India vs Russia

Russia scores 63.8 in the NationsTree Index (51st in the world) and India scores 56.6 (64th), a gap of 7.3 points. Their trees are 80 m and 54 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

India has 10 times the population of Russia. Russia is 5.2 times larger than India by land area. India has an economy 2.4 times the size of Russia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: India 1.5 billion and Russia 143.5 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $49,568 in Russia and $11,748 in India (2025, international dollars). People in Russia live on average 1.2 years longer (73.4 vs 72.2 years).

Of 39 indicators reported by both countries, India ranks higher in the world on 16 and Russia on 23. India is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, tourism and trade. Russia is clearly stronger in society & health, infrastructure & digital and military.

As a nation, India is the older of the two (statehood since 322 BC, 2,347 years), compared with Russia (since 882). Over the last five years India improved faster (direction score 97 vs 45 out of 100).