Not very surprising because India is 10th by GDP (4th by GDP(PPP)) and has 28 states. On an average each state would have a GDP of $53 billion, equivalent count

Not very surprising because India is 10th by GDP (4th by GDP(PPP)) and has 28 states. On an average each state would have a GDP of $53 billion, equivalent countries rank approximately 60th in the world. A much better comparison is the tab showing population. Look at Uttar Pradesh (labeled Brazil). It has a population of 199 million, only China, India, US and Indonesia are more populated. Karnataka (labeled Italy) is the 9th most populous state but Italy is 4th most populous country in Europe.