These below-mentioned indexes provide an overview of India’s progress and need for improvement in the economic, social, and environmental sectors, etc.
| Index | Published by | India’s Rank | Specifications |
| Climate Change Performance Index 2023 | Germanwatch | 7th rank | – It assesses the climate performance of countries based on four categories (GHG Emissions, Renewable Energy, Energy Use, and Climate Policy).
– This instrument enables transparency in national and international climate politics. |
| International IP Index 2024 | U.S. Chamber of Commerce | 42nd position unchanged since 2022 | It provides a blueprint for economies aiming to enhance the environment for innovation and creativity by implementing more robust intellectual property standards. |
| Global Soft Power Index 2024 | Brand Finance | 29th rank
(28th position in 2023) |
– The Index is an assessment of national brand perceptions, giving an in-depth analysis of the changing state of soft power as countries navigate important global developments and challenges. |
| Human Development Index (2023-2024) | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | 134th out of 193 countries (135 in 2022) | – It assesses a country’s average performance in three fundamental areas of human development: health, knowledge, and standard of life. |
| Henley Passport Index 2024 | International Air Transport Authority (IATA) | 80th rank | – The index ranks countries based on the number of destinations that allow visa-free entry to their passport. |
| Gender Inequality Index 2022 | UNDP | 108th out of 193 countries
(122 rank in 2021) |
– It measures gender disparity across three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment, and the labour market. |
| Future Possibilities Index 2024 | Newsweek Vantage and Horizon Group
|
35th rank | – It is a global study of future trends that would enable governments, investors, and other stakeholders in the private sector to lead global transformations. |
| World Happiness Report 2024 | UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) | 126th rank | – It is based on global survey data from people based on people’s assessments of their happiness, along with economic and social data. |
| Global Terrorism Index 2023 | Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) | 13th rank | – The report ranks 163 countries on the impact of terrorism, using data from Terrorism Tracker and other sources.
– It is based on four indicators (number of incidents, fatalities, injuries, and hostages in a year) weighted over five years. |
| Global Innovation Index 2023 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | 40th rank out of 132 economies | – The GII is a credible instrument for governments to measure innovation-driven social and economic transformation in their countries. |
| Global Hunger Index 2023 | Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe | 111 (slipped four positions as compared to last year) | – It is a tool for evaluating how well countries are dealing with hunger. |
| Global Competitiveness Index | International Institute for Management Development (IMD). | 40th rank | – It ranks countries based on how they manage their competencies to generate long-term value creation. |
| Global Peace Index 2023 | Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) | 126th (two places higher than its previous position) | – It measures the state of peace across three domains: Societal safety and security; Ongoing domestic and international conflict; and Militarization. |
| Corruption Perceptions Index 2023 | Transparency International | 93rd (85th rank in 2022) | – It ranks countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. |
| World Press Freedom Index 2023 | Reporters Without Borders (RSF). | 161th rank | – It compares the level of freedom enjoyed by journalists and media among countries. |
| Rule of Law Index 2023 | World Justice Project | 79th rank | – This index is the world’s leading source of original, independent rule of law data. |
| Global Liveability Index 2023 | Economist Intelligence Unit | New Delhi and Mumbai: 141st
Chennai: 144th Vienna: 1st ranked city |
– It quantifies the challenges presented to an individual’s lifestyle and standard of living in 173 cities worldwide. |
| Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2023 | United Nations Development Programme and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) | – 415 million poor people moved out of poverty from 2005/2006 to 2019/2021.
– Decline in the poverty head-count ratio from 44.3% in 2005/2006 to 11.8% in 2019/2021. |
– The global MPI is a vital international resource for measuring severe multidimensional poverty in over 100 developing nations. |
| Energy Transition Index 2023 | World Economic Forum | 67th | – The Index compares 120 nations’ present energy system performance and the readiness of their enabling environment. |
| Democracy Index 2023 | Economist Intelligence Unit | 41st (placed in the category of a “Flawed Democracy”) | – In addition to a numerical score and ranking, the index assigns each country to one of four regime types: full democracies, flawed democracies, hybrid regimes, and authoritarian regimes. |
| World Economic Outlook 2024 | International Monetary Fund | – India’s growth is projected at 6.5% in 2024 and 2025.
– Global growth is projected at 3.1% in 2024 and 3.2% in 2025. |
– It covers IMF estimates and forecasts for global output growth, inflation, real GDP growth, consumer prices, current account balances, and unemployment. |
| Global Remittances Inflow Report 2023 | World Bank | India tops remittance flows at USD 125 billion in 2023. | – The World Bank provides annual estimates of remittance flows globally (and bilaterally), based on national balance of payment statistics produced by central Banks and compiled by the IMF. |
| Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Report | Oxford University Press | India was the world’s top arms importer in 2019-23 with imports having gone up by 4.7% compared to the 2014-18 | – SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control, and disarmament.
– It calculates the volume of transfers to, from, and between all parties using the TIV and the number of weapon systems or subsystems delivered in a given year. |
| Military Strength Ranking 2024 | Global Firepower (GFP) | 4th | – It utilises over 60 individual factors to determine a given nation’s PowerIndex score with categories ranging from quantity of military units and financial standing to logistical capabilities and geography. |
| Logistics Performance Index 2023 | World Bank | 38th (Improved by six places from 44 in 2018) | – It is a tool designed to assist countries in identifying the issues and opportunities associated with their trade logistics performance, as well as what they can do to enhance it. |
| World Air Quality Report 2024 | IQAir | – India ranks as the third most polluted country. – New Delhi ranked as the most polluted capital city. | – The Air Quality Index is based on the measurement of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide, Sulfur Dioxide, and Carbon Monoxide emissions. |
