India’s Rankings in International Index & Reports in 2024 & 2023 (Latest Rankings)

India’s Rankings in International Index & Reports in 2024 & 2023 (Latest Rankings)

India’s Rankings in International Indices & Reports is a very important topic for any exams.

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Index Index released by India’s Rank 1st Rank
QS World University Rankings Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Bombay and Delhi 150th IIT Bombay
WEF’s Global Gender Gap Index World Economic Forum 129th
IEP’ Global Peace Index 2024  Institute for Economics & Peace   116th Iceland
WEF’s Energy Transition Index  World Economic Forum  63rd Sweden

World Press Freedom Index 2024

global media watchdog Reporters

159

Norway

World University Rankings (CWUR) 2024

The Center for World University Rankings

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad

Harvard University

Young University Rankings 2024

Times Higher Education

Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU)

Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

Travel & Tourism Development Index (TTDI) 2024

World Economic Forum

39th

United States

Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2024

Oxford Economics

350th position, New Delhi

New York City

Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2024

Bloomberg L.P.

Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani

Bernard Arnault from France

Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2024

Times Higher Education magazine

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), 32nd position.

Tsinghua University and Peking University in China

The Business Environment Rankings (BER) for 2024

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

10th

Singapore

Hurun global unicorn index 2024,

Hurun research institute

3rd with 67 unicorns

United states with 703 unicorns

World University Rankings by Subject for 2024.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has secured the 45th rank

1st place in this category is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States of America

‘World cybercrime index’

International team of researchers

10th

Russia

World airport traffic dataset

The airports council international (aci)

Delhi’s igi airport was ranked 10th globally

Hartsfield-jackson atlanta international airport.

Hurun Global Rich List 2024,

Hurun Research Institute

3rd

China

Human Development Index (HDI)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

134th

Switzerland

Women, Business, and the Law (WBL) 2024

World Bank Group

113th

Belgium

State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2023

Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and the Alliance for an Energy-Efficient Economy (AEEE)

Karnataka

Gender Inequality Index (GII)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),

108th

Denmark

Indian Institutional Ranking Framework

Education Post, a monthly magazine

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Brand Guardianship Index 2024

Brand Finance

2nd (Mukesh Ambani of Reliance)

First rank is held by Huateng Ma of China-based Tencent

FIFA rankings

Fédération Internationale de Football Association

117th

Argentina

International IP Index 2024

Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

42nd

USA

Henley Passport Index 2024

International Air Transport Association & Henley & Partners

80th

France

MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) index

Morgan Stanley Capital International

2nd

China

2023 Corruption Perceptions Index

Transparency International

93rd

Denmark

Global derivatives market

World Federation of Exchanges

3rd

US

The 2024 Military Strength Ranking

Global Firepower

4th

US

World Digital Competitiveness Ranking IMD World Competitiveness Center 49th U.S.A
QS World University Rankings Quacquarelli Symonds 220th in the world Toronto

S&P’s Ranking 

S&P Global Market Intelligence 4th largest insurer Allianz SE from Germany.

Inclusiveness Index

Othering and Belonging Institute (OBI) at California 117th New Zealand
Global Mobile Speed Ranking Ookla 47th  UAE
Global Innovation Index World Intellectual Property Organization 40th Switzerland
 World University Rankings Times Higher Education 4th University of Oxford

Digital Quality of Life Index
Surfshark 52nd France
World Trade Statistical Review World Trade Organization 18th
THE Young University Rankings Times Higher Education 77th Singapore
Global Peace Index Institute for Economics & Peace 126 Iceland
WEF’s Energy Transition Index World Economic Forum 67th Sweden
Global Liveability Index Economist Intelligence Unit 46th Vienna
Global Gender Gap Index World Economic Forum 127th Iceland
World Press Freedom Index Reporters Without Borders 161 Norway
Global Business Environment Rankings Economist Intelligence Unit 52nd Singapore
Brand Guardianship Index 2023 Brand Finance 2nd (Mukesh Ambani of Reliance) Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia
Electoral Democracy Index 108th
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2022-23 Global Report Adapting to a “New Normal Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and National Entrepreneurship Context 4th UAE
Electricity Market Report 2023 International Energy Agency’s (IEA) China
World Happiness Index 2023 Sustainable Development Solutions Network 136th         Finland
Global Firepower Report 2023 —  4th America

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Index Published by India’s Rank
Climate Change Performance Index 2023 Germanwatch 7th rank
International IP Index 2024 U.S. Chamber of Commerce 42nd position unchanged since 2022
Global Soft Power Index 2024 Brand Finance

29th rank

(28th position in 2023)

Human Development Index (2023-2024) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 134th out of 193 countries (135 in 2022)
Henley Passport Index 2024 International Air Transport Authority (IATA) 80th rank
Gender Inequality Index 2022 UNDP

108th out of 193 countries

(122 rank in 2021)

