km² (3,704,427 sq mi) |
| [[List of sovereign states and dependent territories by population
density|Population density]] |
382/km² (922/sq mi) | 139.6/km² (363.3/sq mi) |
| Capital | New Delhi | Beijing |
| Largest city | Mumbai | Shanghai |
| Government | Federal republic (Formerly Socialist until 1991), Parliamentary
democracy |
Socialist, Single-party state |
| Official languages | Hindi, English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Manipuri, Nepali, Odia,Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu (See Languages with official status in India) | Standard Chinese, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, Zhuang (See Languages of China) |
| Main religions | Hinduism | |
| GDP (nominal) | US$1.946 trillion | US$7.298 trillion |
| GDP (nominal) per capita | US$1,389 | US$5,413 |
| GDP (PPP)(2012) | US$4.735 trillion | US$12.380 trillion |
| GDP (PPP) per capita(2012) | US$3,900 | US$9,100 |
| Human Development Index | 0.547 (medium) | 0.663 (medium) |
| Foreign exchange reserves | 289,737 (millions of USD) | 3,285,090 (millions of USD) |
| Military expenditures | US$46.8 billion (1.83% of GDP) | US$140 billion (2012) (1.3% of GDP) |
| Manpower | Active Troops: 1,325,000 (1,155,100 Reserve personnel) | Active Troops: approximately 2,285,000 (800,000 Reserve Personnel) |
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