India ranks 140th in WEF’s gender gap index 2021

India has slipped 28 places to rank 140 among 156 countries in the Global Gender Gap Report 2021, by World Economic Forum. In 2020, India ranked 112th among 153 countries. Iceland has topped the index as the most gender-equal country in the world for the 12th time. Afghanistan is the worst-performing country in the report.

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South Asia:

• India emerged as the third-worst performing country in South Asia.
• Bangladesh is the best performer in South Asia.
• Among India’s neighbours, Bangladesh ranked 65, Nepal 106, Pakistan 153, Afghanistan 156, Bhutan 130 and Sri Lanka 116.
• In South Asia, only Pakistan and Afghanistan ranked below India.

Top 10 gender-equal country

1. Iceland
2. Finland
3. Norway
4. New Zealand
5. Rwanda
6. Sweden
7. Namibia
8. Lithuania
9. Ireland
10. Switzerland

Global Gender Gap Report

• The Global Gender Gap Report 2021 is the 15th edition of the annual publication by WEF.
• The Global Gender Gap Index was first introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006 to compare countries’ gender gaps across four dimensions: economic opportunities, education, health and political leadership.

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