Data for India, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

India5.3
Sub-Saharan Afr...46.0

(2022)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2023)

India72
Sub-Saharan Afr...63
Sub-Saharan Afr...62

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024 billion)

India1.45
Sub-Saharan Afr...1.29
Sub-Saharan Afr...1.16

(2024 billion)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

India0.9
Sub-Saharan Afr...2.4

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2024)

India-630,830
Sub-Saharan Afr...-680,868
Sub-Saharan Afr...-712,684

(2024)

Trend
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Most recent value

(2020)

India0.5

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024 trillion)

India3.91
Sub-Saharan Afr...1.98
Sub-Saharan Afr...1.83

(2024 trillion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024)

India2,694.7
Sub-Saharan Afr...1,532.9
Sub-Saharan Afr...1,576.7

(2024)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

India6.5
Sub-Saharan Afr...3.6
Sub-Saharan Afr...3.4

(2024)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2024)

India4.2
Sub-Saharan Afr...5.8
Sub-Saharan Afr...6.1

(2024)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

India5.0
Sub-Saharan Afr...4.2

(2024)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

India3.5
Sub-Saharan Afr...3.0
Sub-Saharan Afr...3.2

(2024)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2023)

India24.5
Sub-Saharan Afr...25.9
Sub-Saharan Afr...26.5

(2023)

Trend
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Most recent value

(2024)

India2.2
Sub-Saharan Afr...0.7
Sub-Saharan Afr...0.8

(2024)

Trend
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

India99.5
Sub-Saharan Afr...53.3
Sub-Saharan Afr...53.0

(2023)

Trend
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2022)

India45
Sub-Saharan Afr...3

(2022)

Trend
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2021)

India9.2
Sub-Saharan Afr...4.1

(2021)

Trend
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2024)

India63
Sub-Saharan Afr...26
Sub-Saharan Afr...28

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2022)

India3
Sub-Saharan Afr...12
Sub-Saharan Afr...9

(2022)

Trend
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2018)

India46.5

(2018)

Trend
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2024)

India73.7

(2024)

Trend
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

India56
Sub-Saharan Afr...34
Sub-Saharan Afr...35

(2022)

Trend
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2024)

India14
Sub-Saharan Afr...27
Sub-Saharan Afr...26

(2024)

Trend
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

India0.7
Sub-Saharan Afr...2.2
Sub-Saharan Afr...2.1

(2024)

Trend
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Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Dem. Rep.
  • Congo, Rep.
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Gambia, The
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia, Fed. Rep.
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Dem. Rep.
  • Congo, Rep.
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Gabon
  • Gambia, The
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia, Fed. Rep.
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe