1. Comparing China and India

2. India’s GDP Growth Rate Overtook China’s in 2015

3. In 2017, China’s Economy ($12. 2 trillion) is 4
In 2017, China’s Economy ($12.2 trillion) is 4.7 times the size of India’s ($2.6 trillion)

4. China’s net inflows of FDI ($168B) is also more than four times that of India ($40B)

6. 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

8. 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

9. Compare China and India: economic structure
GDP
Agriculture
Industry
Service
China
8.3%
39.5%
52.2%
India
15.4%
23%
61.5%
Employment
27.7%
28.8%
43.5%
47%
22%
31%
* Arable land 11% in China and 53% in India

10. Survey in 2014: Free Market Economy Better

11. Variation in reregulation
China
India
textile
Dismantled the Ministry
Sector associations govern market activities
Strictly regulates production and retail
Prohibits FDI
telecommunications
Ended state monopoly in 1993
State-owned carriers operate basic services
A centralized Ministry manages infrastructural development and market access across subsectors
Completely liberalized services and equipment by the early 2000s