Reports and Indices: India's Rank and the Publisher
Reports and Indices: India's Rank and the Publisher
NTPC regularly asks India's rank in a global index and who publishes it. Learn three things for each index: the publisher, India's latest rank (with the total number of countries) and the top country. Ranks change every year, so always note the edition year.
1. Latest Ranks (editions released October 2025 to September 2026)
| Index (edition) | Publisher | India's rank | Top country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Hunger Index 2025 | Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe | 102 of 123 (score 25.8, "serious") | |
| Henley Passport Index (Jan 2026) | Henley and Partners | 80th (55 visa-free destinations) | Singapore |
| Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 (Feb 2026) | Transparency International | 91 of 182 (score 39) | Denmark |
| World Happiness Report 2026 | Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, Gallup, UN SDSN | 116th | Finland (9th year running) |
| World Press Freedom Index 2026 | Reporters Without Borders (RSF) | 157 of 180 | |
| QS World University Rankings 2027 (Jun 2026) | QS Quacquarelli Symonds | IIT Delhi 118th (top Indian institution) | MIT |
| Global Gender Gap Index 2026 | World Economic Forum | 131 of 145 | Iceland |
2. Publisher Memory Table
| Publisher | Indices |
|---|---|
| World Economic Forum | Global Gender Gap, Travel and Tourism Development |
| UNDP | Human Development Index |
| WIPO | Global Innovation Index |
| Transparency International | Corruption Perceptions Index |
| Reporters Without Borders | World Press Freedom Index |
| Germanwatch | Climate Change Performance Index |
| UN SDSN | World Happiness Report (with Gallup and Oxford), SDG Index |
✗ The World Happiness Report is published by the World Bank | ✓ It is published with Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre and UN SDSN
✗ India's rank in the CPI 2025 is 96 | ✓ 96 was the previous edition; the 2025 index (released February 2026) puts India at 91
हिंदी नोट: सूचकांक प्रश्नों में तीन बातें याद रखिए: प्रकाशक, भारत की नवीनतम रैंक (कुल देशों सहित) और शीर्ष देश। वैश्विक भूख सूचकांक 2025 में भारत 123 में 102वें, लैंगिक अंतर सूचकांक 2026 में 145 में 131वें स्थान पर रहा।
Exam Pointer: Verified NTPC patterns: India's rank in an index and its publisher (Climate Change Performance Index in June 2025 Graduate CBT-1; World Press Freedom Index in August 2025 UG CBT-1). Ranks above were checked up to 7 October 2026; the Human Development Report and Global Innovation Index had no new edition in this window.
Pariksha Pattern: Every Way NTPC Asks This Topic
Pattern 1: India's rank in an index
[PYQ: NTPC Graduate CBT-1 12-Jun-2025 Shift-1 | NTPC UG CBT-1 18-Aug-2025 Shift-2]
EXAM LEVEL
Q. What was India's rank in the Global Hunger Index 2025?
102nd of 123 countries, with a score of 25.8 ("serious").
Answer: 102nd
EXAMATLAS LEVEL
Q. What were India's ranks in the World Press Freedom Index 2026 and the Global Gender Gap Index 2026, out of how many countries?
157th of 180 in the RSF index and 131st of 145 in the WEF Gender Gap index.
Answer: 157 of 180; 131 of 145
Pattern 2: Publisher of an index
[Pattern: syllabus-based, PYQ-style]
EXAM LEVEL
Q. Which organisation publishes the Corruption Perceptions Index?
Transparency International.
Answer: Transparency International
EXAMATLAS LEVEL
Q. Which organisation publishes the Global Gender Gap Index, and which publishes the World Press Freedom Index?
The World Economic Forum publishes the Gender Gap Index; Reporters Without Borders (RSF) publishes the Press Freedom Index.
Answer: WEF; RSF
Pattern 3: Top country and rank changes
[Pattern: syllabus-based, PYQ-style]
EXAM LEVEL
Q. Which country topped the World Happiness Report 2026?
Finland, for the ninth year in a row.
Answer: Finland
EXAMATLAS LEVEL
Q. In the Henley Passport Index of January 2026, what was India's rank and how did it change, and which country topped it?
India rose five places, from 85th to 80th, with 55 visa-free destinations. Singapore was first.
Answer: 80th (up 5); Singapore
Pattern 4: Education and city rankings
[Pattern: syllabus-based, PYQ-style]
EXAM LEVEL
Q. Which Indian institution ranked highest in the QS World University Rankings 2027?
IIT Delhi, at 118th.
Answer: IIT Delhi
EXAMATLAS LEVEL
Q. In the QS World University Rankings 2027, what were the ranks of IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay, and which university was first?
IIT Delhi was 118th (up from 123rd) and IIT Bombay 134th. MIT was first.
Answer: 118 and 134; MIT
60-Second Revision
- GHI 2025: 102/123. Gender Gap 2026: 131/145. Press Freedom 2026: 157/180.
- CPI 2025: 91/182. Happiness 2026: 116th. Henley Jan 2026: 80th.
- QS 2027: IIT Delhi 118th; MIT first.
- Learn the publisher with every index.
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