Ranks & Indexes 2023 (Updated): Part 1

This article is a compilation of Important Ranks & Indexes 2023, which is often ask in the the competitive examination. This is the part 1 of Ranks and Indexes which contains India ranking across the world in different categories.

Ranks & Indexes 2023 (Updated): Part 1

1. Top-performing Global Airports in 2022

• Released by: Cirium Aviation Analytics study

• Topped by:

  • Haneda Airport (Tokyo, Japan)

  • Kempegowda International Airport (Bangalore, India)

  • Salt Lake City International Airport (Utah, US)

  • Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (Michigan, US)

  • Philadelphia International Airport (Pennsylvania, US)

• Indian airports in the list:

  • Kempegowda International Airport (Bangalore, India), ranked 2nd

  • Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi, India ), ranked 7th

2. Henley Passport Index 2023

• Released by: Henley & Partners (London Based immigration organization)

• It was first published in 2005.

• Topped by:

  • Japan (193 destinations)

  • Singapore, South Korea (192 destinations)

  • Germany, Spain (190 destinations)

  • Finland, Italy, Luxembourg (189 destinations)

  • Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden (188 destinations)

• Bottom (5):

  • 105. Yemen (34 destinations)

  • 106. Pakistan (32 destinations)

  • 107. Syria (30 destinations)

  • 108. Iraq (29 destinations)

  • 109. Afghanistan (27 destinations)

• India ranking in 2023: 85th (59 destinations)

  • 2019: 82nd

  • 2020: 84th

  • 2021: 85th

  • 2022: 83rd

3. WEF Global Risks Report 2023

• Edition: 18th

• Released at: World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland 

• Agenda: This report explores some of the most severe risks we may face over the next decade.

• This report is based on the 2022-2023 Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS).

• Top Five Risk:

  • Cost of living crisis

  • Food supply crisis

  • Energy supply crisis

  • Rising inflation

  • Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure

• Note:

  • Cost of living dominates global risks in the next two years while climate action failure dominates the next decade.

• About World Economic Forum:

  • It is an international non-governmental.

  • It is based in Cologny, canton of Geneva, Switzerland.

  • It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer and economist Klaus Schwab.

4. Global Fire Power Index 2022

• Released by: Global Firepower

• This ranking is based on the country's potential military strength.

• Topped by:

  • United States (0.0712)

  • Russia (0.0714)

  • China (0.0722)

  • India (0.1025)

  • United Kingdom (0.1435)

• Score: 0.000 is the perfect score  (smaller the score value, the more powerful is the fighting capability)

• Other rankings:

  • United Kingdom (0.1435) ranked 5, followed by South Korea (0.1505), Pakistan (0.1694), Japan (0.1711), France (0.1848), and Italy (0.1973)

• Methodology:

  • It is calculated using fifty individual factors from geography to logistical capability.

  • It also includes manpower, land forces, airpower, natural resources, naval forces, logistics and financials.

5. Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) ranking 2023

• Released by: Education Post in partnership with Maction Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

• It was first published in 2012.

• Top 5 Business Schools in India: Government

  • IIM Ahmedabad (Gujarat), IIM Bengaluru (Karnataka),

  • IIM Kolkata (West Bengal),

  • IIM Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), and

  • Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi (Delhi)

• IIRF MBA Ranking 2023: Private Colleges

  • Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

  • Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurugram, Haryana

  • Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune, Maharashtra

  • S P Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai, Maharashtra

  • Symbiosis Centre For Management & Human Resource Development (SCMHRD), Pune, Maharashtra

• Top 5 Business Schools in the world

  • London Business School, United Kingdom (UK)

  • Wharton­ University of Pennsylvania, United States of America (USA)

  • Harvard Business School, USA

  • Stanford University, USA

  • INSEAD, France

• Methodology is based in 7 criteria:

  • Research,

  • Teaching­Learning Resource Pedagogy,

  • Industry Income and Integration,

  • Placement Performance,

  • Future Orientation,

  • External Perception and International Outlook,

  • Placement Strategies and Support

6. World Happiness Index 2023

• Edition: 10th

• Released by: UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network

• It was first released in 2012.

• It is released on March 20th, as part of the International Day of Happiness celebration.

• Top Performers:

  • Finland (for the 6th consecutive year)

  • Denmark

  • Iceland

  • Israel

  • Netherlands

• Worst Performers:

  • Afghanistan was ranked as the unhappiest nation, followed by Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, respectively.

• India’s Performance:

  • India ranks at 126th position out of 136 countries.

  • It even lags behind its neighbouring nations like Nepal, China, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

• Methodology is based on 6 factors:

  • Social support,

  • Income,

  • Health,

  • Freedom,

  • Generosity, and

  • Absence of corruption

7. Electoral Democracy Index 2023

• Released by:  V-Dem Institute at Sweden’s University

• There are 5 indexes used by V-Dem to capture democratic values in India.

• Deliberative Democracy Index: It measures political decisions are made through public reasoning or emotional appeals and coercion.

• Egalitarian Democracy Index: Examines equal access to rights and liberties.

• India ranked 123 on this Index.

• Electoral Democracy Index:  Evaluates election cleanliness and lack of fraud.

• India’s ranking dipped from the 100 in 2022 to 108th in 2023 in this Index.

• Liberal Democracy Index (LDI): Protection of individual and minority rights against State tyranny.

  • India ranked 97th in LDI.

• Participatory Democracy Index: Measures active citizen engagement in electoral and non-electoral political processes.

8. SIPRI report 2023

• Released by: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

• Highlights:

  • India had the biggest percentage of the world’s arms imports in the past five years at 11%, followed by Saudi Arabia (9.6%), Qatar (6.4%), Australia (4.7%), and China (4.7%).

  • In the past five years, the US exported 40% of all military goods worldwide, followed by Russia (16%), France (11%), China (5.2%), and Germany (4.2%).

  • From 2013–17 and 2018–22, American armament exports increased 14% while those of Russia decreased 31%.

  • India imported 37% fewer goods from Russia.

9. Literacy rate in India 2023

• Released by: Ministry of Education

• Highest literacy rate in India:

  • Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India at 94%, followed by Lakshadweep at 91.85% and Mizoram at 91.33%.

• Lowest literacy rate in India:

  • Bihar (61.8 %), followed by Arunachal Pradesh (65.3 %) and Rajasthan (66.1 %)

• The literacy rate in rural India is 67.77 per cent as compared to 84.11 per cent in urban India.

10. Global Terrorism Index 2023

• Edition: 10th

• Released by: Institute for Economics and Peace

• This report was first published in 2007.

• Highlights:

  • Afghanistan is the most impacted by terrorism for the fourth consecutive year.

  • India was listed among countries with a “high” impact of terrorism and ranked 13th.

  • The GTI scores each country on a scale from 0 to 10;

  • Where 0 represents no impact from terrorism and 10 represents the highest measurable impact of terrorism.