Earliest recorded position in this interval.
Rank— → #119National score— → —
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Movement in the World Wealthiest Country Abundance Scorecard, measured through access to life rather than GDP or money. Every archived point adjustment and source remains available; unchanged observations are condensed by date, not deleted.
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TBF Abundance rank moved down from #46 to #119 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#46 → #119National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#119 → #121National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #119 to #121 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#119 → #121National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#121 → #122National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #121 to #122 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#121 → #122National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
National score changed while rank held.
Rank#122 → #122National score— → -61.80
Held through 10 Oct 2026 · 15:02 GMT-0500; 5 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#122 → #123National score-61.80 → -61.80
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 10 Oct 2026 · 15:02 GMT-0500; 1 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #122 to #123 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#122 → #123National score-61.80 → -61.80
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (1)
- Brazil #147 → #112; points -64.46 → -64.46
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#123 → #122National score-61.80 → -61.80
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500; 3 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #123 to #122 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#123 → #122National score-61.80 → -61.80
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- China #93 → #129; points -59.17 → -62.31
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#122 → #104National score-61.80 → -59.89
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500; 7 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from pending to 21.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 21.50 |
| Base category score | — | 21.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 80.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Entry Accessibility (25%) | — | 75.00 |
| Migrant Practical Life (30%) | — | 40.00 |
| Refugee / Neighbour Welcome (25%) | — | -45.00 |
| Flexibility / Continuity (20%) | — | 10.00 |
Updated reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +21.50 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived after the change (9)
Humanitarian and complementary pathways exist but durable protection and family continuity require further independent tracking.
UNHCR explains gaps in national refugee determination and identifies limitations in its own processing capacity.
eVisa admissions vary by nationality and category; residence and work permits follow distinct rules.
India lists eVisa eligibility for 175 nationalities, across several short-stay purposes; eVisa is not visa-free.
UNHCR India states that it conducts refugee status determination only for asylum seekers with heightened protection needs and explains that UNHCR may conduct RSD where a state has not established the legal and institutional framework for the process. It also warns that some pending 2026 decisions may be delayed because of reduced staff capacity.
The Government of India e-Visa portal currently lists 175 eligible nationalities/regions and electronic visa routes including tourism, business, medical care, study, family and transit. Tourist visas include 30-day, one-year and five-year forms.
In January-February 2026 UNHCR India registered 309 asylum seekers and recorded departures through complementary pathways, resettlement and voluntary repatriation, alongside livelihood, food and emergency support activities.
Refugees and asylum seekers registered with UNHCR India: 48342.00000000
International migrant stock: 4796255.00000000
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from pending to 12.25. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 12.25 |
| Base category score | — | 12.25 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 78.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Positive Contribution (25%) | — | 55.00 |
| Mutuality / Local Benefit (25%) | — | 35.00 |
| Documented Harm / Extraction (35%) | — | -40.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | — | 25.00 |
Updated reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +12.25 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived after the change (11)
India publishes cooperation projects; consistent independent recipient-impact and repair audits remain incomplete.
Carbon emissions are substantial; the precise cross-border consumption and production allocation is not fully proven from a single series.
Reported outward training and cooperation demonstrate specific relationships but cannot establish all local benefits.
India reports extensive development cooperation through credit, grants and technical training.
The research identified measurable carbon-footprint and outward-development indicators, but not a complete current ledger that attributes India’s overseas environmental damage, labour burdens, extraction, waste transfers and offsetting benefits with enough consistency for a neutral category score. The category therefore remains researched but unscored rather than manufacturing precision.
The Ministry of External Affairs reports cumulative Lines of Credit of US$19.22156 billion and 177,782 capacity-building training and scholarship places/awards for 2014 through March 2026. MEA describes development cooperation as using grants, concessional credit, capacity building, technical assistance and humanitarian assistance.
Global Carbon Budget data published through Our World in Data report India’s consumption-based fossil-fuel and industry CO₂ emissions at about 2.54 billion tonnes in 2023. Territorial emissions are reported separately at about 3.19 billion tonnes in 2024. The different accounting boundaries and years are retained explicitly; these figures do not by themselves establish where all cross-border environmental burdens fall.
Capacity-building training and scholarships, cumulative: 177782.00000000
Government of India development Lines of Credit, cumulative: 19221.56000000
Territorial fossil-fuel and industry CO₂ emissions: 3190000000.00000000
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions: 2540000000.00000000
Water & Sanitation Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 45.25 | 45.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
India has rapidly expanded physical water and sanitation systems, but connection and functionality must be separated. By July 2026, 82.09% of rural households were reported with tap water connections. The 2024 independent functionality assessment found 76% of sampled household tap connections met the combined quantity, quality and regularity test. Rural sanitation infrastructure and ODF Plus reach are very large, while safe, reliable service and long-term operations remain the key friction.
