India’s Rank in Various Indexes  by Dr. Gaurav Garg 

 
 
World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Index :   
● India → 112 th 
 
● Iceland → First.   
● Yemen is ranked the worst (153rd).  2019 Global Terrorism Index : 
  ● Released by the Australia based Institute 
United Nations Development Programme  for Economics & Peace (IEP). Ranks 163 
(UNDP) - Human Development Index 2019 :  countries.  
● India → 129th  ● India Ranks → 7th 
● Norway → First.  ● Afghanistan most impacted by terrorism. 
● Niger → Bottom (189th).   
   
2019 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) :  Prime Global Cities Index : 
● India → 9th   ● Released by Global property consultant 
● Sweden → 4th   Knight Frank. 
● The first three places of the ranking  ● New Delhi has been ranked at 9th place 
remain unoccupied, since none of the  in terms of fastest growing prime 
countries is on a path compatible with  residential market in the world. 
the Paris climate targets, to implement  ● Moscow has topped the ranking. 
strategies to limit global warming below   
2 or even 1.5°C.   
  IMD World Talent Ranking Report 2019 : 
Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index:  ● India → 59th 
● Released by United Nations Conference  ● Switzerland → Top 
on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).  ● Mongolia → Bottom (63rd). 
● India → 73rd   
● Netherlands → First   
2019 Women, Peace, and Security Index : 
● Niger – Bottom → 152nd 
● Released by Georgetown University’s 
 
Institute for Women, Peace and Security. 
Nomura’s Food Vulnerability Index (NFVI) 2019 : 
● India has been ranked at 133rd. 
● India has been ranked 44 out of 110 
● Norway → Top 
countries; a higher rank is worse. 
● Yemen is ranked last(167) 
● Libya Ranked top. 
 
● New Zealand ranked last at 110th 
 
 
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2019 Global 
WHO study on physical activity among 
Microscope on Financial Inclusion report 2019 : 
adolescents : 
● India → 5th spot. 
● India is ranked 8th with overall 
● Colombia → First. 
prevalence of insu cient physical activity 
● Democratic Republic of the Congo → 
in adolescents at 73.9%. 
55th (last). 
● Bangladesh tops the list. 
 

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Global Health Security Index 2019 :  World Giving Index : 
● It has been prepared by the Nuclear  ● Surveyed by the Charities Aid 
Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns  Foundation (CAF). 
Hopkins University Center for Health  ● India ranks 82nd. 
Security, with research by The Economist  ● USA tops the list. 
Intelligence Unit (EIU).   
● India → 57th  2019 Global Hunger Index : 
● United States → First.  ● India Ranks 102nd 
  ● Belarus → Top. 
World Bank’s ease of doing business Report 2020  ● Central African Republic → last 117th 
● India → 63rd   
● New Zealand → First.  Wealthiest Cities Worldwide in 2019 : 
● Somalia → last (190th).  ● Given by New World Health. 
  ● New York City (NYC) topped the list 
Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index  ● Mumbai is the 12th richest city in the 
(MMGPI) 2019 :  world 
● India → 32nd   
● Netherlands → Top  Global Competitiveness Index 2019 : 
● Thailand is at the bottom  ● Given by : World Economic Forum (WEF) 
  ● India → 68th 
Hurun Global Unicorn List 2019 :  ● Top → Singapore.  
● India has emerged as third largest  ● Bottom → Chad (141st).  
ecosystem with 21 unicorns   
● Topped by China with the most number  IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019 
of Unicorns, 206.  (WDCR) : 
● United States stands second with 203  ● India → 44th 
Unicorns.  ● Top → United States. 
  ● Bottom → Venezuela (63rd).  
NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index 2019 :   
● Best Major state → Karnataka, (followed  Global Economic Freedom index 2019 : 
by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra).  ● Published by FRASER Institute. 
● Worst → Jharkhand is last, Bihar is 2nd  ● India → 79th 
Last.  ● Hong Kong is at top position.  
● ‘Union Territories (UTs)/City and Small  ● Venezuela ranked last → 162nd 
States (Best) → Delhi.   
● ‘Union Territories (UTs)/City and Small  World Travel And Tourism Competitiveness Index: 
States (Worst) → Lakshasweep.  ● Given by : World Economic Forum (WEF) 
● Best North-eastern/Himalayan state -  ● India → 34th 
Sikkim.  ● Top → Spain. 
● Worst → Meghalaya.  ● Bottom : Yemen(140th). 
   
