International/World Indices: India's Ranking

Important Indices:

UPPSC, UPSC has asked questions in Preliminary Examination on reports and indices released by important International and National Organisations.

1. Human Development Index 2020 (HDI) 

• Published by : United Nation Development Programme (UNDP).

• Three basic elements of Human Development to measure HDI -

I. Life Expectancy

II. Education & 

III. Per Capita Income

• India ranks 131st out of 189 countries (2020) & in 2019 - 129th ranks.

• Top 3 ranks - Norway, Switzerland and Ireland respectively.

• Best performer of among India's neighbors - Sri Lanka (71) and China (85).

2. Human Capital Index 2020 (HCI) :

• Released by : the World Bank as a part of the World Development Report 2019.

• This year theme "The Changing Nature of Work". 

• India is ranked at 116th out of 157 countries.

• Three basic dimensions of HCI are,

I. Survival - measured by under-5 mortality rates

II. Expected years of Quality-Adjusted School : measured by quantity and quality of education.

III. Health Environment - measured by Adult survival rate of stunting for children under 5.

• Top nations mostly from North America and Europe for HCI.

3. Global Hunger Index 2020 (GHI) :

• Published by : Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide 

• India ranks 94th among the 105 countries.

• Four Indicators of GHI -

I. Undernourishment (which shows inadequate food availability)

II. Child Wasting (i.e. low weight for their height, reflecting acute undernutrition)

III. Child Stunting (i.e. low height wrt age, reflecting chronic undernutrition)

IV. Child Mortality (The mortality rate of children under the age of 5).

• Among BRICS, India is ranked the worst, with China at 25.

• The world goal to achieve "Zero Hunger by 2030". It is one of the Sustainable Development Goal of the United Nations.

4. Global Gender Gap Index 2020 (GGGI) :

• Published by : World Economic Forum (WEF) 

• India has ranked 112th among 153 countries.

• Top 3 Nations : Iceland, Norway, and Finland respectively.

• Last Place - Yemen (153rd).

• India's neighbors - Bangladesh 50, Nepal 101, Sri Lanka 102, China 106, Pakistan 151 ranked.

• It is measures progress towards parity between men and women.

• It is based on

I. Economy

II. Education

III. Health

IV. Political representation

5. Gender Inequality Index :

• Published by : United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

• It uses three elements-

I. Reproductive Health

II. Empowerment

III. Labour Market Participation

Table of Important Indices : India's Ranking in Different World Indices:

Index	Published By	India’s Rank	Top Rank
World Press Freedom Index, 2021	Reporter Without Borders	142nd	Norway
Global Hunger Index 2020	Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe	94  (In 2019 - 102nd)	--
Global Innovation Index 2020	Cornell University, INSEAD, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	48th (In 2021 – 46th )	Switzerland
Gender Gap Index 2020	World Economic Forum	112th	Iceland
Global Competitiveness Index 2020	World Economic Forum	68th	Singapore
Ease of Doing Business 2020	World Bank	63rd  (In 2019 – 77th )	New Zealand
World Digital competitiveness Ranking	IMD	44th	USA
Global Peace Index, 2020	Institute for economics and pace	139th	Iceland
World Happiness Report 2020	UN	144th	Finland
Henley Passport Index 2021	Henley and Partners	85th	Japan
Economic Freedom Index 2021	US-based think tank named Heritage Foundation	121st	Singapore
Global Energy Transition Index 2021	World Economic Forum	87th	Sweden
Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020	International Telecommunication Union (ITU)	10th	USA
Corruption Perception Index 2020	Transparency International	86th	New Zealand and Denmark
Human Development Index 2020	UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)	131st	Norway
Climate Change Performance Index	New Climate Institute, Germanwatch and CAN	10th	Sweden
Smart City Index 2020	Institute for Management Development	Hyderabad, 85th Position	Singapore
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
Startup Ecosystem Ranking Report 2020	Startup Blink	23rd	USA
Global Climate Risk Index 2020	Germanwatch	5th	Japan
Sustainable Development Goal Index 2020	Sustainable Development Solutions Network(SDSN)	117	Finland

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