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India

Compared to 7 Other Countries in the South Asia Region
India's Ranking: 128 / 177 Index Score 0.595
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Arrows indicate improvement or decline on the WPS Index since 2017 where applicable.

Inclusion

Women’s Mean Years of Schooling

0 15 2017 4.1 India 6.3 2023 Best in Group 2023 Sri Lanka 10.8 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 2.3

Women's Employment (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 India 34.6 2023 Best in Group 2023 Bhutan 78.9 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 25.1

Women's Financial Inclusion (%)

0 100 2017 42.6 India 77.6 2023 Best in Group 2023 Sri Lanka 89.3 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 4.7

Women's Cellphone Use (%)

0 100 2017 71 India 55 2023 Best in Group 2023 Nepal 86 Worst in Group 2023 Pakistan 32

Women's Share of Parliament Seats (%)

0 100 2017 11.6 India 14.7 2023 Best in Group 2023 Nepal 33.9 Worst in Group 2023 Maldives 4.6

Justice

Absence of Legal Discrimination Against Women 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 India 74.4 2023 Best in Group 2023 Nepal 80.6 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 31.9

Access to Justice 2017 data is not available for this country

0 4 India 2.4 2023 Best in Group 2023 Bhutan 3.19 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 0.37

Maternal Mortality 2017 data is not available for this country

1300 0 India 102.7 2023 Best in Group 2023 Sri Lanka 28.8 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 620.4

Son Bias (Male to female birth ratio) 2017 data is not available for this country

200 50 India 107.5 2023 Best in Group 2023 Sri Lanka 104.4 Worst in Group 2023 India 107.5

Security

Current Intimate Partner Violence (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

100 0 India 18 2023 Best in Group 2023 Sri Lanka 4 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 35

Women's Perception of Community Safety (%)

0 100 2017 65.5 India 58 2023 Best in Group 2023 Bangladesh 71 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 39

Political Violence Targeting Women 2017 data is not available for this country

2 0 India 0.02 2023 Best in Group 2023 Bhutan 0 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 0.46

Proximity to Conflict 2017 data is not available for this country

105 0 India 11.6 2023 Best in Group 2023 Bhutan 0 Worst in Group 2023 Afghanistan 91.1

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