{"title":"India vs China, 1980 vs 2026: two very different paths","url":"https://numberreels.com/v/india-vs-china-1980-vs-2026-two-very-different-p-20261012-stat-cards-report","publisher":"NumberReels","source":"IMF World Economic Outlook, Apr 2026 (population, GDP; 2026 figures projected); UN World Population Prospects 2024 and World Urbanization Prospects 2025, via World Bank (life expectancy, cities)","sourceUrl":null,"asOf":"2026","publishedAt":"2026-10-12","unit":null,"columns":[{"key":"label","label":"Figure"},{"key":"from","label":"1980"},{"key":"value","label":"Today"},{"key":"change","label":"Change","unit":"%"},{"key":"note","label":"Note"}],"rows":[{"label":"India's population","from":687,"value":1477,"change":115,"note":"IMF estimates","unit":"M"},{"label":"China's population","from":987,"value":1402,"change":42,"note":"Today = 2026, projected","unit":"M"},{"label":"Indians in cities","from":23.5,"value":35.7,"change":51.9,"note":"National definitions (UN)","unit":"%"},{"label":"Chinese in cities","from":19.4,"value":66.3,"change":241.8,"note":"Today = 2025","unit":"%"},{"label":"India life expectancy","from":53.6,"value":72.2,"change":34.7,"note":"UN estimates, at birth","unit":" yrs"},{"label":"China life expectancy","from":64.2,"value":78,"change":21.5,"note":"Today = 2024","unit":" yrs"},{"label":"India's GDP per person","from":271,"value":2813,"change":938,"note":"Current US$, market rates","prefix":"$"},{"label":"China's GDP per person","from":308,"value":14874,"change":4729.2,"note":"2026 = IMF projection","prefix":"$"}]}