Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of South Korea, you would:
Health
be 17.0% less likely to be obese
In South Korea, 4.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 12.9 years less
In South Korea, the average life expectancy is 83 years (79 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2020. In India, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 81.8% less money
South Korea has a GDP per capita of $39,500 as of 2017, while in India, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In South Korea, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In India, that number is 8.5% as of 2017.
be 52.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In South Korea, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In South Korea, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In India, there are 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 13.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In South Korea, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In India, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.1% less likely to be literate
In South Korea, the literacy rate is 98.0% as of 2019. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
be 11.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In South Korea, approximately 3.0 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In India, on the other hand, 35.4 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 15.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In South Korea, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In India, 84% of the population do as of 2017.
be 64.1% less likely to have internet access
In South Korea, approximately 95.9% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In India, about 34.5% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 28.3% less on education
South Korea spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. India spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
South Korea has a total of 2,413 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
India: At a glance
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