Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network (CAN International)
annual
2026
India Rank: #23/63
(-13)
· Top: Denmark
CCPI 2026 (released Nov 2025 at COP30): India ranked 23rd — a 13-place fall from 10th in CCPI 2025; shifted from High to Medium performer
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World Bank
biennial
2023
India Rank: #38/139
(+6)
· Top: Singapore
India scored 3.40 out of 5, improving from 3.18 in 2018
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Transparency International (TI)
annual
2025
India Rank: #91/182
(+5)
· Top: Denmark
India CPI score: 39/100 (improved from 38 in 2024)
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World Bank
annual (discontinued in 2021)
2020
India Rank: #63/190
(+14)
· Top: New Zealand
India ranked 63rd out of 190 economies with a score of 71.0/100
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Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy and Columbia University CIESIN
biennial
2024
India Rank: #176/180
(-4)
· Top: Estonia
India ranked 176th out of 180 countries with a score of 27.6
GS3
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
biennial
2024
India achieved Tier 1 (Role Modelling) status with a score of 98.49 out of 100
GS3
Economist Impact (sponsored by Corteva Agriscience)
annual
2022
India Rank: #68/113
(+3)
· Top: Finland
India scored 58.9 out of 100, improving from 57.2 in 2021
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World Economic Forum (WEF)
annual
2025
India Rank: #131/148
(-2)
· Top: Iceland
India ranked 131st with a parity score of 64.4%, below global average of 68.8%
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Concern Worldwide & Welthungerhilfe
annual
2025
India Rank: #102/123
(+3)
· Top: 25 countries with GHI below 5 (collectively ranked 1-25)
India GHI score: 25.8 (Serious category)
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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
annual
2025
India Rank: #38/139
(+1)
· Top: Switzerland
India ranked 38th out of 139 economies, up from 39th in 2024
GS3
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) & Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
annual
2024
India has 234 million (23.4 crore) people in multidimensional poverty — highest absolute number globally
GS2
GS3
Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)
annual
2025
India Rank: #115/163
(+1)
· Top: Iceland
India ranked 115th with a score of 2.229, improving 0.58% in peacefulness
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Walk Free Foundation
irregular
2023
India Rank: #34/160
(0)
· Top: Switzerland (lowest prevalence: 0.5 per 1,000)
India has 11 million people in modern slavery — highest absolute number globally
GS2
Henley & Partners (data from IATA)
quarterly
2025
India Rank: #75/199
(+10)
· Top: Singapore
India ranked 85th in Q1 2025 (down from 80th in 2024); improved to 75th in Q1 2026 (Feb 2026) with visa-free access to 56 destinations
GS2
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
annual
2025 (data year: 2023)
India Rank: #130/193
(+4 (from 134 in 2022))
· Top: Iceland
India HDI value: 0.685 (Medium Human Development category)
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GS2
Portulans Institute
annual
2025
India Rank: #45/127
(+4)
· Top: United States
NRI 2025 released February 4, 2026: India ranked 45th out of 127 economies — up 4 places from 49th (2024)
GS3
Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
annual
2025
India Rank: #99/167
(+10)
· Top: Finland
SDR 2025 (released June 24, 2025): India ranked 99th out of 167 countries — India's first-ever entry into the Top 100; scored 67 out of 100
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GS3
International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
annual
2025
India Rank: #41/69
(-2)
· Top: Switzerland
India ranked 41st out of 69 economies, down from 39th in 2024
GS3
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), University of Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre & Gallup
annual
2026
India Rank: #116/147
(+2)
· Top: Finland
WHR 2026 (released Mar 20, 2026): India ranked 116th with score 4.536 (2023-25 average) — up 2 places from 118th in 2025
GS1
GS2
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
annual
2025
India Rank: #151/180
(+8)
· Top: Norway
India ranked 151st with a score of 32.96, up from 159th in 2024
GS2
Bundnis Entwicklung Hilft & Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum
annual
2025
India Rank: #2/193
(+1)
· Top: Monaco (lowest risk)
WRI 2025 (released Sep 2025): India ranked 2nd globally with WRI score of 40.73 — moved up from 3rd in 2024
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