India falls 17 spots on 2020 Human Freedom Index, down to 111th rank Kashmir Times. Dated: 12/19/2020 12:33:52 PM
NEW DELHI, Dec 18 (Agencies): The Human Freedom Index 2020, a worldwide ranking of civil, economic and personal freedom, released on Thursday, placed India at the 111th spot out of 162 countries. India ranked 94 on the index in 2019.
India is ahead of China and Bangladesh, which ranked 129 and 139 on the 2020 index respectively. New Zealand, Switzerland and Hong Kong bagged the first three spots. Fred McMahon and Ian Vásquez, the authors of the report, said that they expected Hong Kong’s rank to decline in the future, because of China’s “aggressive interventions” in the region in 2019 and 2020.
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,
2020/12/19 15:54 Taiwan moves into the top-20 of the Human Freedom Index (Cato Institute and Fraser Institute photo) Taiwan moves into the top-20 of the Human Freedom Index (Cato Institute and Fraser Institute photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan moved up two places to reach No. 19 in the latest edition of the Human Freedom Index published by the Cato Institute and the Fraser Institute Saturday (Dec. 19). During the decade that the two think tanks have drawn up the list, Taiwan has turned into one of its strongest climbers, CNA reported. The Cato Institute is a libertarian organization based in Washington and founded by businessman Charles Koch, a prominent Republican Party backer, while the Fraser Institute is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Updated Dec 18, 2020 · 10:29 am Representative image: People exit a railway station in Mumbai on October 29. | Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
The Human Freedom Index 2020, a worldwide ranking of civil, economic and personal freedom, released on Thursday, placed India at the 111th spot out of 162 countries. India ranked 94 on the index in 2019.
India is ahead of China and Bangladesh, which ranked 129 and 139 on the 2020 index respectively. New Zealand, Switzerland and Hong Kong bagged the first three spots. Fred McMahon and Ian Vásquez, the authors of the report, said that they expected Hong Kong’s rank to decline in the future, because of China’s “aggressive interventions” in the region in 2019 and 2020.
2020 Human Freedom Index: Georgia in Leading Position in Caucasus Region georgiatoday.ge - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from georgiatoday.ge Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.