If India were a US state
Where it would rank among 50 states + DC — median rank 11th
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Where it would rank among 50 states + DC — median rank 11th
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Across 13 measures of health, safety, money, education and the environment, India's median rank would be 11th on a list of the 50 states plus Washington, DC. It lands in the top half of that list on 7 of the 13 measures.
India's GDP per capita is $11,748, price-adjusted so states and countries sit on one scale. That would rank 52nd of 52 among the states — poorer than most US states. Source: World Bank (PPP), 2025. See the full ranking
People in India live 72.2 years on average — 6.7 years shorter than the US figure of 78.9 years. Among the states, India would rank 48th of 52. Source: World Bank / UN Population Division, 2024. See the full ranking
India's homicide rate is 2.8 per 100k — lower than in most US states. Ranked with the states on the lowest rate, it would come 10th of 52. Source: UNODC / WHO, 2022. See the full ranking
On the 17 measures with wide global coverage, India's median rank is 101st out of roughly 190 countries (coverage varies by measure). Rank 1st means best in the world.
Compared with US states, India's strongest measure is lowest gun deaths: at 1 per 100k, it would rank 1st of 52. It does equally well on lowest prisoner population. Source: IHME Global Burden of Disease, 2019. See the full ranking
India's weakest showing is lowest infant mortality: 23.3 per 1k births would rank 52nd of 52 — last place on the list. Source: World Bank / UN IGME, 2024. See the full ranking
India scores 4.54 / 10 for self-reported life satisfaction, ranking 122nd of 162 countries worldwide. Source: World Happiness Report, 2025. See the full ranking
India has about 1,463.9 million people — more people than any US state. Dropped into the list of 50 states plus DC, it would rank 1st of 52 by population. Source: World Bank, 2025. See the full ranking