   
   
   

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Global Happiness Survey 2019 :  Index of Cancer Preparedness (ICP) 2019 : 
● Given by "Ipsos".  ● Given by : The Economist Intelligence 
● India → 9th  Unit (EIU). 
● Top → Australia and Canada.  ● Topped By Australia. 
● Bottom → Argentina (28th).  ● Rank of India → 19th   
  ● Bottom → Egypt (28th). 
Grant Thornton’s International Business   
Optimism Report :  World Press Freedom Index 2019 :  
● India → 4th  ● Top → Norway. 
● Top → Philippines.  ● India’s Rank : 140th 
  ● Bottom → Turkmenistan (180th) 
Global Innovation Index 2019 :  ● The index is released by Reporters 
● Published by : Cornell University,  Without Borders. 
INSEAD and the UN World Intellectual   
Property Organisation (WIPO) and GII  WEF global Energy Transition index 2019 : 
Knowledge Partners.  ● Top → Sweden. 
● India → 52nd.  ● India → 76th 
● Top → Switzerland.   
  UN World Happiness Report- 2019 : 
Money parked in Swiss banks :  ● Released by UN Sustainable 
● India → 74th  Development Solutions Network. 
● Top → United Kingdom   ● Top → Finland. 
  ● Rank of India → 140th 
Global Peace Index 2019 :  ● Bottom → South Sudan (156th). 
● Released by Institute for Economics &   
Peace.  International IP Index 2019 : 
● Topped by Iceland.  ● Released by the U.S. Chamber Chamber 
● Rank of India → 141.  of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy 
● Bottom → Afghanistan(163rd).  Center (GIPC). 
  ● Top → United States. 
SDG Gender Equality Index 2019 :  ● Rank of India → 36th. 
● India → 95th  ● Bottom → Venezuela (50th). 
● Denmark → Top.   
● Chad → Botton (129th).  Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 : 
  ● Denmark is the least corrupt country. 
Bloomberg 2019 Innovative Index 2019 :  ● Rank of India → 78th. 
● Top → South Korea (6th time in a row).  ● Bottom → Somalia (180th). 
● Rank of India → 54th    
● Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held  IMD World Competitiveness Rankings 2019 : 
financial, software, data, and media  ● India → 43rd 
company headquartered in Midtown  ● Singapore → Top 
Manhattan, New York City.  ● Venezuela → Bottom (63rd). 
   
   

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2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index :  End of Childhood Index Global Childhood Report 
● Given by INSEAD.  2019 : 
● India → 80th  ● The Index released by 'Save the Children', 
● Switzerland → top.  a United Kingdom (13K) based non-profit 
● Yemen → Bottom (125th).  organization which works for child rights. 
  ● Rank of India → 113rd. 
Mercer's Quality Of Living Index :   ● Topped by → Singapore. 
● Top → Vienna (10th year in a row).  ● Bottom → Central African Republic 
● Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu is  (176th). 
ranked at 105 in Mercer's Quality Of   
Living Index and is the number one city  Asia Pacific Co-living Index by Knight Frank : 
from India.  ● Mumbai has occupied the fifth position. 
● Mercer is the world's largest human  ● Beijing has topped the index.  
resources consulting firm.   
● Headquarters: New York, United States.  Safe Cities Index 2019 : 
  ● Given by : Economist Intelligence Unit. 
Stockholm International Peace Research  ● Mumbai → 45th (is the top Indian city in 
Institute's (SIPRI) report :  the list). 
● India is the world’s fourth biggest  ● Top → Tokyo. 
military spender in 2018.  ● Bottom → Lagos (60th).  
● Topped by → USA.   
● China → 2nd  Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India : 
● Saudi Arab → 3rd  ● Kerala achieved the first rank in the 
  composite SDG Index. 
Kids Right Index 2019 :  ● Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra 
● Topped by Iceland.  Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana 
● Rank of India → 117th.  have topped the list of states on the 
● Bottom → Afghanistan (181).  SDGs Index-2019-20. 
● Kids Rights Index is an initiative of Kids 
Right Foundation in cooperation with 
Erasmus University, Rotterdam.  
 
 

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