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The Graphic Truth — China vs. India: How do they stack up?

Side-by-side chart comparing China's and India's GDP per capital, gender balance, literacy rate, and young population
Luisa Vieira

India is set to imminently overtake China as the world’s most populous country. Demographic growth is a sensitive topic for both countries, but particularly for the Chinese, who are worried about recent population decline and its impact on domestic productivity.

Still, for all the emphasis on population size, it is just one metric contributing to the development of a country’s labor force – and economic growth. So what else matters? We compare some other indicators impacting India and China’s respective economic trajectories.

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