India is not the greatest yet, but it’s on its way. These are the different categories on the basis of which we can compare India to other countries.
In terms of military power
With strength of over 1.4 million active personnel, it is world's 3rd largest military force and has the world's largest volunteer army.
Indian Armed Forces - Wikipedia
In terms of religion diversity
Largest Hindu population.
Largest Sikh population.
Largest Zoroastrian population.
Largest Bahá'í Faith in the world.
Largest Jain population.
9th Largest Buddhist population.
2nd Largest Muslim population.
In terms of politics
According to the 2010 CPI, India has a score of 3.3. That indicates a comparatively high level of corruption, as expected. But among countries in the neighbourhood, China has a score of 3.5, Pakistan 2.3, Bangladesh 2.4, Nepal 2.2 and Sri Lanka 3.2. Afghanistan and Myanmar are at a very low 1.4. The recent outbreak of scams would undoubtedly have worsened perceptions about corruption in India and our score will probably be worse if a survey is conducted right now.
How corrupt is India compared with other countries?
In terms of population
India is projected to overtake China as the world's most populous nation by 2030.
In terms of linguistics
According to Census of India of 2001, India has 122 major languages and 1599 other languages. However, figures from other sources vary, primarily due to differences in definition of the terms "language" and "dialect".
India is second on the list of english speaking countries, with 125 million English speakers. But only 226, 449 of those speak it as a first language. For the rest, it’s a second language.