India’s Ranking in Different Indexes 2025: Complete List

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Want to know how India ranks in the world in 2025? This blog post gives you a complete list of India’s ranking in different global indexes like health, education, economy, and more. These rankings show how well India is doing compared to other countries.

This topic is very important for competitive exams like SSC, Banking, RRB NTPC, UPSC, and other state-level exams. You may get questions like: “What is India’s rank in the Human Development Index 2025?” or “Which country topped the Global Innovation Index?”

We’ve made this post simple and easy to remember. All the rankings are listed in one place for quick revision. If you are preparing for current affairs or general awareness, this post will help you score better.

Let’s check out the full list of Index & Report Current Affairs 2025 of India

Rank and Index 2025, Complete List

IndexReleased / Published byIndia’s RankTopped by
Best countries for 2024U.S. News & World Report in collaboration with BAV Group and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.33rdTop 3 Countries:
1. Switzerland
2. Japan
3. USA
Times Higher  Education World University Ranking 2024Times Higher Education World University Ranking1st: Indian Institute of  Science, Bengaluru (IISc Bengaluru) [Among Indian Institutions]Top 3 Countries:
1. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
2. Stanford University (USA)
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Asia Power Index (API) Most Powerful Nation 2024Australia’s Lowy Institute3rdTop 3 Countries:
1. USA
2. China
3. India
Global Crypto Adoption Index 2023Chainalysis, a crypto-analysis firm1stTop 3 Countries:
1. India
2. Nigeria
3. Vietnam
Economic Freedom Index 2023Canadian think tank Fraser Institute87thTop 3 Countries:
1. Singapore (World’s freest economy)
2. Hong Kong
3. Switzerland
Gender Inequality Index 2024United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)108thTop 3 Countries:
1. Denmark
2. Norway
3. Switzerland
Digital Quality of Life Index 2023Surfshark Limited52ndTop 3 Countries:
1. France
2. Finland
3. Denmark
Global Innovation Index 2024World Intellectual Property Organization39thTop 3 Countries:
1. Switzerland
2. Sweden
3. USA
Network Readiness Index 2024US-based Portulans Institute and Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford49thTopped by: United States
Human Development Index 2023-24United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP)134ndTop 3 Countries:
1. Switzerland
2. Norway
3. Iceland
Global Environment Performance Index 2024Yale and Columbia University researchers176thTop 3 Countries:
1. Estonia (The world’s most sustainable country)
2. Luxembourg
3. Germany
Global Hunger Index – 2024Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe105thTopped by: Belarus
Worst Performer: Somalia
World Happiness Report 2025Wellbeing Research Centre at Oxford University in collaboration with Gallup and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network118thTop 3 Countries:
1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Iceland

• Bottom rank: Afghanistan
World Press Freedom Index 2024Reporters Without Borders159thTop 3 Countries:
1. Norway
2. Denmark
3. Sweden
Bottom Rank: North Korea
Energy Transition Index 2024World Economic Forum’s (WEF)63rdTopped by: Sweden
Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2023Startup GenomeBengaluru Startup Ecosystem Ranks 20thTopped by: Silicon Valley (Northern California)
Global Competitiveness Index 2023International Institute for Management Development (IMD)40thTopped 3 Countries:

1. Denmark
2. Ireland
3. Switzerland
Global Gender Gap Report for 2024World Economic Forum (WEF)129thTopped by: Iceland (The most gender-equal country)
International Intellectual Property Index 2024US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Centre42ndTop 3 Countries:
• 1. United States
• 2. United Kingdom
• 3. France
Global Climate Risk Index 2024Bonn-based environmental think tank Germanwatch7thTop 3 Countries:
1. Mozambique
2. Zimbabwe
3. Bahamas
Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2025Bonn-based environmental think tank Germanwatch10thTop Performers: Denmark (4th), Netherlands (5th), UK (6th) (The Top 3 positions are unoccupied)
Economic Freedom Index 2021The Heritage Foundation121stTopped By: Singapore
Corruption Perception Index 2023Transparency International93rdTopped jointly by three countries (Least Corruption): Denmark, Finland and New Zealand
Henley Passport Index 2025Henley & Partners in collaboration with the International Air Transport Association (IATA)85thTopped by: Singapore
Sustainable Development Report 2024UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network109thTopped by: Finland
Global Peace Index 2024Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) Sydney116thTop 3 Countries:
1. Iceland
2. Ireland
3. Austria
Inclusive Internet Index 2024Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)50thTopped by: Sweden
Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) 2021consultancy firm Ernst & Young (EY)3rdTop 3 Countries:
1. USA
2. China
3. India
Global Skills Report 2021Coursera67thTopped by: Switzerland
Chandler Good Government Index 2024Chandler Institute of Governance49thTopped by: Finland

