India’s Ranking in Various Indexes

Rankings in Various Indexes are calculated through a lot of research and different areas are taken into account while creating an Index. Different organizations from an array of fields which include international organizations like the United Nations, World Economic Forum, International Monetary Fund, and others Analyzing the ranking of India on the Indexes gives one an idea which country stands where in terms of different areas. Here, we would be looking at how India fared alongside other countries in the world on various Indexes. This topic is important for preparing the General Awareness section of the Competitive exams. One can expect questions from this topic in several Bank & Government exams like IBPS, RRB, SBI PO, IBPS Clerk, and others.

List of India’s Ranking in Various Indexes

• Indexes – Rank/ Result
• The Human Development Index(HDI), 2019 – 129
• Global Talent Competitive Index, 2019 – 72
• Ease of Doing Business, 2019 – 63
• Global Competitive Report, 2019-` 68
• Global Gender Gap Report, 2020 – 112
• Global Innovation Index, 2019- 52
• Global Peace Index, 2019 – 141
• World Inequality Index, 2019- 147
• World Press Freedom Index, 2020 – 142
• Corruption Perception Index, 2020 – 80
• Global Terrorism Index, 2019 – 7
• UN World Happiness Report, 2020 – 144
• Global Hunger Index, 2019- 102
• Nomura’s Food Vulnerability Index, 2019- 44
• International Intellectual Property Index, 2020- 40
• Global Democracy Index, 2019- 51
• B2C ( Business to Consumer) E-Commerce Index- 73
• Global Climate Risk Index, 2020 –5
• Climate Change Performance Index, 2019- 9
• World Giving Index, 2019- 82
• QS India University Ranking IIT Bombay ranked at the top amongst Universities in India at- 172
• Hurun Global Unicorn List, 2019- 3
• Global Health Security Index, 2019- 57
• World Digital Competitiveness, 2019- 44
• Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index, 2019- 34
• Global Liveability Index, 2019 Delhi and Mumbai are at 118th and 119th position respectively
• Global Kids Rights Index, 2019 117
• Asia Power index- 4
• Inclusive Internet Index- 47

• Henley Passport Index, 2019- 86
• SDG Gender-Equality Index, 2019- 95
• Mercer Quality of Living Ranking, 2019 Chennai ranked as the safest city in the South Asian region at 105th position out of the 231 cities surveyed.
• Startup Blink Startup Ecosystem Ranking, 2019 –17
• Global Energy Transition Index, 2019 –76
• GDPR( General Data Protection Regulation) Readiness Index- 6
• Bloomberg Innovation Index- 54
• Global Phosphorous Pollution Index, 2019- 2
• Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE), 2019- 52
• Rule of Law Index, 2019 –68
• End of Childhood Index- Global Childhood Report, 2019- 113
• Index of Cancer Preparedness- 19

• Word Educating for the Future Index, 2019- 35
• Geopolitical Risk Index, 2019- 5
• Global Urban Air Pollution Database, 2019 14 Indian Cities are included in the top 20
• Human Capital Score, 2019 – 158
• Consumer Confidence Index, 2019- 1
• Global Connectivity Index, 2019- 43
• Inclusive Development Index, 2019- 62
• Global Manufacturing Index, 2019 –30
• New-Born Mortality Rate Index, 2019- 12

• Highest NPA’s(Non-performing assets) list, 2019- 5
• Asia-Pacific Power Index, 2019 4
• Global Retail Development Index, 2019- 1
• Diplomatic Sweepstakes Report, 2019- 12
• Global Bribery Risk Index, 2019- 78
• Valuable Nation Brand Index, 2019- 7
• Military Expenditure List, 2019 – 3

• Safe Cities Index, 2019 -45th is the rank of Mumbai (the only city in the top 50 of the index) Delhi occupies the 52nd rank on the Index
• Global Animal Protection Index, 2020: The Index ranks countries from A(Highest Score) to G(Lowest Score) India is ranked on the C Band, which is amongst the highest.
• World Gold Council Report, 2019 India has the 11th largest Gold Reserves in the world. The estimated total amount is 607 tonnes. International Energy Agency(IEA) Report, 2019 India is the 3rd largest producer of electricity in the world
• Global Technology Industry Innovation Survey, 2020 by KPMG 2nd ( India shares the position on the survey with China)
• Dell Global Women Entrepreneurs Index, 2019 Bangalore has been ranked at 43rd position, while Delhi occupies the 50th position.
• Water Stress Index, 2019 13

• World Economic Outlook, 2020 (International Monetary Fund) This Outlook report which is taken out by IMF, measures or charts the growth of the World Economy.

The Report states that the Global Economy is set to contract by 3%. IMF estimates project that India is expected to grow at a rate of 1.9& in 2020, while in 2021 estimates suggest that India is expected to grow at a rate of 7.4%.

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