Sources archived before (4)
Individual household toilets constructed under SBM-Grameen: 121900000.00000000
Villages attaining ODF Plus status: 96.00000000
Household tap connections meeting combined functionality test: 76.00000000
Rural households reported with tap water supply: 82.09000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
Reported by States/UTs under Jal Jeevan Mission: 15.89 crore of 19.36 crore rural households. This is rural household connection coverage, not an all-India urban+rural safely-managed-water measure.
Individual household toilets constructed under SBM-Grameen: 121900000.00000000
Villages attaining ODF Plus status: 96.00000000
Household tap connections meeting combined functionality test: 76.00000000
Rural households reported with tap water supply: 82.09000000
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 23.75 | 23.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
The evidence is mixed and deliberately modest. India’s 2023-2025 Gallup life-evaluation average was 4.536 on a 0-10 scale. The 2024 Time Use Survey shows very broad participation in culture, leisure, mass media and sport and 171 minutes per day among participants, but those activities include screen/media time and do not establish equal access to quiet, public beauty, nature or restorative space. The score therefore avoids turning cultural richness into an assumed lived-outcome bonus.
Sources archived before (3)
Time in culture, leisure, mass-media and sports per participant: 171.00000000
Participation in culture, leisure, mass-media and sports activities: 93.00000000
Average life evaluation: 4.53600000
Sources archived after the change (4)
India’s average Cantril-ladder life evaluation was 4.536 in the 2026 report, based on Gallup World Poll 2023-2025. This is self-reported subjective wellbeing and is retained as such, not treated as a complete measure of beauty or quality of life.
Time in culture, leisure, mass-media and sports per participant: 171.00000000
Participation in culture, leisure, mass-media and sports activities: 93.00000000
Average life evaluation: 4.53600000
Mobility & Reachability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Mobility & Reachability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 36.00 | 36.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
India has enormous transport capacity: Indian Railways carried 741 crore passenger journeys in FY2025-26 and the metro network exceeded 1,155 km across 26 cities with more than 1.15 crore daily journeys. Reach is uneven across a vast population and road safety remains a severe burden: MoRTH records around 180,000 road deaths in 2024. Rail safety has improved sharply, but that return does not erase the road-system friction.
Sources archived before (5)
Consequential railway accidents: 16.00000000
People killed in road accidents: 180000.00000000
Metro daily passenger journeys: 11500000.00000000
Operational metro network length: 1155.00000000
Indian Railways passenger journeys: 7410000000.00000000
Sources archived after the change (6)
741 crore passenger journeys, up 3.54% from 716 crore in FY 2024-25. This is journeys, not unique people.
Consequential railway accidents: 16.00000000
People killed in road accidents: 180000.00000000
Metro daily passenger journeys: 11500000.00000000
Operational metro network length: 1155.00000000
Indian Railways passenger journeys: 7410000000.00000000
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 35.75 | 35.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
India retains very large ecological assets and an expanding formal conservation network. ISFR 2023 reports forest and tree cover at 25.17% of geographical area with a 1,445.81 km² net increase from 2021; protected areas have expanded to 1,134 and Ramsar sites reached 101 by August 2026. Pressure remains substantial: World Bank data put freshwater withdrawals at 45% of internal renewable resources. National net gains also cannot rule out local habitat degradation, so regeneration is credited without assuming ecosystem health is uniformly improving.
Sources archived before (5)
Annual freshwater withdrawals as share of internal renewable resources: 45.00000000
Ramsar wetlands: 101.00000000
Notified protected areas: 1134.00000000
Increase in forest and tree cover since prior assessment: 1445.81000000
Forest and tree cover: 25.17000000
Sources archived after the change (6)
Net increase includes 156 km² forest-cover increase and 1,289 km² tree-cover increase. A net national gain can coexist with local habitat loss or quality changes and is not treated as proof that all ecosystems are improving.
Annual freshwater withdrawals as share of internal renewable resources: 45.00000000
Ramsar wetlands: 101.00000000
Notified protected areas: 1134.00000000
Increase in forest and tree cover since prior assessment: 1445.81000000
Forest and tree cover: 25.17000000
Land Access & Spatial Freedom supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Land Access & Spatial Freedom
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 18.00 | 18.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
India has immense physical land and a large rural land-based economy, but household spatial access is highly compressed. In the latest nationally comparable NSS landholding survey, 83.5% of rural households possessed less than one hectare, and only 0.2% possessed ten hectares or more. The evidence is older than the other India passes and is therefore dated explicitly. Capacity exists, but broad household-level spatial freedom is limited.
