China vs India: GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
China
3.76 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
India
4.70 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
61st
India rank
58th
GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 4.70 million current international $ per square kilometre against 3.76 million current international $ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 939,080 current international $ per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
China ranks 61st and India ranks 58th of 200 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 229,133 current international $ per square kilometre | 480,474 current international $ per square kilometre | 251,342 current international $ per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 728,619 current international $ per square kilometre | 1.08 million current international $ per square kilometre | 353,966 current international $ per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 1.95 million current international $ per square kilometre | 2.35 million current international $ per square kilometre | 406,881 current international $ per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 3.26 million current international $ per square kilometre | 3.94 million current international $ per square kilometre | 678,278 current international $ per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, China or India?
- India, at 4.70 million current international $ per square kilometre against 3.76 million current international $ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between China and India?
- 939,080 current international $ per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 61st and India ranks 58th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI, PPP (current international $) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.