Bottom Rank: Venezuela
Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021sponsored by Corteva Agriscience designed and constructed by London-based Economist Impact71stIreland, Australia, UK, Finland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Canada, Japan, France, and US shared the top rank
World Talent Ranking 2024International Institute for Management Development (IMD)58thTop 3 Countries:
1. Switzerland
2. Singapore
3. Luxembourg
Global Health Security Index 2021Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School66thTop 3 Countries:
1. USA
2. Australia
3. Finland
Asia Power Index 2021Lowy Institute4thTop 3 Countries:
1. United States
2. China
3. Japan
TRACE Global Bribery Risk RankingRACE International82ndTop 3 Countries:
1. Denmark
2. Norway
3. Sweden
Global Drug Policy Index 2021Harm Reduction Consortium18thTop 3 Countries:p>1. Norway
2. New Zealand
3. Portugal
FIFA Ranking 2021Fédération Internationale de Football Association104thTop 3 countries:
1. Belgium
2. Brazil
3. France
World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index 2021World Justice Project79thTop 3 Countries:
1. Denmark
2. Norway
3. Finland
Mercer CFS Global Pension Index 2023Mercer CFA Institute45thTopped by: Netherlands

• Netherlands followed by Iceland and Denmark

Bottom country: Argentina
Highest Public Pension Wealth Index 2025Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) Report14thTop 3 Countries:
1. USA
2. Japan
3. Canada
Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI)consultancy firm Ernst & Young (EY)3rdTop 3 Countries:
1. USA
2. China
3. India
“New Global Youth Development Index” 2020Commonwealth Secretariat in London122ndTop 3 Countries:
1. Singapore
2. Slovenia
3. Norway
Money Deposited in Swiss Banks RankSwiss National Bank (SNB)51stTopped by: United Kingdom (UK)
Democracy Index 2021Economist Intelligence Unit46thTopped by: Norway
Electoral Democracy Index 2023V-Dem Institute108thTopped by: Denmark
‘Asia-Pacific Personalised Health Index’Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)10thTop 3 countries:
1. Singapore
2. Taiwan
3. Japan
Covid-19 Response IndexAustralia-based Lowy Institute86thTop 3 Countries:
1. New Zealand
2. Vietnam
3. Taiwan
Five Years On: Global Climate Tech Investment TrendsLondon Partners and Co’s research9thTop 3 Countries:
1. USA
2. China
3. Sweden
Kids Rights Index 2021Kids Rights Foundation and Erasmus University Rotterdam112thTop 3 Countries:
1. Iceland
2. Switzerland
3. Finland
The Inequality Virus Report IndexOxfam6thTopped by: USA
World Investment Report 2021United  Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD5thTopped by: USA
Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2024the US-based property consultant Cushman Wakefield3rdTopped by: China
Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) 2024World Economic Forum39thTop 3 Countries:
1. United States
2. Spain
3. Japan
World Air Power Index 2022World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA)Rank of Indian Air Force (IAF): 3rd• Topped by: US Air Force
• 2nd position occupied by Russian Air force
Global On-Time Performance Index 2023Cirium is an Organisation that Specialises in offering aviation data to travelHyderabad: 2nd, Bengaluru: 3 3Topped by: Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Best Airport Rankings 2023Skytrax, a UK-based consultancy FirmDelhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has been declared the best airport in the South Asian region• Topped by: Changi Airport (Singapore)
‘Best Airport’ in the Asia-Pacific region 2024Airports Council International (ACI)Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has been declared ‘Best Airport’ in the Asia-Pacific region for the sixth consecutive year (40 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA) Category)GMR Hyderabad International Airport announced receiving the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award for ‘Best Airport in the 15 to 25 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA)’ category in the Asia-Pacific region for 2023.
Cryptocurrency Gains by Country Index 2024crypto analytics firm Chainalysis21stTop 3 Countries:
1. USA
2. United Kingdom
3. Germany
• Ethereum is the most noteworthy gainer among the crypto assets.
Times Higher Education (THE) Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2025The Times Higher Education (THE)• Anna University (Rank 42)

