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India rankings 2026: where India places in 236 global Top 10s

India is #1 in Countries by net secondary income, #1 in 13 rankings and inside the top 10 of 138 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

India appears in 236 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where India is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries by net secondary income, where it is measured at 133.9k BoP, current US$ million (Net secondary income) as of 2026-10-28. India holds the #1 spot in 13 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 138 rankings.

Where India is number one

These are the rankings India currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

Top 10 finishes

India is inside the top 10 of 125 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 113 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

India by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, India holds 73 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries importing the most palm oil (9,348 thousand tonnes), #1 of 50 in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste (13.0k thousand tonnes), #1 of 50 in Countries withdrawing the most freshwater (647.5 billion billion cubic meters) and #2 of 50 in Countries consuming the most coal (6,408.63 TWh). 69 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, India holds 48 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries by net secondary income (133.9k BoP, current US$ million), #1 of 50 in Countries receiving the most remittances (150.7k current US$ million), #2 of 50 in Biggest exporters of ICT services (200.3k BoP, current US$ million) and #2 of 50 in Countries with the largest external debt (716.46 DOD, current US$ bn). 44 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, India holds 45 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries producing the most rice (217.9k thousand tonnes), #1 of 50 in Countries using the most water for agriculture (688 billion cubic meters), #1 of 50 in Countries with the most cropland (168.3k thousand hectares) and #1 of 50 in Countries with the most land under cereal production (107.7k thousand hectares). 41 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, India holds 38 positions: #1 of 50 in Most populous countries (1,463.87 million), #2 of 50 in Countries whose largest city has the most people (34.7k thousand people), #2 of 50 in Countries with the largest urban population (522.44 million people) and #2 of 50 in Countries with the most listed domestic companies (8,510). 34 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, India holds 20 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting (18.7 %), #1 of 50 in Countries with the most births per year (23.2k thousand births), #1 of 50 in Countries with the most people without safe drinking water (341.8k thousand people) and #2 of 50 in Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits (92.75 %). 16 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, India holds 5 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (1,024.71 million people), #2 of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (1,151.36 million subscriptions), #4 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed telephone subscriptions (39.2k thousand subscriptions) and #5 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions (45.71 million subscriptions). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Travel

In travel, India holds 5 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the most airline departures (1,234.7 thousand), #3 of 50 in Countries with the most rail travel (0.23 million), #4 of 50 in Countries with the most air passengers (180.42 million) and #14 of 50 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals (17.91 million). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, India holds 2 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the most scientific journal articles (228.17 thousand) and #5 of 50 in Countries with the most patent applications by residents (63.22 thousand).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, India moved in 212 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where India ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. India's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from ischaemic heart disease (139.66 per 100,000 people), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment (12 %) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of services in total exports (47.82 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes India

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit India's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about India

What is India's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries by net secondary income, with 133.9k BoP, current US$ million (Net secondary income) as of 2026-10-28.

How many rankings include India?

236 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 13 rankings where it is #1.

Is India in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 138 rankings, including #1 in Countries by net secondary income, #1 in Countries importing the most palm oil and #1 in Countries producing the most rice.

Where do the numbers come from?

From World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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