China vs India: Adoption of communication technologies

China
166.51 million
in 2024
India
39.24 million
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
4th

Adoption of communication technologies over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

China currently reports 166.51 million against 39.24 million in India, a difference of 127.27 million.

That makes China's figure about 4.2 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was China ahead.

China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 212 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Adoption of communication technologies
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,803 data points, 1960–2024
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