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India vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

India has a population of 1.45B (ranked 1/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). India's land area is 1,147,955 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 7th vs. 197th).

By GDP, India ranks 5/197 ($3.91T) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, India ranks 143/197 ($2,697), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

India Vatican
Population
1474115403
949
Population rank 1/197 197/197
GDP
$3.91T
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 5/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$2,697
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 143/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,159
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$3.18T
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
80.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,192
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 116/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,011
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
1,147,955 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,264 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
n/a
Median age
29.5 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

India and Vatican: Comparison Charts

India vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
India

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
India Vatican
1950 41.2 65.9
1951 41.6 65.3
1952 42.1 65.7
1953 42.4 66.3
1954 43.2 67.5
1955 43.7 67.8
1956 44.1 67.3
1957 44.4 67.5
1958 44.8 68.7
1959 45.3 69.2
1960 45.6 69.2
1961 45.8 69.8
1962 46.1 69.2
1963 46.5 69.3
1964 46.7 70.3
1965 45.6 70.1
1966 45.9 70.9
1967 46.2 70.9
1968 47.9 70.7
1969 48.3 70.7
1970 48.6 71.5
1971 48.9 71.7
1972 49.2 72
1973 49.6 71.9
1974 50.3 72.7
1975 50.8 72.6
1976 51.3 72.9
1977 51.8 73.3
1978 52.4 73.7
1979 53 74
1980 53.6 74.1
1981 54.2 74.3
1982 54.7 74.8
1983 55.3 74.7
1984 55.8 75.1
1985 56.3 75.5
1986 56.8 75.7
1987 57.3 76.2
1988 57.7 76.4
1989 58.2 76.8
1990 58.6 76.9
1991 59 76.9
1992 59.4 77.3
1993 59.8 77
1994 60.2 77.7
1995 60.6 77.8
1996 61 78.5
1997 61.4 78.2
1998 61.9 78.3
1999 62.3 78.7
2000 62.7 79.3
2001 63.2 79.9
2002 63.6 80
2003 64.1 79.8
2004 64.5 80.2
2005 64.9 80.6
2006 65.4 81.2
2007 65.8 81.3
2008 66.2 81.4
2009 66.7 81.3
2010 67.2 81.5
2011 67.6 81.7
2012 68.1 82
2013 68.5 82.5
2014 68.9 82.6
2015 69.3 82.5
2016 69.7 82.9
2017 70.1 82.7
2018 70.4 83.3
2019 70.7 83.6
2020 70.2 83
2021 67.3 82.9
2022 71.7 83.3
2023 72 83
2024 72.2 83.1
2025 72.5 83.3

India and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
India

Vatican
Year Population
India Vatican
1960 435,990,338 -
1961 446,564,729 -
1962 457,283,090 -
1963 468,138,575 -
1964 479,229,598 -
1965 490,140,146 -
1966 500,740,247 -
1967 511,606,372 -
1968 522,716,889 -
1969 533,880,544 -
1970 545,864,268 -
1971 558,096,387 -
1972 570,482,142 -
1973 583,465,598 -
1974 597,041,391 -
1975 611,309,535 -
1976 625,861,883 -
1977 640,801,103 -
1978 655,728,229 -
1979 671,155,747 -
1980 687,354,025 -
1981 703,696,250 -
1982 720,313,473 -
1983 737,372,681 -
1984 754,875,449 -
1985 772,647,793 -
1986 790,689,978 -
1987 808,931,270 -
1988 827,342,990 -
1989 846,039,529 -
1990 864,972,221 -
1991 883,927,600 -
1992 902,957,070 -
1993 922,118,387 -
1994 941,163,767 -
1995 960,301,044 -
1996 979,678,458 -
1997 999,133,762 -
1998 1,018,665,080 -
1999 1,038,225,823 -
2000 1,057,922,733 880
2001 1,077,898,575 890
2002 1,097,600,380 900
2003 1,116,803,006 911
2004 1,135,991,513 921
2005 1,154,676,322 921
2006 1,172,878,890 932
2007 1,190,676,021 821
2008 1,207,930,964 824
2009 1,225,524,753 826
2010 1,243,481,564 829
2011 1,261,224,954 832
2012 1,278,674,502 836
2013 1,295,829,511 839
2014 1,312,277,191 842
2015 1,328,024,498 1,000
2016 1,343,944,296 -
2017 1,359,657,400 1,000
2018 1,374,659,064 -
2019 1,389,030,312 1,000
2020 1,402,617,695 -
2021 1,414,203,896 -
2022 1,425,423,212 -
2023 1,438,069,596 -
2024 1,450,935,791 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

India Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$3.84T
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.1%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.44%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,068,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.86%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
24.5%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
53
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.1%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2022
n/a
Number of millionaires
868,660
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.09%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
205
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
2,673
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$5.13T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$643B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$138B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
17,914,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.77%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
89%
2024
n/a

Energy

India Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,955 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
2.05 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
74.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2021
n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
4.12%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
36.1%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,182 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.1%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
7.24%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
2.41%
2023
n/a
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
n/a

Society

India Vatican
% of world population
17.8%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-630,830
2024
n/a
Urban population
36.9%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
44
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
70
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.83
2022
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.6
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
74
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.7%
2023
100%
2013
English speaking
15.8%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
55.9%
2022
n/a

Health

India Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$79.5
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.6
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.73
2020
n/a
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
27.7
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
7.51%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
4
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.1 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

India Vatican
% of world land
2%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
791 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
689,466 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
281,697 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
4,111,675 mi
2024
5.59 mi
2003

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