Sources archived before (3)
Rural households possessing 10 hectares or more: 0.20000000
Agricultural households as share of rural households: 54.00000000
Rural households possessing less than 1 hectare of land: 83.50000000
Sources archived after the change (4)
All rural households. Agricultural households: 70.4% possessed less than 1 hectare; non-agricultural rural households: 98.9%. The age of the survey is explicit and is not presented as a 2026 landholding estimate.
Rural households possessing 10 hectares or more: 0.20000000
Agricultural households as share of rural households: 54.00000000
Rural households possessing less than 1 hectare of land: 83.50000000
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 22.75 | 22.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
India has a very large formal justice system and rapidly expanding digital access, including more than 1.03 crore e-filed cases and thousands of e-Sewa Kendras. The friction remains severe: the live NJDG district/subordinate dashboard showed about 52.25 million pending cases, 9% older than ten years, while Prison Statistics India 2023 reported national prison occupancy at 120.8%. Capacity and digitisation are credited, but backlog, delay and overcrowding materially reduce usable justice and institutional ease.
Sources archived before (4)
Cases submitted through e-filing in High Courts and District Courts: 10396720.00000000
All-India prison occupancy rate: 120.80000000
Pending district/subordinate court cases older than 10 years: 9.00000000
Pending cases in district and subordinate courts: 52253524.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
Live national dashboard total at retrieval: 11,213,897 civil and 41,039,627 criminal cases. This measures pending caseload, not case quality or fault for delay.
Cases submitted through e-filing in High Courts and District Courts: 10396720.00000000
All-India prison occupancy rate: 120.80000000
Pending district/subordinate court cases older than 10 years: 9.00000000
Pending cases in district and subordinate courts: 52253524.00000000
Human Time & Burden Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 20.00 | 20.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
India has enormous productive capacity, but the time burden remains heavy. PLFS recorded 41.7 average weekly hours across workers and 48.2 among regular wage/salaried workers in April-June 2024. The 2024 Time Use Survey also shows a large unpaid domestic-work imbalance: female participants averaged 289 minutes per day versus 88 minutes for male participants. The score therefore recognizes capacity while treating paid and unpaid time pressure as a major friction.
Sources archived before (4)
Male participants: unpaid domestic services for household members: 88.00000000
Female participants: unpaid domestic services for household members: 289.00000000
Average hours actually worked per week — regular wage/salaried workers: 48.20000000
Average hours actually worked per week — all workers: 41.70000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
All-India, rural+urban, person total, current weekly status. This is paid/economic activity and does not include unpaid domestic and care work.
Male participants: unpaid domestic services for household members: 88.00000000
Female participants: unpaid domestic services for household members: 289.00000000
Average hours actually worked per week — regular wage/salaried workers: 48.20000000
Average hours actually worked per week — all workers: 41.70000000
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 28.75 | 28.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
India demonstrates substantial housing-construction capacity: the PMAY-Urban dashboard reports more than 10.0 million completed houses and roughly 12.5 million sanctioned. Reach is not treated as equivalent to programme scale. NHB’s 50-city house-price index still rose 5.0% year on year in October-December 2025, and the available current national evidence does not justify claiming that adequate housing is broadly affordable or universally reachable.
Sources archived before (3)
NHB 50-city housing price index annual change: 5.00000000
PMAY-Urban houses sanctioned: 12493000.00000000
PMAY-Urban houses completed: 10026000.00000000
Sources archived after the change (4)
Dashboard showed 100.26 lakh completed houses. This measures programme delivery capacity, not the total adequacy of India’s housing stock.
NHB 50-city housing price index annual change: 5.00000000
PMAY-Urban houses sanctioned: 12493000.00000000
PMAY-Urban houses completed: 10026000.00000000
Health & Care Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Health & Care Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 36.00 | 36.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
India has built very large health-access systems: AB-PMJAY had authorized 12.69 crore cashless hospital admissions by June 2026 and more than 45.5 crore Ayushman cards had been issued by August. Outcomes have improved, including an MMR of 88 in 2021-23. Reach and household protection remain incomplete: the latest cited National Health Accounts estimate still placed out-of-pocket spending at 43.4% of total health expenditure in 2022-23, while life expectancy was 72 years in 2024.
