WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025 : India Slips to 131st; Iceland Topped

Current Context: The World Economic Forum (WEF) released the Global Gender Gap Report 2025 on June 12, 2025, ranking India 131st out of 148 countries, down two places from last year.

Key Highlights

• Global Leader: Iceland topped the index for the 16th consecutive year, achieving 92.6% gender parity.
• India’s Score: 0.644, reflecting marginal improvements in economic participation but a decline in political empowerment.
• Economic Participation: India’s score improved to 40.7%, with higher parity in estimated earned income.
• Political Empowerment: Female representation in Parliament dropped from 14.7% to 13.8%, and ministerial roles fell from 6.5% to 5.6%.
• South Asia Rankings: Bangladesh (24th) led the region, while Nepal (125th), Sri Lanka (130th), Bhutan (119th), Maldives (138th), and Pakistan (148th) followed.

Question:

Q.1 In the Global Gender Gap Report 2025, what is India's rank out of 148 countries?
a) 127
b) 131
c) 129
d) 133

Answer: b) India ranked 131st out of 148 countries in the 2025 Global Gender Gap Report, a drop of two places from the previous year.