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Explore key development indicators across sectors to understand India’s latest conditions, trends, and progress.
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Development indicator overview
A cross-domain snapshot of the latest available country development indicators.
DevelopmentImproving
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Reports · 2023
0.685index
Composite measure of health, education and income outcomes.
Higher values are better.
Improved by 0.009 index since 2022.
EnvironmentLatest value
Sustainable Development Index
Sustainable Development Solutions Network · 2026
68.3score
94rank
Overall progress toward the 17 Sustainable Development Goals; 100 represents achievement of all goals.
Higher values are better.
EnvironmentLatest value
Sustainable Development Index rank
Sustainable Development Solutions Network · 2026
94rankout of 193 countries
Relative position in the Sustainable Development Report; lower ranks indicate stronger overall SDG performance.
Lower values are better.
DemographyLatest value
Population
World Bank Data360 · 2025
1.46Bpeople
The number of people living in the country.
Changed by 12,929,734 people since 2024.
GovernanceImproving
EIU Democracy Index
Economist Intelligence Unit via World Bank Data360 · 2024
7.29score
Economist Intelligence Unit assessment of electoral process, government functioning, political participation, political culture and civil liberties.
Higher values are better.
Improved by 0.11 score since 2023.
GovernanceWorsening
Freedom in the World score
Freedom House via Our World in Data · 2025
62score
Freedom House assessment of political rights and civil liberties; higher scores indicate greater freedom.
Higher values are better.
Worsened by 1 score since 2024.
GovernanceLatest value
Human Freedom Index
Human Freedom Index · 2023
6.26score
110rank
Overall personal, civil and economic freedom.
Higher values are better.
GovernanceLatest value
Human Freedom Index rank
Human Freedom Index · 2023
110rank
Annual rank from the Human Freedom Index dataset; lower ranks are better.
Lower values are better.
GovernanceWorsening
World Press Freedom Index score
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) · 2026
31.96score
RSF’s composite assessment of pluralism, independence, legal conditions and journalist safety.
Higher values are better.
Worsened by 1.00 score since 2025.
GovernanceWorsening
World Press Freedom Index Rank
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) · 2026
157rankout of 180 countries
31.96score / 100
Relative position in RSF’s annual assessment of media freedom and journalist safety.
Lower values are better.
Worsened by 6 places since 2025.
GovernanceWorsening
Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International via Our World in Data · 2024
38score
Expert and business perceptions of public-sector corruption; 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.
Higher values are better.
Worsened by 1 score since 2023.
GovernanceWorsening
WJP Rule of Law Index
World Justice Project via World Bank Data360 · 2025
0.49index
Overall adherence to the rule of law across eight World Justice Project factors.
Higher values are better.
Worsened by 0.01 index since 2024.
GovernanceWorsening
Government Effectiveness
Worldwide Governance Indicators via World Bank Data360 · 2024
0.40estimate
Perceptions of public-service quality, policy formulation and government credibility.
Higher values are better.
Worsened by 0.02 estimate since 2023.
GovernanceWorsening
Global Peace Index
Global Peace Index · 2026
2.409score
127rank
Overall peacefulness across safety and security, conflict and militarisation; lower scores are better.
Lower values are better.
Worsened by 0.069 score since 2025.
GovernanceWorsening
Global Peace Index rank
Global Peace Index · 2026
127rank
Annual Global Peace Index position; lower ranks are better.
Lower values are better.
Worsened by 3 places since 2025.
EnvironmentLatest value
Environmental Performance Index
Environmental Performance Index · 2026
22.5score
176rank
Overall national environmental performance.
Higher values are better.
EnvironmentLatest value
Environmental Performance Index rank
Environmental Performance Index · 2026
176rankout of 177 countries
Country rank in the 2026 Environmental Performance Index.
Lower values are better.
EnvironmentWorsening
ND-GAIN Country Index
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative via World Bank Data360 · 2023
43.53index
Overall climate vulnerability and readiness score; higher values indicate stronger resilience.
Higher values are better.
Worsened by 0.14 index since 2022.
HealthcareImproving
Global Hunger Index
Global Hunger Index · 2025
25.8score
102rank
Composite hunger measure using undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting and child mortality.
Lower values are better.
Improved by 3.5 score since 2016.
HealthcareLatest value
Global Hunger Index rank
Global Hunger Index · 2025
102rank
Country position in the 2025 GHI ranking; lower values are better.
Lower values are better.
HealthcareImproving
Universal Health Coverage Service Index
WHO via Our World in Data · 2023
69index
Coverage of essential health services across reproductive, infectious, noncommunicable and service-capacity measures.
Higher values are better.
Improved by 1 index since 2022.
HealthcareImproving
Life expectancy at birth
World Bank Data360 · 2024
72.2years
Average years a newborn is expected to live under current mortality patterns.
Higher values are better.
Improved by 0.2 years since 2023.
EducationWorsening
Adult literacy rate
World Bank Data360 · 2024
78.2% ages 15+
Share of people aged 15 and above who can read and write a short simple statement.
Higher values are better.
Worsened by 3.5 % ages 15+ since 2023.
EducationLatest value
Learning poverty
World Bank World Development Indicators via World Bank Data360 · 2017
56.1% of children at late-primary age
Share of children unable to read and understand an age-appropriate text by late primary age, adjusted for out-of-school children.
Lower values are better.
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