India vs Israel: Annual number of objects launched into space
India
7 objects
in 2025
Israel
9 objects
in 2025
India rank
19th
Israel rank
17th
Annual number of objects launched into space over time
- India
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 9 objects against 7 objects in India, a difference of 2 objects.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1988 it was India ahead.
India ranks 19th and Israel ranks 17th of 50 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 objects | 1 objects | 2 objects | India |
| 1990s | 1.67 objects | 1 objects | 0.6667 objects | India |
| 2000s | 3.2 objects | 1.2 objects | 2 objects | India |
| 2010s | 7 objects | 1.71 objects | 5.29 objects | India |
| 2020s | 6.8 objects | 6.2 objects | 0.6 objects | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of objects launched into space, India or Israel?
- Israel, at 9 objects against 7 objects in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of objects launched into space between India and Israel?
- 2 objects, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Israel?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do India and Israel rank globally for annual number of objects launched into space?
- India ranks 19th and Israel ranks 17th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual number of objects launched into space. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of satellites, probes, landers, crewed spacecrafts, and space station flight elements, launched into Earth orbit or beyond.