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- India : 74th
- Top : United Kingdom
Henley Passport Index 2019
- India : 86th
- Japan and Singapore – top spot with a score of
- Bottom : Afghanistan (109th)
Global Innovation Index 2019
- Published by : Cornell University, INSEAD and the UN World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
- India : 52
- Top : Switzerland
2018 global GDP (gross domestic product) rankings, as per a World Bank report
- India : 7th
- The United States, China and Japan secured the first three positions
Safe Cities Index 2019
- Given by : Economist Intelligence Unit
- Mumbai : 45th (is the top Indian city in the list )
- Top : Tokyo
- Bottom : Lagos (60th)
World Travel And Tourism Competitiveness Index
- Given by : World Economic Forum (WEF)
- India : 34th
- Top : Spain
- Bottom : Yemen(140th)
- India ranked fourth in global malaria cases in 2017: Lancet report
- According to a report published in The Lancet journal, India has been ranked 4th in the global incidence of the deadly mosquito-borne disease malaria in 2017.
- India is behind African countries Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mozambique.
IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019 (WDCR)
- India : 44th
- Top : United States
- Bottom : Venezuela (63rd)
Global Competitiveness Index 2019
- Given by : World Economic Forum (WEF)
- India : 68th
- Top : Singapore
- Bottom : Chad (141st)
Oxfam world inequality index
- Topped by : Denmark
- India’s Rank : 147th
- Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International.
- Headquarters: Oxford, United Kingdom
The World Bank launched its first Human Capital Index (HCI) in Bali, Indonesia
- Topped by : Singapore
- India’s Rank : 115th
- Bottom : Chad (157th)
World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index 2018
- Topped by : Iceland ( 10th consecutive year)
- India’s Rank : 108th
Global Peace Index 2019
- Released by Institute for Economics & Peace
- Topped by : Iceland
- Rank of India : 141
- Bottom : Afghanistan(163)
- The Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), is a global think tank headquartered in Sydney, Australia
End of Childhood Index Global Childhood Report 2019
- The Index released by ‘Save the Children’, a United Kingdom (13K) based non-profit organization which works for child rights.
- Topped by : Singapore
- Rank of India : 113
- Bottom : Central African Republic (176th
Kids Right Index 2019
- Topped by : Iceland
- Rank of India : 117th
- Bottom : Afghanistan (181)
- KidsRights Index is an initiative of Kids Right Foundation in cooperation with Erasmus
- University, Rotterdam. They release annual reports every year by pooling data from UNICEF,
- UNDP and UN Committee on the Rights of the Child by considering individual country reports.
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) report
- India is the world’s fourth biggest military spender in 2018.
- Topped by : USA
- China – 2nd
- Saudi Arab – 3rd
Index of Cancer Preparedness (ICP) 2019
- Given by : The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
- Topped By : Australia
- Rank of India : 19th
- Bottom : Egypt (28th)
- Headquarters (EIU): London, United Kingdom
World Press Freedom Index 2019
- Top : Norway
- India’s Rank : 140th
- Bottom : Turkmenistan (180th)
- The index is released by Reporters Without Borders
- Headquarter – Paris, France
WEF global Energy Transition index 2019
- Top : Sweden
- Rank Of India : 76th
UN World Happiness Report- 2019
- Released by UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
- Top : Finland
- Rank of India : 140th
- Bottom : South Sudan (156th)
- Climate Vulnerability Index Highest
Indian scientists have developed a common framework for the assessment of climate change vulnerability in all the states in the Himalayan region. - Vulnerability index is the highest for Assam (0.72) and Mizoram (0.71).
- Sikkim is the least vulnerable state with the index being 0.42.
Mercer’s Quality Of Living Index
- Top : Vienna (10th year in a row)
- Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu is ranked at 105 in Mercer’s Quality Of Living Index and is the number one city from India.
- Mercer is the world’s largest human resources consulting firm.
- Headquarters: New York, United States
World Gold Council(WGC) Report
- India has the 11th largest gold reserve and the current holding pegged at 607 tonnes.
- Top : USA ( in terms of gold reserves)
Corruption Perceptions Index 2018
- Denmark is the least corrupt country
- Rank of India : 78th
- Bottom : Somalia (180th)
- This global corruption index was released by anticorruption watchdog Transparency International
International IP Index 2019
- Released by the U.S. Chamber Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC)
- Top : United States
- Rank of India : 36th
- Bottom : Venezuela (50th)
World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2019
- Top : New Zealand
- Rank of India : 77
- Bottom : Somalia (190th)
2018 Global Terrorism Index
- Top : Iraq
- India’s Rank : 7th
- Released by : Institute for Economics & Peace.
Niti Aayog health index 2019
- The ranking was done under three categories — larger states, smaller states and Union territories (UTs) — to ensure comparison among similar entities.
- Larger States,
- Top State : Kerala
- Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra have emerged as the second and third best performers
- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha were among the worstperforming states on the index.
- Among the smaller states, Mizoram ranked first in overall performance
- Among the UTs, Chandigarh ranked first in overall performance
- The report has been prepared in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with technical assistance from the World Bank.
- NITI Aayog’s Education Index: Kerala tops among large states, UP scores last
- Among the small States, Manipur emerged as the top performer while Arunachal Pradesh came last in the category.
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