• VIT University (Rank 65)

• SRM Institute of Science and Technology (Rank 84)

• KIIT University (Rank 92)

• University of Delhi (Rank 98)

• Lovely Professional University (Rank 99)

• Amity University (Rank 101)

• Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (Rank 102)

• Jamia Millia Islamia (Rank 103)

• Jawaharlal Nehru University (Rank 105).		Top 3 University:
1. MIT (USA)

2. Stanford University (USA)

3. National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Times Higher Education Rankings 2023The Times Higher Education (THE)Indian Institute of  Science, Bangalore topped the 500 list among Indian universitiesTop 3 University:
1. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
2. Harvard University (United Kingdom)
3. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) & Stanford University (USA)
Times Higher Education Global Employability University RankingThe Times Higher Education (THE)IIT Delhi at 28th position in the Top 50 list of Global Employability UniversityTop 3 University:
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
2. California Institute of Technology (USA)
3. Harvard University (USA)
QS Asia University Rankings 2023London-based QS Quacquarelli SymondsIIT Bombay top educational institution in Southern AsiaTopped by: China’s Peking University
QS World University Rankings 2024QS Quacquarelli SymondsIIT Bombay: 149th RankTop 3 Rank
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)

2. University of Cambridge (UK)

3. University of Oxford (UK)
QS World University Rankings 2025QS Quacquarelli SymondsIIT Bombay: 118th RankTop 3 Rank
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)

2. Imperial College London (UK)

3. University of Oxford (UK)
QS Asia University Rankings 2025 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)Topped by: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)Top 10 rankings:

1. IIT Delhi – Rank 44
2. IIT Bombay – Rank 48
3. IIT Madras – Rank 56
4. IIT Kharagpur – Rank 60
5. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) – Rank 62
6. IIT Kanpur – Rank 67
7. University of Delhi – Rank 81
8. IIT Guwahati – Rank 104
9. IIT Roorkee – Rank 108
10. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) – Rank 110
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024QS Quacquarelli Symonds• Topped by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)- 20th (In Developmental Studies)
• IIM Ahmedabad – 22nd (Business & Management Studies)
• IIT Bombay – 25th Rank (Engineering-Minerals & Mines)
• IIT Madras – 29th (Petroleum Engineering)		Top 3 QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024:

1. Harvard University, US (Arts & Humanities)
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US (Engineering and Technology)
3. Harvard University (Life Sciences and Medicine)
Global House Price Index Q4 2021property consultant Knight Frank51stTop 3 Countries:
1. Turkey
2. New Zealand
3. Czech Republic
High Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs) Ranking 2025London-based global property consultancy firm, Knight Frank4thTop 3 Countries:
1. United States
2. Mainland China
3. Japan
Global Investment in Digital Shopping 2021 IndexLondon & Partners’ analysis of Dealroom2ndTop 3 Countries:
1. United States (US) – USD 51 billion
2. India – USD 22 billion
3. China – USD 14 billion
US Green Building Council Index

• Based on top countries outside of the United States (US) for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).		US Green Building Council (USGBC)3rdTopped by: China
Global Digital Skills Index 2022

• It highlights the growing global digital skills crisis and the need for action		Salesforce1stTopped by: India

• India leads the digital skills readiness and has the highest readiness index among the 19 countries.
Global Terrorism Index 2024Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)14thTopped by: Afghanistan with a score of 8.822 points.
Ease of Doing Business Index 2020World Bank63rdTopped by: New Zealand
Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2021Adecco Group, INSEAD, and Tata Communications88thTop 3 Countries:
1. Switzerland
2. Singapore
3. United States
The Global Liveability Index 2022(It published the list of the most liveable cities” in the world)Economic Intelligence Unit’s (EIU)• 112th – New Delhi

