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India's Ranking in Different Indexes 2024, Latest Data

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India’s Ranking in Different Indexes 2024

In 2024, India’s standing in various global indices has sparked substantial discourse among policymakers, researchers, and the public. With a population exceeding 1.3 billion, India holds the position of the world’s second-most populous nation and is progressively asserting itself as a significant global economic player.

This article delves into India’s rankings across diverse indices such as the Henley Passport Index 2024, the Human Development Index, the Ease of Doing Business Index, the Global Innovation Index, among others. It will scrutinize the contributing factors behind India’s performance in these indices and the potential ramifications for the nation’s future growth and development.

Latest Data of India’s Ranking in Different Global Indexes

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
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)	Huateng Ma of Tencent
FIFA rankings	Fédération Internationale de Football Association	117th	Argentina
Henley Passport Index	Henley & Partners in partnership with IATA	85th	France
International IP Index 2024	Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC)	42nd	USA
Global airports in terms of operational performance (Hyderabad)	Aviation analytics firm Cirium	2nd	US
Global airports in terms of operational performance (Bengaluru)	Aviation analytics firm Cirium	3rd	US
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
Avtar & Seramount Most Inclusive Companies Index (MICI)	Avtar Group	Chennai	–
States and Union Territories Ranking	Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Ranking	Gujarat, Kerala	–
World Digital Competitiveness Ranking	IMD World Competitiveness Center	49th	USA
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 (Germany)
Inclusiveness Index	Othering and Belonging Institute (OBI) at California	117th	New Zealand
QS Asia University Rankings 2024	QS Quacquarelli Symonds	–	Peking University (Mainland China)
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	126th	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
Global Slavery Index	Walk Free Foundation	1st	North Korea
Food Safety Index	Food Safety and Standards Authority of India	1st	Jammu and Kashmir
World Press Freedom Index	Reporters Without Borders	161st	Norway
Australia’s Highest Civic Distinction	World Bank’s LPI	38th	Singapore
EASE Reforms Index	Department of Financial Services	1st	–
Global Business Environment Rankings	Economist Intelligence Unit	52nd	Singapore
Global tech ventures capital investments 2022	Dealroom and London & Partners	4th	United States
World’s most criminal	–	77th	Venezuela
FIFA Rankings	–	101st	Argentina
Global Terrorism Index	Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)	13th	Afghanistan
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
Global Air Quality Index	Worldwide Air Quality	2nd	–
Electricity Market Report 2023	International Energy Agency’s (IEA)	–	China
World Happiness Index 2023	Sustainable Development Solutions Network	136th	Finland
Global Minority Report	Centre for Policy Analysis (CPA)	1st	–
The World of Organic Agriculture Statistics & Emerging Trends 2022	Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL & IFOAM – Organics International	3rd	Argentina
Global Firepower Report 2023	–	4th	America
World’s Wealthiest Actors	World of Statistics Twitter	4th	Jerry Seinfeld
Punctuality League 2023	Official Airline Guide’s Database (OAG)	15th	Garuda Indonesia
Climate Change Performance Index 2023	RBI governor, Shaktikanta das	5th	United States
Largest fish producing countries	–	3rd	China
Services Trade Restrictiveness	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development	47th	Japan
ICAO’s Aviation Safety Oversight	Regulator DGCA	55th	–
Global Quality Index Infrastructure	Mesopartner and Analytics	5th	Germany
Henley Passport Index 2023	Henley & Partners	85th	Japan,Singapore
Top performing global airport of 2022 (Haneda Airport)	Cirium Aviation Analytics	2nd and 7th	Tokyo, Japan
ICAO Aviation Safety Rankings-2022	International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	48th	Singapore
Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS)	Times Higher Education (THE)	13th	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Social Progress Index 2022	Social Progress Imperative	110th	Norway
UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2022	Universitas of Indonesia (UI)	121th	Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
Passport Index 2022	Arton Capital	87th	UAE
Cost of Living Index 2022	Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU)	–	Tel Aviv (Israel)
Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2022	British weekly The Economist	68th	Finland
Henley Passport Index 2023	Henley and Partners	85th	Japan
Network Readiness Index 2022	The Portulans Institute	61st	United States
Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023	German-watch along with Climate Action Network (CAN) and New Climate Institute	8th	Denmark Ranked Fourth
QS Asia University Ranking 2023	Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)	40th (IIT Bombay)	Peking University, Beijing
Mercer Global Pension Index 2022	Mercer Consulting	41	Iceland
Public Affairs Index 2022	Director, Public Affairs Center (PAC), G. Gurucharan	–	Haryana
Logistics Performance Index 2022	Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal	–	Andhra Pradesh, Assam, and Gujarat
Times Higher Education Rankings 2023	Times Higher Education (THE)	(251-300) The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore	University of Oxford
Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022	Welt Hunger Hilfe (WHH) (Germany) and Concern Worldwide (Ireland)	107th	Belarus
Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII)	Oxfam International and Development Finance International (DFI)	123rd	Norway
Global Innovation Index 2022	World Intellectual Property Organization	40th	Switzerland
Cost of Living City Ranking 2022	Mercer	Mumbai – 127th	Hong Kong
Global Liveability Index 2022	Economist Intelligence Unit	New Delhi – 112th	Vienna, Austria
Speedtest Global Index 2022	Network intelligence and connectivity insights	115th	Norway and Singapore
Global Skill Index 2022	Coursera	68th	Switzerland
World Competitiveness Index 2022	Institute for Management and Development’s (IMD)	37th	Denmark
Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022	Yale University and Columbia University	180th	Denmark
The National e-governance service delivery assessment (NeSDA) Report 2021	Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh	—	Jammu and Kashmir
World Air Power Index 2022	World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA)	Indian Air Force (IAF) 3rd Position	The United States Air Force(USAF)
Travel and Tourism Development Index	World Economic Forum (WEF)	54th	Japan
World Press Freedom Index 2022	RSF	150th	Norway, Denmark, and Sweden
Farmer Distress Index	–	—	—
Wholesale Price Index for March 2022	Office of Economic Advisor, DPIIT	—	—
Global List for ‘On-Time Performance’	Cirium	8th (Chennai International Airport)	United State’s Miami Airport
State Energy and Climate Index 2022	NITI Aayog	—	Gujarat
12th Edition of QS World University Subject Rankings 2022	QS Quacquarelli Symonds	Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)-Bombay ranked 65th and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)- Delhi ranked 72nd	Arts and Humanities of University of Oxford(UK)
Export Preparedness Index 2021	NITI Aayog	—	Gujarat
9th edition of the annual ranking report of The US Green Building Council (USGBC)	US Green Building Council (USGBC)	3rd	China
International Intellectual Property Index 2022	US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC)	43rd	United States
Global Investment in Digital Shopping in 2021	London & Partners	2nd	United States
SKOCH State of Governance Rankings	SKOCH Group	—	Andhra Pradesh
Democracy Index 2021	EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)	46th	Norway
TomTom Traffic Index Ranking 2021	–	—	Turkey
Global Digital Skills Index 2022	Salesforce	63rd	—
Corruption Perceptions Index 2021	Transparency International	85th	New Zealand, Finland and Denmark
District Good Governance Index	Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG)	—	Jammu
Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievement (ARIIA) 2021	–	—	IIT Madras
4th State Health Index for 2019–20	NITI Aayog	—	Mizoram
Good Governance Index 2021	Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG)	—	Gujarat
Global Unicorn Index 2021	Hurun Research Institute	3rd	United States
Global Health Security Index 2021	Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center	66th	United States
Lowy Institute Asia Power Index 2021	–	4th	United States
EIU’s Worldwide Cost of Living Index 2021	–	—	Tel Aviv, Israel
National Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021	NITI Aayog	—	—
1st SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021-22	NITI Aayog	—	Shimla
IPF Smart Policing Index 2021	Indian Police Foundation (IPF)	—	Andhra Pradesh
TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix 2021	TRACE International	82nd	Denmark
IQAir Air Quality Index	–	—	Delhi
Global Drug Policy Index	Harm Reduction Consortium	18th	Norway
LEADS 2021 Index	–	–	Gujarat
Public Affairs Index (PAI) 2021	Public Affairs Centre (PAC)	–	Kerala
World Justice Project’s (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2021	–	79th	Denmark
Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI)	EY’s (Ernst and Young Global Ltd)	3rd	US
Digital Quality of Life Index 2021	‘Surfshark’	59th	Denmark
FSSAI’s 3rd State Food Safety Index	Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya	—	Gujarat
NIRF India Rankings 2021	Union Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan	—	IIT Madras
India Future Unicorn List 2021	Hurun Research Institute	3rd	USA
Global Top 20 Dairy Companies List	Rabobank	18th (Amul)	France
Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2021	Cushman & Wakefield	2nd	China
EIU’s Safe Cities Index 2021	Economist Intelligence Unit	48th(New Delhi)	Copenhagen
Global 500 Most Valuable Companies list 2021	Hurun Research Institute	9th (Reliance Industries)	Apple
Global Crypto Adoption Index 2021	Chainalysis	2nd	Vietnam
Financial Inclusion Index	Reserve Bank of India (RBI)	—	—
Transparency Index: Rating of Pollution Control Boards on Public Disclosure	Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)	Odisha and Telangana	—
Skytrax World Airport Award Ranking 2021	Skytrax	45th (Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport)	Doha, Qatar
Global Youth Development Index	Commonwealth Secretariat in London	122nd	Singapore
2021 Fortune’s Global 500 List	–	155th	Walmart
Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021	Startup Blink	20th	United States
QS Executive MBA Rankings 2021	Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)	39th	France’s HEC Paris
15th Global Peace Index 2021	Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)	135th	Iceland
World Giving Index 2021	Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)	14th	Indonesia
QS World University Rankings 2022	Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)	—	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20	Department of School Education and Literacy of the Ministry of Education	—	—
3rd SDG India Index 2020-21	NITI Aayog	—	Kerala
AIRINC Global 150 Cities Index for financial attractiveness ranking	–	—	Manama, Bahrain
World University Rankings 2021-22	Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR)	415th	Harvard University
World’s 50 Greatest Leaders List 2021	Fortune Magazine	—	New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden
2021 Ranking of Global Retail Power Houses	Deloitte	—	Walmart Inc
Global Prime Residential Index Q1 2021	Knight Frank	—	—
Chandler Good Government Index	Chandler Institute of Governance	49th	Finland
3rd edition of Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021	–	—	University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Global Energy Transition Index 2021	World Economic Forum	87th	Sweden
Henley Passport Index: Q2 2021 Global Ranking	Henley & Partners	84th	Japan
Inclusive Internet Index 2021	EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)	49th	Sweden
Ultimate Military Strength Index	Defence website Military Direct	4th	China
24th edition of the Annual Global CEO Survey	PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)	5th	USA
Economic Freedom Index 2021	US-based think tank named Heritage Foundation	121st	Singapore
Asia-Pacific Personalised Health Index	Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)	10th	Singapore
Global Climate Risk Index 2021	German watch	7th	—
India Innovation Index 2021	NITI Aayog	—	Karnataka (Top state)
Global Firepower Index 2021	Global Firepower	4th	United States
Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021	Bloomberg News	12th	Jeff Bezos
Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020	International Telecommunication Union (ITU)	10th	United States
Ease of Living Index 2020	Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri	—	Bengaluru
Nature Index 2020 Artificial Intelligence	International Scientific Publishing Company	3rd	China
Human Freedom Index 2020	American think tank Cato Institute and Fraser Institute in Canada	111th	New Zealand
Human Development Index 2020	UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)	131st	Norway
Urban Governance Index	Praja Foundation	–	Odisha
Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2020	Adecco Group, INSEAD and Tata Communications	72	Switzerland
8th Global Terrorism Index 2020	Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)	8th	Afghanistan
US Air Quality Index	US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	–	Lahore
World’s Safest Banks 2020	Global Finances	–	—
Asia Power Index 2020	Sydney based Lowy Institute	4th	United States
3rd Edition of CRI Index 2020	Oxfam International and Development Finance International	129th	Norway
Data Governance Quality Index	Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog	—	—
World Risk Index 2020	United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and Bundnis Entwicklung Hilft and University of Stuttgart, Germany	89th	Vanuatu
Smart City Index 2020	Institute for Management Development	Hyderabad (85th)	Singapore (1st)
The 2020 Military Strength Ranking	Global Firepower	4th	United States
World Happiness Report 2020	United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)	144th	Finland
World Press Freedom Index 2020	Reporters Without Borders	142nd	Norway
Global Health Security Index 2019	Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security	57th	United States
Democracy Index 2019	EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)	51st	Norway
World’s 50 Greatest Leaders 2019	Fortune Magazine	—	Bill and Melinda Gates
Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2019	INSEAD	92	Switzerland
Global Peace Index 2019	Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)	140th	Iceland
World Air Quality Report 2019	IQAir	—	Ghaziabad
The World’s Billionaires List 2019	Forbes Magazine	13th	Mukesh Ambani
Global Hunger Index 2019	Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe	102nd	Belarus
Global Competitiveness Index 2019	World Economic Forum	68th	Singapore
Sustainable Cities Index 2018	Arcadis	—	Zurich
Global Liveability Index 2018	Economist Intelligence Unit	7th	Vienna
Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2018	Cushman & Wakefield	2nd	India
Global Innovation Index 2018	Cornell University, INSEAD, and WIPO	57th	Switzerland
Global Slavery Index 2018	Walk Free Foundation	1st	North Korea
Democracy Index 2018	EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)	42nd	Norway
Urban Governance Index 2018	Janaagraha	–	Pune
Global Gender Gap Index 2018	World Economic Forum	108th	Iceland
World Happiness Report 2018	Sustainable Development Solutions Network	133rd	Finland
Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2018	INSEAD	81st	Switzerland
Global Peace Index 2018	Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)	137th	Iceland
Global Corruption Perception Index 2017	Transparency International	79th	New Zealand
World’s 50 Greatest Leaders 2017	Fortune Magazine	—	Theo Epstein
Democracy Index 2017	EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)	42nd	Norway
Urban Governance Index 2017	Janaagraha	–	Pune
World Happiness Report 2017	Sustainable Development Solutions Network	122nd	India
Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2017	INSEAD	92nd	Switzerland
Global Peace Index 2017	Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)	137th	Iceland
Global Corruption Perception Index 2016	Transparency International	79th	New Zealand
Democracy Index 2016	EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)	41st	Norway
Urban Governance Index 2016	Janaagraha	–	Pune
World Happiness Report 2016	Sustainable Development Solutions Network	118th	India
Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2016	INSEAD	89th	Switzerland
Global Peace Index 2016	Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)	141st	Iceland
Global Corruption Perception Index 2015	Transparency International	76th	Denmark
Democracy Index 2015	EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)	44th	Norway
Urban Governance Index 2015	Janaagraha	–	Pune
World Happiness Report 2015	Sustainable Development Solutions Network	117th	India
Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2015	INSEAD	89th	Switzerland
Global Peace Index 2015	Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)	143rd	Iceland