UPSC Preparation

India’s Global Indices Ranking

India’s Global Rankings 2018-2021

Index International India’s India’s India’s Country/Region’s at

Organization Rank in Rank Rank in Rank No.1 [Latest]
2020-21 2019 2018

Global World Economic Paused 68th 58th Singapore

Competitive Index Forum (WEF)

Travel & Tourism World Economic Yet to 34th 40th Spain

Competitiveness Forum (WEF) Release

Global Liveability The Economist Yet to Delhi at Delhi at Vienna – Capital of

Index Intelligence Unit release 118 112th Austria
(EIU) Mumbai Mumbai
at 119 at 117th

Child Well Being NGO World N/A N/A N/A Kerala topped the charts
Index [National Vision India + in the child well-being
Index] IFMR LEAD index in 2019

Safe Cities Index The Economist Not Mumbai N/A Tokyo – Capital of
Intelligence Unit Released at 45 Japan
(EIU) New
Delhi at
52

Composite Water NITI Aayog N/A N/A N/A Gujarat performed well
Management Index among the Non-
[National Index] Himalyan States, while
Tripura among the
North-Eastern
Himalayan States in
2018

State Rooftop Ministry of New & N/A N/A N/A Karnataka was ranked
Solar Renewable Energy 1st in 2019
Attractiveness (MNRE)
Index [National
Index]
Asia Power Index Lowy Institute 4th 4th 4th United States

Global Kids Right KidsRights 113th 117th 116 Iceland

Index Foundation

Index of Cancer The Economist Yet to 19th 20th Australia

Preparedness Intelligence Unit Release
(EIU)

World Competitive International 43rd 43rd 58th Singapore

Ranking Institute for
Management
Development
(IMD)

Commitment to Oxfam 129th 147th 147th Denmark

Reduce Inequality
Index

Exclusive Internet The Economist 46th 47th N/A Sweden

Index Intelligence Unit
(EIU)

Global Talent Adecco Group, 72nd 80th 81st Switzerland

Competitiveness INSEAD and Tata
Index Communications

NITI Aayog National Institution Not N/A N/A Maharashtra topped the
AMFFRI Index for Transforming Released first-ever edition of the
[National Index] India i.e. NITI index in 2019
Aayog

Global Innovation World Intellectual 48th 52nd 57th Switzerland

Index Property
Organization

Health Index of NITI Aayog N/A N/A N/A Kerala ranked 1st in
India [National 2019
Index]

Henley Passport International Air 85th 86th 81st Japan and Singapore
Index Transport
Association
(IATA)
Climate IITs, IISC, N/A N/A N/A Assam topped in 2019
Vulnerability Bengaluru and the
Index Swiss
Development
Corporation

QS World Quacquarelli 172nd 152nd 190th Massachusetts Institute

University Symonds (QS) [IIT Position, Position, of Technology (MIT),
Ranking Bomaby] IIT IIT United States
Bombay Bombay

GlobaI Peace Institute for 139th 141 136th Iceland

Index Economics and
Peace (IEP)

World Press Reporters Without 142nd 140th 138th Norway

Freedom Index Borders

GDPR Readiness CISCO Not 6th N/A N/A

Index Released

Corruption Transparency 86th 78th 81th New Zealand &

Perception Index International Denmark

Bloomberg Bloomberg 50th 54th N/A South Korea

Innovation Index Business

Ease of Doing World Bank 63rd 77th 126 New Zealand

Business