Category 11 · International Relations & Places in News

International Reports, Indices and Rankings

13 micro topics in International Relations & Places in News for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Human Development Index (HDI) – UNDP; Global Hunger Index; and 11 more.

11.1

Human Development Index (HDI) – UNDP

The Human Development Index, HDI, is a composite index published by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, in its annual Human Development Report. It measures average achievement in three dimensions of human development: a long and…
11.2

Global Hunger Index

The Global Hunger Index, GHI, is an annual peer-reviewed report that measures and tracks hunger at the global, regional and national levels. It is published by Welthungerhilfe of Germany and Concern Worldwide of Ireland, and was…
11.3

World Press Freedom Index

The World Press Freedom Index is an annual ranking of 180 countries and territories on the level of press freedom, published by Reporters Without Borders, RSF, a Paris-based non-profit. It has been published since 2002 and…
11.4

Corruption Perceptions Index – Transparency International

The Corruption Perceptions Index, CPI, is an annual index published by Transparency International, a Berlin-based non-governmental organisation, that ranks countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption as seen by experts and business people. Scores run…
11.5

Ease of Doing Business Index (Discontinued but Historically Asked)

The Ease of Doing Business Index was an annual ranking of countries on the regulatory environment for domestic firms, published by the World Bank Group in its Doing Business report from 2003 to 2020. It ranked…
11.6

Global Innovation Index

The Global Innovation Index, GII, is an annual ranking of the innovation performance of economies, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO, a UN agency based in Geneva. It was started in 2007 by INSEAD…
11.7

Global Competitiveness Index

The Global Competitiveness Index, GCI, is a ranking of national competitiveness produced by the World Economic Forum, WEF, which defines competitiveness as the set of institutions, policies and factors that determine the level of productivity of…
11.8

Global Peace Index

The Global Peace Index, GPI, is an annual ranking of countries by their level of peacefulness, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, IEP, an independent think tank headquartered in Sydney, Australia. It was first…
11.9

Democracy Index – Economist Intelligence Unit

The Democracy Index is an annual index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU, the research arm of The Economist Group in London, which measures the state of democracy in 167 countries and territories. It was…
11.10

Environmental Performance Index

The Environmental Performance Index, EPI, is a biennial ranking of countries on environmental health and ecosystem vitality, produced by the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network…
11.11

Global Gender Gap Report – World Economic Forum

The Global Gender Gap Report is an annual report of the World Economic Forum, WEF, published since 2006, that benchmarks the gender gap in 148 economies using the Global Gender Gap Index. The index measures gaps…
11.12

World Happiness Report

The World Happiness Report is an annual publication of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, SDSN, produced with Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre and an editorial board of experts. It ranks countries by self-reported…
11.13

Global Terrorism Index

The Global Terrorism Index, GTI, is an annual report that ranks countries by the impact of terrorism, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, IEP, in Sydney. It has been published since 2012 and uses…

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Frequently asked questions

Which topics are in International Reports, Indices and Rankings?

International Reports, Indices and Rankings has 13 micro topics in International Relations & Places in News: Human Development Index (HDI) – UNDP; Global Hunger Index; World Press Freedom Index; Corruption Perceptions Index – Transparency International; Ease of Doing Business Index (Discontinued but Historically Asked); Global Innovation Index; Global Competitiveness Index; Global Peace Index; Democracy Index – Economist Intelligence Unit; Environmental Performance Index; Global Gender Gap Report – World Economic Forum; World Happiness Report; Global Terrorism Index.

Is International Reports, Indices and Rankings important for UPSC Prelims?

International Reports, Indices and Rankings is a part of the UPSC Prelims International Relations & Places in News syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 13 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.