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Comparing China and India. India’s GDP Growth Rate Overtook China’s in 2015. In 2017, China’s Economy ($12.2 trillion) is 4.7 times the size of India’s ($2.6 trillion). China’s net inflows of FDI ($168B) is also more than four times that of India ($40B). Compare China and India - Population.
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In 2017, China’s Economy ($12.2 trillion) is 4.7 times the size of India’s ($2.6 trillion)
China’s net inflows of FDI ($168B) is also more than four times that of India ($40B)
Compare China and India - Population • China and India are comparable in surprisingly few areas besides total population size (1.4b vs. 1.3b) • India has a much younger population than China’s. • Median age of 27.9 versus China’s 37.4 • Total fertility rate is also much higher in India. • 2.4 children per woman versus China’s 1.6 • Malnutrition is more prevalent among Indian children. • 43.5% of children under the age of five are underweight in India • 3.4% for China
Compare China and India – Diversity • India is a much more diverse society than China • Ethnic groups • India: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25% • China: Han Chinese 92%, plus 55 other officially recognized ethnic groups • Official languages • India: Hindi most widely spoken (41%) plus 14 other official languages • China: Chinese with various dialects, plus ethnic minority languages • India: Federal system and parliamentary democracy • China: Unitary system and Communist party-state
Compare China and India: economic structure * Arable land 11% in China and 53% in India