India slips 17 notches on human freedom index
Delhi scores 6.43, which is lower than average human freedom rating of 6.93 in Cato Institute report
India has also registered low scores on indices on academic freedom and internet freedom. PHOTOS: AFP/FILE
India’s ranking dropped to 111th out of 162 countries in the Human Freedom Index 2020 report, released by the Cato Institute, plummeting 17 spots from its position in the last index.
India registered a score of 6.43, which is lower than the average human freedom rating of 6.93 for the 162 countries which were rated by the index.
Personal freedom in India was given a score of 6.30 in the report, while economic freedom was rated 6.56,