Sunday, July 24, 2011

Comparison of India and China




Comparison of India and China under Economic and Social Barometer

No.
Economic or Social factor
Unit
China
India
1.
Total Area
millions of sq km
9.60 (2.8%)
3.29 (9.5%)
2.
Arable Land
millions of sq km
1.48
1.79
3.
Irrigated Land
millions of sq km
0.53
0.61
4.
Railways - length
in km '000
71.90
63.23
5.
Roadways - paved - length
in km '000
1,447
2,411
6.
Waterways - length
in km '000
123
14.5
7.
Natural Gas - Proved Reserves
in billion cu m
2,530
854
8.
Oil - Proved Reserves
billion bbl
18.60
5.70
9.
Airports - Total/paved/unpaved
numbers
489/389/89
334/239/995
10.
Coastline
in km
14,500
7,000
11.
Steel Production
million tons/year
280
45
12.
Food grain production
million tons/year
418
210
13.
Cement Production
million tons/year
650
150
14.
Crude Oil production
million tons/year
180
40
15.
Coal Production
million tons/year
1,300
300
16.
Electricity generated
Billions of Kilowatts
2,190
557
17.
Transmission & distribution losses
as % of total power
6.8
23.4
18.
Electricity tariff
US$ / 100 KW
4 to 5
8 to 10
19.
Cost of commercial borrowing
as % interest/ year
6 - 7
8 - 16
20.
Telephone lines connected
millions
311
67
21.
TV sets in households
millions
500
85
22.
Mobile/cellular phones
millions
400
100
23.
Internet users
millions
111
51
24.
Foreign trade (China+HongKong)
US$ billions/year
1038+923=1961
260
25.
External debt (China+Hong Kong)
US$ billions
242+416= 658
120
26.
Exports (China+HongKong)
US$ billions/year
752+286= 1038
120
27.
Imports (China + HongKong)
US$ billions/year
632+291= 923
138
28.
Tourist Arrivals
millions/year
87
4
29.
TV broadcast stations
numbers
3240
562
30.
Radio broadcast stations
AM/FM/short wave
369/259/49
153/91/68
31.
FDI inflow (China + Hong Kong)
US$ billions/year
106
8
32.
Forex Reserves (China+Hong Kong)
US$ billions
1017+122= 1,139
175
33.
GDP (China+Hong Kong)
US$ billions
2102+179= 2,281
750
34.
GDP Growth (2006)
in % rate over last year
9.3
7.9
35.
Labour Composition
Agriculture %/Industry %/ Services %
49/22/29
60/17/23
36.
Population
millions
1,314
1,095
37.
Population increase per year
millions
7.2
15.3
38.
Birth rate
Numbers per 1000
13
22
39.
Per Capita income
US$ per year/person
1,498
658
40.
Life expectancy
Years
74
64
41.
Investment
% of GDP
44
25
42.
Poverty line - numbers
%/Numbers in millions
10/131
25/273
43.
Inflation Rate
%
1.9
4.6
44.
Median age
Numbar of years
33
25
45.
Population Growth Rate
% of population
0.59
1.38
46.
Infant mortality rate
Death Rate per 1,000
23
55
47.
GDP (PPP)
US$ billions
8,182
3,699
48.
GDP (PPP) per person
US$ per person/year
6,300
3,400
49.
Fertility Rate
children born/woman
1.73
2.73
50.
Literacy Rate - Definied as age 15 and over
can read & write - % of Pop
91
60
51.
Death Rate
Rate per 1,000 pop
6.97
8.18
52.
Public Debt
% of GDP
29
82
53.
Unemployment rate
% of workforce
20
30
54.
Labour force
in millions
797
496
55.
People living with HIV/AIDS
'000 (2003)
840
5110
56.
Government budget Revenues/Expenditure
US$ billions
392/424
111/126