1. INDIA Vs. CHINA – A Statistical Comparison By CA.V.SUDHARSAN 1

2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS 2

3. Population - Millions 3

4. Population Increase - Millions/p.a 4

5. Population Growth Rate - % of total population 5

6. Birth Rate – Number per 1000 6

7. Death Rate - Rate per 1000 people 7

8. Life Expectancy – Years 8

9. Median Age - Years 9

10. Poverty line – Nos % / Nos. in million 10

11. Infant Mortality - Death rate per 1000 births 11

12. Fertility rate – Children born / woman 12

13. Labour Force - millions 13

14. Labour Composition – Agriculture% /Industry% / Service % 14

15. Unemployment rate - % of workforce 15

16. Literacy Rate - % of population > 15 years 16

17. People living with HIV/AIDS - ‘000 (2003) 17

18. Tourists Arrivals - millions/p.a (2010) 18

19. Total Area - Millions of Sq.Kms (Water availability%) 19

20. Arable Land - Millions of Sq.Kms 20

21. Irrigated Land – Millions of Sq.Kms 21

22. Coastline – Kms 22

23. INFRASTRUCTURE 23

24. Railways Length – kms ‘000 24

25. Roadways Length – kms ‘000 25

26. Waterways Length – kms ‘000 26

27. Natural Gas (Proved Reserves) – billion cu m 27

28. Oil (Proved Reserves) – billion bbl 28

29. Airports – Numbers 29

30. Telephone lines connected – millions 30

31. TV sets in households – millions 31

32. Internet users – millions 32

33. TV Broadcast Stations - Numbers 33

34. Radio Broadcast Stations - Numbers (AM / FM / SW) 34

35. Mobile Phones – millions 35

36. INDUSTRIES 36

37. Steel Production – million tons per year 37

38. Food grains Production – million tons per year 38

39. Cement Production – million tons per year 39

40. Crude Oil Production – million tons per year 40

41. Coal Production – million tons per year 41

42. Power Generation – billions of KWs 42

43. Power Tariff – US $ / 100 KWs 43

44. Transmission & Distribution Loss – as % of Total Power 44

45. ECONOMIC INDICATORS 45

46. Per capita Income – US$ p.a 46

47. Cost of Commercial Borrowings – % interest per year 47

48. Government Budget (Revenue / Expenditure) – US $ billions 48

49. Defense Expenditure – US $ millions (% of GDP) 49

50. Foreign Trade - US$ billion/p.a 50

51. External Debt - US$ billion/p.a 51

52. Exports - US$ billion/p.a 52

53. Imports - US$ billion/p.a 53

54. FDI Inflow - US$ Billion/p.a 54

55. Forex Reserves – US$ Billion / p.a 55

56. GDP - US $ Billions/p.a 56

57. GDP Growth (2006) - In % rate over last year 57

58. Investment – % of GDP 58

59. Inflation - % 59

60. Public Debt - % of GDP 60