Future Possibilities Index 2024

Newsweek Vantage and Horizon Group



 

35th rank
World Happiness Report 2024 UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) 126th rank
Global Terrorism Index 2023 Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) 13th rank
Global Innovation Index 2023 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 40th rank out of 132 economies
Global Hunger Index 2023 Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe 111 (slipped four positions as compared to last year)
Global Competitiveness Index International Institute for Management Development (IMD). 40th rank
Global Peace Index 2023 Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) 126th (two places higher than its previous position)
Corruption Perceptions Index 2023 Transparency International 93rd (85th rank in 2022)
World Press Freedom Index 2023 Reporters Without Borders (RSF). 161th rank
Rule of Law Index 2023 World Justice Project 79th rank
Global Liveability Index 2023 Economist Intelligence Unit
  • New Delhi and Mumbai: 141st
  • Chennai: 144th
  • Vienna: ranked 1st
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.

Energy Transition Index 2023 World Economic Forum  67th 
Democracy Index 2023 Economist Intelligence Unit 41st (placed in the category of a “Flawed Democracy”)
World Economic Outlook 2024 International Monetary Fund
  • India’s growth projected at 6.5% in 2024 and 2025.
  • Global growth projected at 3.1% in 2024 and 3.2% in 2025. 
Global Remittances Inflow Report 2023 World Bank India tops remittance flows at USD 125 billion in 2023.
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
Military Strength Ranking 2024 Global Firepower (GFP) 4th
Logistics Performance Index 2023 World Bank 38th (Improved by six places from 44 in 2018)
World Air Quality Report 2024 IQAir India ranks as the third most polluted country. New Delhi ranked as the most polluted capital city.

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Indian states’ ranking in different Indices in 2022 & 2021

 Indian states’ ranking in the different Indexes in 2022 & 2021

Rankings of Indian states in various Indices & Reports in 2022 and 2021. These rankings are very important topic for any exams.

Important Books for Assam General Knowledge 
  Economy of Assam
  Environment & Ecology
  Geography of Assam
  History of Britain
  Assam – Art & Culture
  History of Assam – Ahom and British Period
  History of Assam – Ancient Period

 

Index name  Published by Indian Rank/ Topper

State Ranking Index for National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2022

Union Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry

Odisha

SDG India Index 2020-21

NITI Aayog

Kerala

State Energy and Climate Index

NITI Aayog

1. Gujarat 2. Kerala 3. Punjab

Top Three States among Smaller States Category 1. Goa 2. Tripura 3. Manipur

States Start-up ranking 2021

Department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT)

Gujarat and Karnataka

Export Preparedness Index 2021

NITI Aayog

1. Gujarat 2. Maharashtra 3. Karnataka

State of Governance ranking 2021

SKOCH Group

1. Andhra Pradesh 2. West Bengal 3. Odisha

India State of Forest Report (ISFR)’ 2021

Forest Survey of India (FSI)

Area-wise, Madhya Pradesh has largest forest cover

Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2021

Ministry of Education’s innovation cell

IIT Madras

Smart City Index 2022

Institute for Management Development, in collaboration with Singapore University for Technology and Design (SUTD)

1. Bhopal 2. Indore 3. Varanasi

Most costly cities in India Mercer’s 2022 Cost of Living assessment

Mumbai (most expensive city)

Kolkata is the least costly city in Asia.

State Energy and Climate Index 2022 NITI Aayog

Gujarat

LEADS 2021 Index  

Gujarat

NIRF India Rankings 2022 Union Ministry of Education

IIT Madras

India Innovation Index 2021 NITI Aayog Karnataka
QS India University Rankings 2021 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)



Assam and other states/UT in Ranking & Index

 Assam and other states/UT in Ranking & Index

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(From Nov 2017 – Nov 2018)

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 Assam, Bihar and J&K at bottom of Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS)

  • Assam, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir featured on the bottom of the new Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) index due to the lack of good transport facilities, scarcity of logistics services and bad track record in timeliness.
  • Best Performer – Gujarat, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh
  • The LEADS index is developed by the Commerce and Industry Ministry and Deloitte – ranks states in terms of the logistical support they provided to promote goods trade.

 

 Assam and Uttar Pradesh – worst performers in Healthcare Access and Quality Index  

  • The index is created by the Global Burden of Disease study and published in the medical journal The Lancet.
  • Best Performer – Goa and Kerala

 Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are the laggards in UN’s India SDG index

  • Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are the laggards in the sustainable development goals (SDG) Index
  • Best Performer – Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
  • Ranking of states released by federal policy think tank NITI Aayog and the UN.

 

 The SDG India Index Ranking

India as a whole has a score of 58, showing the country has reached a little beyond the halfway mark in meeting the sustainable development goals adopted by India and 192 other nations in 2015.