Sources archived before (5)
Out-of-pocket expenditure as share of total health expenditure: 43.40000000
Ayushman cards issued: 455000000.00000000
Cashless hospital admissions authorized under AB-PMJAY: 126900000.00000000
Maternal mortality ratio: 88.00000000
Life expectancy at birth: 72.00000000
Sources archived after the change (6)
World Development Indicators most recent value. This is an outcome measure, not a direct measure of service availability.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as share of total health expenditure: 43.40000000
Ayushman cards issued: 455000000.00000000
Cashless hospital admissions authorized under AB-PMJAY: 126900000.00000000
Maternal mortality ratio: 88.00000000
Life expectancy at birth: 72.00000000
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 43.25 | 43.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
India has unusually large direct food-access capacity. About 80.67 crore people were covered by NFSA in the 2024-25 annual report and current policy provides eligible households free foodgrain through the five-year PMGKAY continuation from January 2024. Nutrition outcomes remain a major counterweight: among Anganwadi-enrolled children measured in October 2025, Poshan Tracker reported 33% stunting, 14% underweight and 5% wasting. These programme data are not treated as a nationally representative survey.
Sources archived before (5)
Wasting among measured Anganwadi-enrolled children under five: 5.00000000
Underweight among measured Anganwadi-enrolled children under five: 14.00000000
Stunting among measured Anganwadi-enrolled children under five: 33.00000000
Free foodgrain entitlement for Priority Households: 5.00000000
People covered under National Food Security Act: 806700000.00000000
Sources archived after the change (6)
About 80.67 crore persons were covered under NFSA at the time of the report. Coverage eligibility is not the same as nutritional adequacy.
Wasting among measured Anganwadi-enrolled children under five: 5.00000000
Underweight among measured Anganwadi-enrolled children under five: 14.00000000
Stunting among measured Anganwadi-enrolled children under five: 33.00000000
Free foodgrain entitlement for Priority Households: 5.00000000
People covered under National Food Security Act: 806700000.00000000
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 32.75 | 32.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
India’s family profile is mixed. NFHS-5 recorded fertility close to replacement at 2.0 children per woman, while PMMVY has delivered maternity cash support to more than 4.3 crore beneficiaries cumulatively. At the same time, 23.3% of women age 20-24 had married before 18 and 6.8% of girls age 15-19 were already mothers or pregnant in NFHS-5; the 2023-24 sex ratio at birth was 930 girls per 1,000 boys. The score recognizes large family-support capacity without treating programme reach as universal family security.
Sources archived before (6)
Sex ratio at birth: 930.00000000
PMMVY beneficiaries paid cumulatively: 43200000.00000000
Women age 15-19 already mothers or pregnant: 6.80000000
Women age 20-24 married before age 18: 23.30000000
Total fertility rate: 2.00000000
2023 Supreme Court Supriyo decision declined to read marriage recognition into the Special Marriage Act; legislative recognition was not established. This is a legal-status finding, not a measured effect on fertility.
Sources archived after the change (7)
National TFR was 2.0, with 1.6 urban and 2.1 rural. This is the latest complete NFHS national measure and is retained with its survey period rather than presented as 2026 current.
Sex ratio at birth: 930.00000000
PMMVY beneficiaries paid cumulatively: 43200000.00000000
Women age 15-19 already mothers or pregnant: 6.80000000
Women age 20-24 married before age 18: 23.30000000
Total fertility rate: 2.00000000
2023 Supreme Court Supriyo decision declined to read marriage recognition into the Special Marriage Act; legislative recognition was not established. This is a legal-status finding, not a measured effect on fertility.
Energy & Household Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Energy & Household Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 54.50 | 54.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Electricity access is near universal in the World Bank series and the national energy-shortage measure fell to 0.0% in FY2025-26. Installed non-fossil capacity exceeded half of the system, while PMUY has provided more than 10.57 crore free LPG connections. The score remains below the highest range because national supply adequacy does not prove local reliability or affordability, and PMUY beneficiaries averaged 4.71 refills in FY2025-26 rather than unrestricted clean-cooking use.
Sources archived before (5)
Average annual LPG refills among PMUY beneficiaries: 4.71000000
Free LPG connections provided under PMUY: 105700000.00000000
Non-fossil share of installed electricity capacity: 54.40000000
National energy shortage: 0.00000000
Access to electricity: 99.90000000
Sources archived after the change (6)
World Development Indicators estimate. Near-universal connection does not itself measure reliability, affordability, voltage quality or hours of service.