• 117th – Mumbai		Topped by: Vienna (Capital of Austria)

Top 3 Countries:
1. Vienna
2. Copenhagen
3. Zurich
QS Best Student Cities Ranking 2023global higher  education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)103rd Mumbai

114th Bengaluru

125th Chennai

129th New Delhi		Topped by: London (UK)
Global Insurance Market RankingLondon-based Brand Finance Insurance10thTopped by: United States
Top Tech Hub RankingCushman and Wakefield2nd – Bengaluru (In the Asia Pacific region)Topped by: Beijing

• Beijing tops in the Asia-Pacific region
Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII) 2022Oxfam International and Development Finance International (DFI)123rdTop 3 countries:
1. Norway
2. Germany
3. Australia.
Worldwide Cost of Living IndexEconomist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU)……..Most expensive countries: New York, Singapore
Global Aviation Safety Rankings 2022International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)48thTop 3 countries:
1. Singapore
2. UAE
3. South Korea
Countries at risk of mass killings IndexUS think tank Early Warning Project8thTop 3 countries:
1. Pakistan
2. Yemen
3. Myanmar
Expanding Organic Farming Ranking 2020IFOAM-Organics International3rdTop 3 countries:
1. Argentina
2. Uruguay
3. India
Global Fire Power Index 2025GlobalFirepower (GFP)4thTop 3 countries:
1. United States
2. Russia
3. China
International Intellectual Property Index 2024U.S. Chambers of Commerce42ndTop 3 countries:
1. United States
2. United Kingdom
3. France
Cryptocurrency Adoption Rank 2023HedgewithCrypto Research7thTop 3 countries:
1. Australia
2. USA
3. Brazil
Most Polluted Nations Ranking 2023Swiss air tracking index IQAir of Sweden in collaboration with UNEP and Greenpeace8thTop 3 most-polluted Nations worldwide
1. Chad
2. Iraq
3. Pakistan
Global Arms Importer Ranking 2025Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)2nd5 Largest arms importers in the world during 2020-24
1. Ukraine
2. India
3. Qatar
4. Saudi Arabia
5. Pakistan
Logistics Performance Index 2023World Bank38thTop 3 Countries
1. Singapore
2. Finland
3. Denmark
Index of Economic Freedom 2023The Heritage Foundation121stTop 3 Countries
1. Singapore
2. New Zealand
3. Australia
Global Military Expenditure Report 2023Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)4thTop 3 Countries
1. United States
2. China
3. Russia
Military Strength Rankings 2024Global Firepower4thTop 3 Countries
1. United States
2. Russia
3. China
World’s Wealthiest Cities 2023London-based consultancy Henley & Partners21st Mumbai
36th Delhi		Top 3 Cities
1. New York City (USA)
2. Tokyo (Japan)
3. The Bay Area (USA)
Global Unicorn Index 2024The Hurun Research Institute’s Global Unicorn Index 20233rdTop 3 Countries
1. United States
2. China
3. India
World’s most populous nation 2023United Nations1stTop 3 Countries
1. India
2. China
3. United States
World’s ‘most criminal countries’ ranking 2023World of  Statistics77thTop 3 Countries
1. Venezuela
2. Papua New Guinea
3. Afghanistan
Most AI investment Ranking 2023Stanford University5thTop 3 Countries
1. United States
2. China
3. United Kingdom
Freedom House Index 2023International watchdog Freedom House66thTop 3 “least-free countries” in the world
1. Tibet
2. South Sudan
3. Syria
Best Public Transport in the World IndexTime Out, a London-based media outlet19th: Mumbai (India)Top 3 Best Public Transport Countries
1. Berlin (Germany)
2. Prague (Czech Republic)
3. Tokyo (Japan)
Human Development Index – 2021-22United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP)132ndTop 3 Countries:
1. Switzerland
2. Norway
3. Iceland
Busiest Airport in the world in 2022Airports Council International (ACI)9th: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) AirportTop 3 Busiest Airports in the World for 2022
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
2. Dallas Fort Worth Airport (Dallas, Texas)
3. Denver Airport (Colorado, USA)
Prime Global Cities Index Q1 2023 or Annual Housing Price Growth Index 2023Real estate consultant Knight Frank IndiaMumbai-6thDubai
Europe’s Top Refinery Supplier 2023Kpler data1stIndia
Global Fintech Unicorns Index 2023Global research firm Statista3rd (17 Fintech Unicorns)Topped by: United States (134 Fintech Unicorns)
The Air Quality Index (AQI) 2023IQAirMumbai:- 2nd second most polluted city

