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
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M199020062023

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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Indicator
GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 7,887 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.