Average annual LPG refills among PMUY beneficiaries: 4.71000000
Free LPG connections provided under PMUY: 105700000.00000000
Non-fossil share of installed electricity capacity: 54.40000000
National energy shortage: 0.00000000
Access to electricity: 99.90000000
Education & Human Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Education & Human Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 41.50 | 41.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
India has one of the world’s largest education systems, with 24.69 crore students in recognized schools and an 80.9% literacy rate among people age seven and above. Reach remains incomplete: secondary-stage GER was 68.5% and the 2024-25 secondary dropout rate 11.5%. PARAKH 2024 also shows that enrolment cannot stand in for mastery: Grade 6 mathematics averaged 46%, and Grade 9 mathematics remained the weakest assessed subject. Capacity is therefore high, while learning and progression frictions materially reduce the score.
Sources archived before (7)
PARAKH national average — Grade 9 mathematics: 37.00000000
PARAKH national average — Grade 6 mathematics: 46.00000000
PARAKH national average — Grade 3 language: 64.00000000
Annual dropout rate — secondary level: 11.50000000
Gross enrolment ratio — secondary stage: 68.50000000
Literacy rate, population age 7 years and above: 80.90000000
Students reported in recognized schools: 246900000.00000000
Sources archived after the change (8)
UDISE+ collected individual student-wise data from recognized schools and reported 24.69 crore students. This is enrolment/reach, not evidence that all enrolled students are learning at grade level.
PARAKH national average — Grade 9 mathematics: 37.00000000
PARAKH national average — Grade 6 mathematics: 46.00000000
PARAKH national average — Grade 3 language: 64.00000000
Annual dropout rate — secondary level: 11.50000000
Gross enrolment ratio — secondary stage: 68.50000000
Literacy rate, population age 7 years and above: 80.90000000
Students reported in recognized schools: 246900000.00000000
Durability, Repair & Material Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Durability, Repair & Material Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 40.75 | 40.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Material-return systems have expanded substantially. SBM-Urban reported 97% ward door-to-door waste collection, 81% waste processing and 65% remediation of 26 crore metric tons of legacy waste by May 2026. CPCB reported 70.71% of estimated FY2024-25 e-waste collected, dismantled and recycled/disposed, while the national Right to Repair framework provides repair information and service routes. The remaining unprocessed waste, legacy dumpsites and uneven practical repairability keep the category well below full abundance.
Sources archived before (5)
The Department of Consumer Affairs describes the framework as giving consumers access to product information, service networks, genuine spare-part prices and repair options so products can be maintained or repaired by consumers or third parties rather than automatically replaced.
E-waste collected, dismantled and recycled/disposed: 70.71000000
Legacy dumpsite waste remediated under SBM-Urban: 65.00000000
Urban solid waste processing rate: 81.00000000
Urban wards covered by door-to-door waste collection: 97.00000000
Sources archived after the change (6)
The Department of Consumer Affairs describes the framework as giving consumers access to product information, service networks, genuine spare-part prices and repair options so products can be maintained or repaired by consumers or third parties rather than automatically replaced.
The Department of Consumer Affairs describes the framework as giving consumers access to product information, service networks, genuine spare-part prices and repair options so products can be maintained or repaired by consumers or third parties rather than automatically replaced.
E-waste collected, dismantled and recycled/disposed: 70.71000000
Legacy dumpsite waste remediated under SBM-Urban: 65.00000000
Urban solid waste processing rate: 81.00000000
Urban wards covered by door-to-door waste collection: 97.00000000
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate) changed from 2.45 to 4.25. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate)
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 2.45 | 4.25 |
| Food / 4 | — | 0.50 |
| Housing / Land / 4 | — | 1.00 |
| Healthcare / 4 | — | 2.00 |
| Transportation / 4 | — | 0.25 |
| Water / Energy / 4 | — | 0.50 |
Category point adjustment: +1.80 category points
Updated reasoning
- Food
- PM POSHAN funds a daily cooked meal for eligible children in government and aided schools, not general household free meals.
- Housing / Land
- PMAY-U 2.0 gives subsidies and may give some landless families state-issued land rights, but most homes are constructed or purchased with additional resources.
- Healthcare
- Public Ayushman Arogya Mandir primary care is free to users and PM-JAY cashless hospitalization covers eligible households; coverage and eligibility limit universal access.
- Transport
- Some states provide fare-free public buses to specific groups; most ordinary travel still involves payment and there is no all-India unconditional free route.
- Water / Energy
- Rooftop-solar subsidies can produce up to 300 monthly units without a net energy charge for enrolled households; installation/eligibility and billed grid use constrain reach.
Earlier reasoning
Transitional proxy or benchmark; no invented five-part direct audit.
