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India remains 131st in global gender gap index
India has retained its 131st rank on the Global Gender Gap Index 2026 released by the World Economic Forum on September 16. Only 14 countries ranked below India among the 145 nations…
India has retained its 131st rank on the Global Gender Gap Index 2026 released by the World Economic Forum on September 16. Only 14 countries ranked below India among the 145 nations surveyed. Iceland, Finland and Norway hold the top three spots. Chad is the lowest-ranked country, with Iran and Pakistan in the bottom three.
The WEF said full global gender parity is still 120 years away, with 69.2% of the gap now closed. India's gender parity stands at 64.5%, below the global average. The country's score improved slightly over the last year, but its ranking was unchanged. India has gained 4.3 percentage points since 2006, mainly due to gains in educational attainment.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both The Hindu and Assam Tribune report the same WEF data, with neutral-report framing. The Hindu leads with the static rank and the 120-year parity projection, while Assam Tribune front-loads the rank and the economic parity lag. Neither outlet adds government or opposition comment. The key takeaway: India's political empowerment subindex ranks 67th globally, the best among the four dimensions, but its economic participation score at 41.2% is 3.5 points below its 2013 peak. Labour-force parity has barely moved in two decades. The next benchmark will be the WEF's 2027 report in a year.
Coverage: 3 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (3): thehindu.com (neutral report), assamtribune.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (2)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