Delhi:-6th		Topped by: Montreal (Canada): Most Cleanest City
Global Remote Work Index 2023Global Remote Work Index (GRWI)64thTopped by: A Total of 10 countries including Denmark, Netherlands, and Germany
Global Remittance Charts Index 2023World Bank1stTop 3 Countries:
1. India
2. Mexico
3. China
Quality of Living Index 2023Mercer, a renowned global consultant for businesses153rd: Hyderabad
154th: Pune
156rd: Bengaluru		Top 3 Countries:
1. Vienna
2. Zurich
3. Vancouver
Cybercrime Targeting Report 2023Kaspersky, a renowned cybersecurity company80th—
Global Digitalization Milestone RankingIndian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)3 rdTop 3 Countries:
1. USA
2. China
3. India
TomTom Traffic Index 2023TomTom, revealing insights into the global challenge of traffic congestion2nd: Bengaluru Second Most Congested CityLondon (Most Congested City)
World Bank’s Women, Business, and the Law 2024 IndexWorld Bank Group113 rdTopped by 14 countries including Belgium, Canada, and Denmark
World Air Quality Report 2023IQAir, a Switzerland-based organization3 rdTop 3 Most Polluted Countries:
1. Bangladesh
2. Pakistan
3. India

• Begusarai in Bihar is the most polluted city.
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2024DHL and New York University62ndTop 3 Most Polluted Countries:
1. Singapore
2. Netherlands
3. Ireland
Largest Emitter of Nitrous Oxide 2024 RankingEarth System  Science Data2ndTop 3 Rank
1. China (16%)

2. India (11%)

3. United States (6%)
Generative AI (GenAI) Innovations 2024 RankingWorld Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)5thTop 3 Countries:
1. China
2. USA
3. Republic of Korea
Global Domestic Airline Market 2024 RankingIATA – World Air Transport  Statistics (WATS)3rdTop 3 Countries:
1. USA
2. China
3. India
Global Patent Filings Rankings 2023 (intellectual property (IP) filings)World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)6thTop 3 Countries:
1. China
2. USA
3. Japan
World’s Top 100 “City Brands” RankingBrand Finance’s Global City IndexNew Delhi – 95th
Bangalore – 96th
Mumbai – 98th		Topped by: London
Top 3 Countries:
1. London
2. New York
3. Paris
AI Readiness 2024Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) report2nd in AI specialists.

3rd in AI research publications		Topped by: United States of America
Sustainable Trade Index 2024Hinrich Foundation and the IMD World Competitiveness Center23rdTop 3 Countries:
1. New Zealand
2. United Kingdom
3. Australia
 2024 Cyberattacks RankingCloudSEK’s ThreatLandscape Report 20242ndTopped by: United States
Edelman Trust Barometer Ranking 2025Global communications firm Edelman (providing key insights into public trust levels in government, businesses, media, and NGOs.)3rdTop 3 Countries:
1. China
2. Indonesia
3. India

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      Major Index and its Publisher

      Sl. No.IndexPublished by
      1Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
      2Human Development IndexUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
      3Corruption Perceptions IndexTransparency International (TI)
      4Global Competitiveness IndexInternational Institute for Management Development (IMD)
      5Ease of Doing Business IndexWorld Bank Group
      6World Press Freedom IndexReporters Without Borders
      7Global Environment Performance IndexYale and Columbia University researchers
      8Democracy IndexThe Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
      9Global Hunger IndexIrish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe
      10World Happiness ReportSustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
      11Global Peace IndexInstitute for Economics and Peace (IEP)
      12Global Gender Gap ReportWorld Economic Forum (WEF)
      13Quality of Living IndexMercer
      14Global Remittance Charts IndexWorld Bank Group
      15Air Quality Index (AQI)IQAir
      16Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank
      17Global Arms Importer RankingStockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
      18QS World University RankingsQS Quacquarelli Symonds

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