New Delhi: An average Indian whose income matches the country’s per capita can afford to purchase only 8 litres of petrol or diesel with their daily income, a figure that is the lowest among the 10 largest economies of the world. On the other hand, an average US citizen can afford to purchase 199 litres of petrol and 171 litres of diesel with their daily income, reported Times of India.The TOI report added that the figures, which have been arrived at by comparing the petrol and diesel prices in each country on May 25 – collated by GlobalPetrolPrices.com – highlight the fact that in comparison to India, in Italy, France, Germany, the UK and Japan, a day’s income can buy more than 50 litres of petrol or diesel.Brazil is the second last in the affordability list, with an average Brazilian only affording around 20 litres of petrol or diesel with their daily income, a figure which is still higher than India, which is placed in the last position among the top 10 global economies.As per the TOI report, Libya tops the list of 158 countries where citizens can afford the maximum amount of petrol or diesel with a day’s income in Libya being enough to purchase nearly 789 litres of petrol or diesel — the highest in the list of 158 countries for which this data is available.Diesel is most affordable in Venezuela, with a day’s income fetching the average Venezuelan 2,573 litres of the fuel. This figure is 1,866 litres in Iran. Fuel is, not surprisingly, cheapest in oil-producing countries as people in Kuwait, Venezuela, Qatar, Iran and Libya can buy more than 200 litres of petrol or diesel with a day’s income.Last week, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government had raised petrol and diesel prices for the fourth time in fewer than two weeks. This period has seen a hike of over Rs 7 in fuel prices.This hike takes place in spite of reports saying that three state-run oil marketing companies – Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited which control over 90% of domestic fuel retail market, have registered a combined net profit of Rs 19,470 crore in the January-March 2026 quarter, a 40.74% growth over the same period last year, despite the impact of global energy supply disruptions in March.India, the world’s third-largest importer and consumer of oil, was one of the last major economies to raise retail fuel prices. However, Indian oil prices were already among the highest globally.