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
GS2
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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