| S.no | Eastern Ghats | Western Ghats |
| (i) | The Eastern Ghats run along the eastern coast of India in the north east to south west direction. | (i) The Western Ghats also known as Sahyadr is run in the north south direction along the western coast of India. |
| (ii) | It forms the eastern boundary of the Deccan Plateau. | (ii) It forms the western boundary of Deccan Plateau |
| (iii) | It is not continuous, but is broken at many places by rivers like Godavari and Krishna. | (iii) The Western Ghats is like a continuous wall like structure, but is broken at same places by passes. |
| (iv) | Comparatively less number of rivers originate from the Eastern Ghats. | (iv) It is a source of many westward and eastward flowing rivers. |
| (v) | The average altitude of the Eastern Ghats is low (600 mts) but they are wider than Western Ghats. | (v) The average altitude of the Western Ghats is high (900- 1600 mts) but it is narrower in width than Eastern Ghats. |
| (vi) | Highest peak of Eastern Ghats is Jindhagada (1690 m) | (vi) Highest peak of Western Ghats is Anaimudi Peak (2695 m) |
