Former Finance Minister of India’s tabular comparison of India and China

______________________________INDIA_________________CHINA Population (2017):_______________1,324 mn______________1,410 mn GDP USD per capita(2017)__________1,852__________________8.583 Total Labour Force (2016)__________520 mn________________785 mn Cereal Production (tonnes)_________277 mn________________580 mn Steel Production (tonnes) __________101 mn_______________831 mn Merchandise export (2017)_________274 Bn_______________2,137 Bn Literacy (percent)__________________73_____________________99 Universities in Top 100_______________0_____________________6 Foreign Exchange (reserves)________421 Bn______________3,140 Bn Army Troops_____________________1,395,100_____________2,183,00 Navy Ships__________________________87__________________317 Air Force (aircraft)__________________809________________1,528 Medals in Summer Olympics, 2016____2_______________________70