Sources archived after the change (5)
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-61.80 → -59.89
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #122 to #104 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#122 → #104National score-61.80 → -59.89
Countries that fell below this country (18)
- Trinidad and Tobago #104 → #105; points -60.05 → -60.05
- Samoa #105 → #106; points -60.15 → -60.15
- Guyana #106 → #107; points -60.30 → -60.30
- Dominican Republic #107 → #108; points -60.39 → -60.39
- Turks and Caicos Islands #108 → #109; points -60.39 → -60.39
- Fiji #109 → #110; points -60.41 → -60.41
- Brazil #110 → #111; points -60.50 → -60.50
- Sri Lanka #111 → #112; points -60.54 → -60.54
- Germany #112 → #113; points -60.57 → -60.57
- Belize #113 → #114; points -60.77 → -60.77
- Algeria #114 → #115; points -60.96 → -60.96
- Suriname #115 → #116; points -61.00 → -61.00
- British Virgin Islands #116 → #117; points -61.03 → -61.03
- Moldova #117 → #118; points -61.09 → -61.09
- Finland #118 → #119; points -61.29 → -61.29
- Panama #119 → #120; points -61.39 → -61.39
- Bolivia #120 → #121; points -61.43 → -61.43
- Poland #121 → #122; points -61.60 → -61.60
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#104 → #103National score-59.89 → -59.89
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #104 to #103 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#104 → #103National score-59.89 → -59.89
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Türkiye #102 → #117; points -59.72 → -59.72
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#103 → #102National score-59.89 → -59.89
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500; 6 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #103 to #102 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#103 → #102National score-59.89 → -59.89
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Taiwan #94 → #126; points -59.23 → -59.23
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#102 → #101National score-59.89 → -59.89
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500; 11 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#101 → #100National score-59.89 → -59.89
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500; 34 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #101 to #100 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#101 → #100National score-59.89 → -59.89
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Kazakhstan #92 → #133; points -58.99 → -58.99
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#100 → #90National score-59.89 → -59.94
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:03 GMT-0500; 1 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #100 to #90 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#100 → #90National score-59.89 → -59.94
Countries that fell below this country (10)
- North Macedonia #92 → #91; points -59.19 → -59.97
- Azerbaijan #93 → #92; points -59.27 → -60.06
- French Guiana #94 → #93; points -59.30 → -60.08
- Bosnia and Herzegovina #95 → #94; points -59.34 → -60.12
- Antigua and Barbuda #97 → #95; points -59.42 → -60.19
- Georgia #98 → #96; points -59.46 → -60.23
- Palau #89 → #98; points -58.76 → -60.39
- Curaçao #86 → #100; points -58.27 → -60.49
- Japan #96 → #101; points -59.37 → -60.65
- Anguilla #99 → #117; points -59.73 → -62.28
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #95 to #90 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#95 → #90National score-59.89 → -59.94
Countries that fell below this country (5)
- North Macedonia #86 → #91; points -59.19 → -59.97
- French Guiana #87 → #93; points -59.30 → -60.08
- Georgia #89 → #96; points -59.46 → -60.23
- Palau #82 → #98; points -58.76 → -60.39
- Japan #88 → #101; points -59.37 → -60.65
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Rank#99 → #89National score-59.89 → -59.94
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#90 → #89National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #89 to #88 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#89 → #88National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #90 to #89 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#90 → #89National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#89 → #88National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #90 to #89 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#90 → #89National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #88 to #89 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#88 → #89National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #88 to #90 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#88 → #90National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#88 → #89National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500; 5 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#89 → #90National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500; 7 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#90 → #89National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500; 3 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#89 → #90National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 06:17 GMT-0500; 1292 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#90 → #89National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #90 to #89 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#90 → #89National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Bulgaria #88 → #101; points -59.87 → -60.74
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#89 → #88National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #89 to #88 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#89 → #88National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Albania #85 → #126; points -59.70 → -63.80
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#88 → #87National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #88 to #87 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#88 → #87National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Armenia #73 → #99; points -58.78 → -61.05
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#87 → #86National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #87 to #86 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#87 → #86National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Russia #77 → #149; points -59.04 → -66.52
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#86 → #85National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #86 to #85 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#86 → #85National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- South Korea #55 → #117; points -57.70 → -57.70
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#85 → #84National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #85 to #84 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#85 → #84National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Italy #34 → #230
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#84 → #83National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #84 to #83 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#84 → #83National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Mauritius #74 → #231
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#83 → #82National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #83 to #82 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#83 → #82National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Brunei #15 → #220; points -50.29 → -50.29
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#82 → #81National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #82 to #81 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#82 → #81National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Tokelau #2 → #241
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#81 → #80National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #81 to #80 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#81 → #80National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- San Marino #3 → #236
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #82 to #80 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#82 → #80National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (2)
- San Marino #4 → #236; points -47.91 → -47.91
