Country Profile

India

Ranking: 148 / 170 | Index Value: 0.597

India’s Performance on the
Women, Peace, and Security Index

Compared to 9 Other Countries in the South Asia Region

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Arrows indicate improvement or decline on WPS Index since 2017.

Southern India has best states for women

With more than 1.3 billion people

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Inclusion

Women’s Mean Years of Schooling

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

Women's Cellphone Use (%)

Women's Financial Inclusion (%)

Women's Share of Parliament Seats (%)

Justice

Discriminatory Norms (%)

Son Bias (Male to female birth ratio)

Absence of Legal Discrimination Against Women

Security

Organized Violence (Battle Deaths per 100,000)

Women's Perception of Community Safety (%)

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