| S.N. | Blood | Lymph |
| 1. | It is a fluid connective tissue which is red in color. | It is a colorless fluid connective tissue. |
| 2. | It is pumped from the heart and flows through the arteries, capillaries and veins and finally returns to the heart. | It flows from the tissue spaces through the lymphatic capillaries and vessels and finally enters the subclavian veins. |
| 3. | It consists of plasma and different blood cells like erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets. | It consists of plasma and leukocytes only. |
| 4. | Comaparatively, it contains more plasma proteins and more calcium and phosphorus. | It contains lesser plasma proteins and lesser calcium and phosphorus. |
| 5. | It has haemoglobin in RBC, hence red in color. | It lacks haemoglobin and is hence colorless. |
| 6. | Its flow is fairly rapid or fast. | Its flow is very slow. |
| 7. | It mainly transports materials from heart to different body parts. | It mainly conveys materials from tissue cells into blood. |