- Tokelau #2 → #241
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#80 → #79National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #80 to #79 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#80 → #79National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Falkland Islands #3 → #217
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#79 → #78National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #79 to #78 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#79 → #78National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liechtenstein #3 → #223; points -48.73 → -48.73
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#78 → #77National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #78 to #77 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#78 → #77National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #6 → #235
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#77 → #76National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #77 to #76 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#77 → #76National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Montenegro #48 → #227; points -57.74 → -57.74
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#76 → #75National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #76 to #75 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#76 → #75National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Barbados #62 → #206
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#75 → #74National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #75 to #74 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#75 → #74National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Maldives #44 → #221
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#74 → #73National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #74 to #73 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#74 → #73National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Andorra #9 → #196; points -49.97 → -49.97
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#73 → #72National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #73 to #72 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#73 → #72National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Bhutan #70 → #197; points -59.75 → -59.75
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#72 → #71National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #72 to #71 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#72 → #71National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Serbia #52 → #231
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#71 → #70National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #70 to #69 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#70 → #69National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Slovenia #64 → #232
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #71 to #70 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#71 → #70National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Latvia #52 → #212
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#70 → #69National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #71 to #69 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#71 → #69National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (2)
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#69 → #68National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #69 to #68 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#69 → #68National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Lithuania #49 → #213
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#68 → #70National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #68 to #70 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#68 → #70National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (2)
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#70 → #77National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #70 to #77 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#70 → #77National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (7)
- Lithuania First recorded here at #46; earlier position unavailable
- Montenegro First recorded here at #47; earlier position unavailable
- South Korea First recorded here at #48; earlier position unavailable
- Latvia First recorded here at #54; earlier position unavailable
- Barbados First recorded here at #57; earlier position unavailable
- Slovenia First recorded here at #68; earlier position unavailable
- Serbia First recorded here at #73; earlier position unavailable
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#77 → #80National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #77 to #87 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#77 → #87National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (10)
- Tokelau First recorded here at #2; earlier position unavailable
- San Marino First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Falkland Islands First recorded here at #5; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #6; earlier position unavailable
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon First recorded here at #10; earlier position unavailable
- Andorra First recorded here at #14; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #15; earlier position unavailable
- Italy First recorded here at #36; earlier position unavailable
- Maldives First recorded here at #51; earlier position unavailable
- Russia First recorded here at #75; earlier position unavailable
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #77 to #80 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#77 → #80National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (3)
- San Marino First recorded here at #3; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #11; earlier position unavailable
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#80 → #88National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #87 to #88 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#87 → #88National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (1)
- Brazil #99 → #34; points -60.98 → -55.41
Every recorded change
Each archived event is preserved. Category details and sources begin from the first detailed country snapshot; older records remain visible without invented comparisons.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #87 to #88 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#87 → #88National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (1)
- Brazil #99 → #34; points -60.98 → -55.41
Human Time & Burden Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 20.00 | 20.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
India has enormous productive capacity, but the time burden remains heavy. PLFS recorded 41.7 average weekly hours across workers and 48.2 among regular wage/salaried workers in April-June 2024. The 2024 Time Use Survey also shows a large unpaid domestic-work imbalance: female participants averaged 289 minutes per day versus 88 minutes for male participants. The score therefore recognizes capacity while treating paid and unpaid time pressure as a major friction.
Sources archived before (5)
All-India, rural+urban, person total, current weekly status. This is paid/economic activity and does not include unpaid domestic and care work.
Male participants: unpaid domestic services for household members: 88.00000000
Female participants: unpaid domestic services for household members: 289.00000000
Average hours actually worked per week — regular wage/salaried workers: 48.20000000
Average hours actually worked per week — all workers: 41.70000000
Sources archived after the change (7)
All-India, rural+urban, person total, current weekly status. This is paid/economic activity and does not include unpaid domestic and care work.
India National Statistics Office conducted its 2024 Time Use Survey across January–December 2024, measuring paid work, unpaid domestic work and care. Results were published in March 2025, allowing paid and unpaid family workloads to be assessed separately.
India 2024 national time-use survey found women aged 15–59 who performed unpaid domestic work averaged 305 minutes per day versus 86 minutes for men. Male paid-activity participants averaged 421 minutes and female participants 305.