  • Tamil Nadu topped the states in poverty reduction
  • Kerala topped in providing quality education
  • Kerala and Tamil Nadu also topped in facilitating good health and well-being.
  • Sikkim topped in Gender equality

 National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS) 2017-18

  • To check the progress in sanitation outcomes, including the open defecation free (ODF) status under Swacch Bharat Abhiyan.
  • Kerala and Mizoram are the best performing States, with 100% of open defecation free households

 Kerala topped the Public Affairs Index 2018 by Public Affairs Centre (PAC)

  • Top 5 states – Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Gujarat
  • Bottom states – Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh

 Andhra Pradesh topped Ease Of Doing Business Ranking by DIPP & WB

  • Top 10 statesAndhra Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan and West Bengal.

 Pune led the Ease of Living Index of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

  • Top 10 cities – 1. Pune 2. Navi Mumbai 3. Greater Mumbai 4. Tirupati 5. Chandigarh 6. Thane 7. Raipur 8. Indore 9. Vijayawada 10. Bhopal
  • Bottom 10 cities – 102. Silvassa 103. Saharanpur 104. Kavaratti 105. Pasighat 106. Itanagar 107. Bhagalpur 108. Bihar Sharif 109. Patna 110. Kohima 111. Rampur

Kolkata best among Megacities in Commute-Related Pollution: CSE report

  • Bhopal leads the list on the lowest overall emission

 Assam and Kerala ranked at top for the burden of cancer in ‘India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative’ report

  • Punjab topped for the burden of ischemic heart disease, followed by Tamil Nadu
  • West Bengal topped with the largest number of stroke cases followed by Odisha.

 Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2018

  • Top 3 States-1) Haryana, 2) Gujarat 3) Maharashtra
  • Top 3 Districts 1) Satara, Maharashtra 2) Rewari, Haryana 3) Pedapalli, Telangana
  • Jodhpur ranked cleanliest rail stations in Third Party Survey Report on Station Cleanliness.
  • Gujarat ranked number one in Composite Water Management Index by NITI Aayog
  • IIT Bombay tops in QS Rankings of India University Rankings
Other Important Rankings

 Rank List of Indian states and union territories by Nominal GDP

  1. Maharashtra ₹96 lakh crore ($430 billion)
  2. Tamil Nadu ₹78 lakh crore ($256 billion)
  3. Gujarat ₹96 lakh crore ($230 billion)
  4. Uttar Pradesh ₹89 lakh crore ($230 billion)
  5. Karnataka ₹08 lakh crore ($217 billion)

 Rank List of Indian states and union territories by total fertility rate

  • Lower TFR
    1. Sikkim – 1.2
    2. Manipur – 1.4
    3. Lakshadweep, Goa & Andaman & Nicobar – 1.5
  • Highest TFR
    1. Bihar – 3.9
    2. Uttar Pradesh – 3.1
    3. Meghalaya – 2.9
  • India’s overall TFR at 2.2 as of 2017
  • Assam – 2.3

 Rank List of Indian states and union territories by forest cover (in sq km)

  1. Madhya Pradesh 77,414
  2. Arunachal Pradesh 66,964
  3. Chhattisgarh 55,547

 Rank List of Indian states and union territories by % of forested area

  1. Lakshadweep 90.33%
  2. Mizoram 86.27%
  3. Andaman & Nicobar Islands 81.73%
  4. Arunachal Pradesh 79.96%
  5. Manipur 77.69%

 Rank List of Indian states and union territories by Human Development Index

  1. Kerala 0.784
  2. Chandigarh 0.774
  3. Goa 0.764
  4. Lakshadweep 0.749
  5. Delhi 0.744
  • India’s overall HDI 0.639
  • Assam’s 0.605

 

Rank List of Indian states and union territories by life expectancy at birth

  • In life expectancy at birth for years 2010-14
  1. Kerala 74.9
  2. Delhi 73.2
  3. Jammu and Kashmir 72.6
  • Assam had the lowest = 63.9 years

 Rank List of Indian states and union territories by literacy rate

  1. Kerala 93.91
  2. Lakshadweep 92.28
  3. Mizoram 91.58
  4. Tripura 87.75
  5. Goa 87.40

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 Rank List of Indian states and union territories by sex ratio

  • By Highest Sex Ratio
    1. Kerala 1084
    2. Puducherry 1037
    3. Tamil Nadu 996
  • By Lowest Sex Ratio
  1. Daman and Diu 618
  2. Dadra and Nagar Haveli 774
  3. Chandigarh 818
  • Assam’s Sex Ratio 958
  • India’s Sex Ratio 943

 

  • By Highest Child Sex Ratio
  1. Arunachal Pradesh 972
  2. Meghalaya 970
  3. Mizoram 970
  • By Lowest Child Sex Ratio
  1. Haryana 834
  2. Punjab 846
  3. Jammu and Kashmir 862
  • Assam’s Child Sex Ratio 962
  • India’s Child Sex Ratio 919

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