India and Pakistan on the verge of war: which of the two countries more weapons and a stronger army (infographic)

The other day, India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, gave the army full of prompt freedom in making decisions on Pakistan's response. Pakistan said that India wants to start hostilities within the next 24-36 hours. India is 5 in size in the world. Almost 1. 5 billion people live here. At the same time, as the population of Pakistan is 236 million. India's GDP is more than 10 times exceeding Pakistan's GDP - $ 3. 9 trillion against $ 373. 1 billion as of 2024.

However, according to GDP per capita, there is not such a gap between countries - $ 2. 7 thousand in India and $ 1. 6 thousand in Pakistan. According to 2024, Pakistan leads 8. 3% against 4. 9% in India. According to the World Bank, India has made significant progress in the reduction of poverty. The extreme poverty decreased from 16% in 2011–2012 to 2. 3% in 2022–2023.

As a result, 171 million people managed to "extract" from extreme poverty, and India also went into the category of countries with income below average. According to the UN, 234 million people live in poverty in India, while in Pakistan-93 million. The World Bank predicted that the poverty level in Pakistan in 2024 would be 25. 3%. India ranks fourth in the ranking of the most powerful armies of the Global Firepower world, while Pakistan is 12th. The Indian army has about 1.

5 million active servicemen and another 1. 15 million are in the reserve. In Pakistan, the Armed Forces are several times smaller - about 650 thousand active military and about 500 thousand in the reserve. India's military expenses are several times higher than Pakistan: 2024 - 86. 1 billion against 10. 2 billion. This means that India has much more opportunity to modernize the Armed Forces. India also prevails its neighbor by the number of tanks-4.

2 thousand tanks, including T-90 Bhishma and Arjun against 2. 6 thousand tanks in Pakistan. In addition, India has more than 148 thousand armored vehicles, which is almost 3 times more than Pakistan. Battle aircraft in India over 600. Among them Rafale, Su-30 and Tejas. The country also has about 900 combat helicopters. Pakistan has more than 400 aircraft, including JF-17 Thunder and F-16, and more than 300 helicopters. As for the Navy, Pakistan is also inferior.

India has 2 aircraft carriers, 13 destroyers, 14 frigates and 18 submarines. Pakistan has only 9 frigates and 8 submarines. Both India and Pakistan are nuclear countries. They have almost the same number of nuclear warheads - 180 in India and 170 in Pakistan. Both countries also have ballistic missiles. The Agni-V Indian rocket has a flight range of more than 5. 2 thousand kilometers, Pakistani Shaheen-III-up to 2. 8 thousand.