Social Development in India 155 indicators covering social development for India. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 238,643 2025 up 18.5% 31st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 42,610 2025 up 331.2% 36th Political Rights Rating 2 2025 unchanged 115th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 115th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 up 291.2% 147th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 42,610 2025 up 331.2% 36th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 7.5% 121st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.0% 107th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.794 % change on previous year 2025 up 9.6% 80th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 238,643 2025 up 18.5% 31st Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.41 % change on previous year 2025 up 259.9% 69th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 129.3% 120th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.534 2025 down 19.1% 117th Liberal Democracy Index 0.26 2025 down 37.6% 103rd Electoral Democracy Index 0.377 2025 down 30.6% 104th Freedom of Association Index 0.586 2025 down 22.2% 109th Freedom of Expression Index 0.458 2025 down 30.4% 127th Participatory Democracy Index 0.246 2025 down 25.5% 99th Varieties of democracy 0.377 2025 down 30.6% 104th Liberal democracy 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Electoral democracy 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Human Rights Index 0.534 2025 down 19.1% 117th Key features of human rights 0.534 2025 down 19.1% 117th Key features of electoral democracy 0.377 2025 down 30.6% 104th Key features of liberal democracy 0.26 2025 down 37.6% 103rd Executive Corruption Index 0.688 2025 up 11.0% 56th Judicial Corruption Score -0.033 2025 down 107.3% 92nd Public Sector Corruption Index 0.692 2025 up 6.5% 53rd Key features of democracy 0.377 2025 down 30.6% 104th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year 2025 up 91.2% 101st Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -7.47 % change on previous year 2025 up 48.6% 155th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.26 2025 down 37.6% 103rd Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year 2025 up 91.2% 101st Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -0.1869 % change on previous year 2025 up 97.2% 93rd Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year 2025 up 91.2% 101st Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.377 2025 down 30.6% 103rd Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.201 2025 down 36.8% 118th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.259 2025 down 37.0% 101st Direct Democracy Index 0 2025 — 151st Key media freedoms -0.258 2025 down 313.2% 114th Media Corruption Score -0.022 2025 down 103.7% 117th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate -306.4 % change on previous year 2025 down 235.2% 173rd Academic Freedom Index 0.136 2025 down 66.4% 152nd Legislative Corruption Score -1.06 2025 up 6.3% 126th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 63.1% 168th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 66.8% 168th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 63.1% 168th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 63.1% 168th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 190th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.085 units per square kilometre 2023 up 34.2% 82nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0085 units per square kilometre 2023 up 129.5% 111th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.06 2019 up 27.6% 163rd Page 1 of 3 Next →