WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021

Current Context: The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released the Global Gender Gap Report 2021. This is the 15th edition of the report.

• As per the report, India is ranked at 140th position among 156 countries, with a score of 0.625.
• Iceland has topped the ranking with a score of 0.892.
• The second and third positions are marked by Finland and Norway respectively.
• The report was drafted based on the evolution of gender-based gaps among 4 key factors like Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival and Political Empowerment.
• India’s ranking in each of the key factor was: (a) Economic Participation and Opportunity (Rank 151) (b) Educational Attainment (Rank 114) (c) Health and Survival (Rank 155) (d) Political Empowerment (Rank 51).
• The lowest rank of 156th was attained by Afghanistan.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of WEF: Cologny, Switzerland

Questions: 

Q.1 What is the rank of India in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2021?
a. 84th
b. 140th
c. 117th
d. 68th

Q.2 Which country topped in World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2021?
a. Sweden
b. Norway
c. Finland
d. Iceland