Ranks peacefulness rather than democracy itself.
What this index considers
Institute for Economics & Peace ↗Safety & securityOngoing conflictMilitarisation
Democracy & institutions
Who participates, who represents, and who checks power?
Start with corruption and accountability, then expand to elections, representation, public spending and local government.
39India CPI score#91of 182 countries42global average
India in global governance measures
Checking latest sources…Three rankings, three different questions.
CurioLens keeps rank, total countries, score and methodology together so a ranking is not read without context.
Shows the environment in which journalists and news organisations can work.
What this index considers
Reporters Without Borders ↗PoliticalEconomicLegalSocialSecurity
Compares perceived public-sector corruption across countries.
What this index considers
Transparency International ↗BriberyMisuse of public fundsPublic-office abuseIntegrity safeguardsTransparency
Comparable governance series
Institutional quality changes slowly.
Worldwide Governance Indicators use an estimate scale rather than a simple global rank. They are shown separately so unlike measures are not mixed.
Can people participate, speak freely and hold government accountable?
World Bank WGI ↗How effectively is public power kept from private misuse?
World Bank WGI ↗How strong are public services and policy implementation?
World Bank WGI ↗How much confidence is there in rules, courts and contract enforcement?
World Bank WGI ↗India in context
Official CPI table ↗How does India compare on corruption perception?
Score is 0–100; higher is cleaner. Rank is shown separately because score is better for tracking change over time.
Participation, accountability and clean institutions
A democracy dashboard should combine elections, voice, institutional quality, media freedom, peace and corruption indicators — while keeping each methodology separate.
What to askWho votes? · Who represents? · Who decides? · Who checks power?
A ranking is not a complete verdict
Global Peace, Press Freedom and CPI measure different things. CurioLens shows them together for context but never combines them into a single “democracy score”.