Male participants: unpaid domestic services for household members: 88.00000000
Female participants: unpaid domestic services for household members: 289.00000000
Average hours actually worked per week — regular wage/salaried workers: 48.20000000
Average hours actually worked per week — all workers: 41.70000000
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate) supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate)
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 4.25 | 4.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
- Food
- PM POSHAN funds a daily cooked meal for eligible children in government and aided schools, not general household free meals.
- Healthcare
- Public Ayushman Arogya Mandir primary care is free to users and PM-JAY cashless hospitalization covers eligible households; coverage and eligibility limit universal access.
- Housing / Land
- PMAY-U 2.0 gives subsidies and may give some landless families state-issued land rights, but most homes are constructed or purchased with additional resources.
- Transport
- Some states provide fare-free public buses to specific groups; most ordinary travel still involves payment and there is no all-India unconditional free route.
- Water / Energy
- Rooftop-solar subsidies can produce up to 300 monthly units without a net energy charge for enrolled households; installation/eligibility and billed grid use constrain reach.
Earlier reasoning
- Food
- PM POSHAN funds a daily cooked meal for eligible children in government and aided schools, not general household free meals.
- Housing / Land
- PMAY-U 2.0 gives subsidies and may give some landless families state-issued land rights, but most homes are constructed or purchased with additional resources.
- Healthcare
- Public Ayushman Arogya Mandir primary care is free to users and PM-JAY cashless hospitalization covers eligible households; coverage and eligibility limit universal access.
- Transport
- Some states provide fare-free public buses to specific groups; most ordinary travel still involves payment and there is no all-India unconditional free route.
- Water / Energy
- Rooftop-solar subsidies can produce up to 300 monthly units without a net energy charge for enrolled households; installation/eligibility and billed grid use constrain reach.
Sources archived before (5)
Sources archived after the change (5)
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #77 to #87 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#77 → #87National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (10)
- Tokelau First recorded here at #2; earlier position unavailable
- San Marino First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Falkland Islands First recorded here at #5; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #6; earlier position unavailable
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon First recorded here at #10; earlier position unavailable
- Andorra First recorded here at #14; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #15; earlier position unavailable
- Italy First recorded here at #36; earlier position unavailable
- Maldives First recorded here at #51; earlier position unavailable
- Russia First recorded here at #75; earlier position unavailable
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #77 to #80 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#77 → #80National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (3)
- San Marino First recorded here at #3; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #11; earlier position unavailable
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #70 to #77 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#70 → #77National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (7)
- Lithuania First recorded here at #46; earlier position unavailable
- Montenegro First recorded here at #47; earlier position unavailable
- South Korea First recorded here at #48; earlier position unavailable
- Latvia First recorded here at #54; earlier position unavailable
- Barbados First recorded here at #57; earlier position unavailable
- Slovenia First recorded here at #68; earlier position unavailable
- Serbia First recorded here at #73; earlier position unavailable
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #68 to #70 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#68 → #70National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (2)
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #69 to #68 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#69 → #68National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Lithuania #49 → #213
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #71 to #69 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#71 → #69National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (2)
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #70 to #69 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#70 → #69National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Slovenia #64 → #232
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #71 to #70 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#71 → #70National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Latvia #52 → #212
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #72 to #71 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#72 → #71National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Serbia #52 → #231
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #72 to #71 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#72 → #71National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Serbia #52 → #231
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #73 to #72 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#73 → #72National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Bhutan #70 → #197; points -59.75 → -59.75
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #74 to #73 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#74 → #73National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Andorra #9 → #196; points -49.97 → -49.97
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #75 to #74 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#75 → #74National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Maldives #44 → #221
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #75 to #74 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#75 → #74National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Maldives #44 → #221
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #76 to #75 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#76 → #75National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Barbados #62 → #206
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #77 to #76 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#77 → #76National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Montenegro #48 → #227
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #77 to #76 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#77 → #76National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Montenegro #48 → #227; points -57.74 → -57.74
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #78 to #77 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#78 → #77National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #6 → #235
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #79 to #78 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#79 → #78National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liechtenstein #3 → #223; points -48.73 → -48.73
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #80 to #79 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#80 → #79National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Falkland Islands #3 → #217
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #81 to #80 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#81 → #80National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- San Marino #3 → #236
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #82 to #80 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#82 → #80National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (2)
- San Marino #4 → #236; points -47.91 → -47.91
- Tokelau #2 → #241
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #82 to #81 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#82 → #81National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Tokelau #2 → #241
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #83 to #82 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#83 → #82National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Brunei #15 → #220; points -50.29 → -50.29
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #84 to #83 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#84 → #83National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Mauritius #74 → #231
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #85 to #84 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#85 → #84National score-59.94 → -59.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Italy #34 → #230
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