India, a fast growing country, is the world’s second most populated country with over 1.2 billion people. This article shows a map of India’s states with the names of countries with a similar population count to the state. Surprisingly, many of the world’s largest countries’ populations are similar to one...
Migration of People and Money to and from India
According the World Bank, there are 5.4 million immigrants in India making it the 10th largest host for immigrants. The United States is #1 with 42.8 million immigrants. The Bank's data also show that the China-USA and India-USA corridors are the 10th busiest immigration corridors in the world, with 1.7...
India tops Homeward Remittances at $55 billion
According to the World Bank's latest data people of Indian origin living overseas sent in more money back home than people from any other country, for the fourth year in a row. Indians sent home $55 billion in "remittances" which is equivalent to 3.9 percent of its GDP. China used...