International rankings of India - wikipedia International rankings of India The following are international rankings of India. Contents 1 Demographics 2 Economy 3 Environment 4 Geography 5 Globalization 6 Military 7 Politics 8 Communications 9 Religion 10 Society 11 Technology 12 Wealth 13 Agriculture, Fisheries and Live Stock 14 Cities 15 See also 16 References Demographics Further information : Demographics of India List INDIA Ranking / Total Countries Source Notes Population 2 / 221 CIA World Factbook Total Population ( July 2015 ) 1,251,695,584 Population density 30 / 238 Countries of the World ( 2013 ) Derived from the CIA World Factbook figures for population divided by area List of sovereign states and dependent territories by fertility rate 103 / 210 Population Reference Bureau 2.3 in 2016 English - speaking population 2 / 133 Census of India 10.35 % ( 125,226,449 ) English speakers out of 1,210,000,000 eligible population Population Density 31 / 241 Economist Intelligence Unit 382 people per km as of 1 March 2011 Human Development Index 131 / 188 United Nations 2017 report Literacy rate 168 / 234 Census of India 2011 Global Youth Development Index 134 / 183 Global Youth Development Index 2016 Economy Further information : Economy of India Globalization Index 107 / 184 ETHZ KOF Index of Globalization ( 2 ) 2016 World Competitiveness Yearbook scoreboard 41 / 61 IMD International ( 3 ) 2016 FM Global Resilience Index 107 / 130 FM global ( 4 ) 2015 Index of Economic Freedom 123 / 178 The Wall Street Journal ( 5 ) 2016 Quality - of - life index 66 / 80 Economist Intelligence Unit ( 6 ) 2013 GDP growth rate 7 / 225 7.6 % growth rate 2016 Nominal GDP 7 / 181 $2.46 trillion 2017 GDP ( PPP ) 3 / 181 $9.585 trllion 2016 Per capita GDP 122 / 183 International Monetary Fund 2015 Unemployment rate - / 197 7.97 % unemployment 2016 Global Competitiveness Index 39 / 140 World Economic Forum ( 7 ) 2016 - 2017 IT industry competitiveness index 18 / 66 BSA Global Index ( 8 ) 2016 Human Development Index 131 / 188 United Nations 2016 Global Innovation Index 60 / 130 ( 9 ) 2017 Environment New Economics Foundation : Happy Planet Index 2012, ranked 32 out of 178 countries with a score of 50.9 out of 100. Yale University Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network :, 2012 : ranked 125 out of 132 countries with a score of 36.23 out of max 100. Carbon dioxide emissions by country - Ranked 8 out of 214 countries in 2010 Carbon dioxide emissions per capita : Ranked 145 out of 214 countries in 2009 Global Environment Performance Index 2014 is 155. Ranks 24 out of 70 countries in Environment Democracy Index in the list launched by Washington - based World Resources Institute ( WRI ). Geography width Total Area 7 / 233 All Over India 32, 87,364 km ( 1,222,559 sq mile ) including land and water Length of coastline 18 / 196 7,000 km coastline with 2.00 coast / area ratio ( m / km sq ). According to the Indian naval hydrographic charts, the mainland coastline consists of the following : 43 % sandy beaches ; 11 % rocky shores, including cliffs ; and 46 % mudflats or marshy shores. Globalization A.T. Kearney / Foreign Policy Magazine : Globalization Index 2007, ranked 71 2010 KOF Index of Globalization ranked 111 out of 181 countries Military Stockholm International Peace Research Institute ( SIPRI ) Yearbook 2016 : military funding, 5th out of 170 countries with US $55.9 billion, which is 2.5 % of India 's GDP and 3.3 % of global military spending. CSIS : active troops, ranked third out of 166 countries with a total of 1,325,000 active troops i.e. 1.1 active troops per 1000 capita List of countries by number of total troops : ranked fourth out of 166 countries with a total of 4,768,407 total troops i.e. 3.9 troops per 1000 capita Size of armed forces : third in the world. How Strong is India : India has the 4th most powerful military in the world. Politics Transparency International : Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 ranked 79 out of 176 countries Reporters Without Borders : 2016 Press Freedom Index, ranked 133 out of 180 countries Communications Following rankings involving technological advances in communication are taken from the CIA World Factbook. List World rank Demographics ( est. ) Telephone Lines in Use 9 / 232 31,532,976 ( May 2012 ) Mobile Phones in Use 1 / 222 908,358,714 million lines ( 74.71 % density ) for 1.2 billion population as of August 2012 Internet hosts 16 / 233 6,738,000 hosts Number of Internet Users 2 / 16 462,124,000 ( 34.8 % of the population ) in 2015 List of countries by number of television broadcast stations 4 / 228 1,400 in 2009 Religion Largest Hindu population. Largest Sikh population. Largest Zoroastrian population. Largest Bahá'í Faith in the world. Largest Jain population. 9th Largest Buddhist population. 3rd Largest Muslim population. Society Save the Children : 2010 State of the World 's Mothers report, ranked 73 World Health Organization : suicide rate, ranked 41 out of 106 countries World Economic Forum : 2016 Global Gender Gap Report, ranked 87 out of 144 countries World Happiness Report : 2017, ranked 122 out of 155 countries Technology Economist Intelligence Unit : E-readiness 2008, ranked 2 out of 70 countries WEF Networked Readiness Index 2007 -- 2008, ranked 2 out of 127 countries Nokia Siemens Connectivity Scorecard : x / 10 Space Competitiveness Index : 2012, ranked 6 Wealth Richest countries of Asia : ranked 2 Richest countries of the world, ranked 130. GDP ( nominal ) : - $2.28 trillion ranked 7th. GDP ( PPP ) : - $8.64 trillion ranked 3rd year 2016. Agriculture, Fisheries and Live Stock Main article : Agriculture in India Field Rank Date Apple Production, output of 2,203,000 tons 5 2013 Bananas Production, output of 29,800,000 metric tons 2013 Bean Production, output of 4,870,000 tons Buffalo, milk output of 56,960,000 tons 2008 Black Pepper, 19 % of world output 2008 Cauliflowers and Broccoli Production, output of 5,014,500 tons 2008 Cardamom Production, output of 15 thousand metric tons 2012 Cashew Apple Production, output of 613,000 metric tons Chicken Population, output of 648,830,000 5 Chickpea Production, output of 5,970,000 tons 2008 Coconut Production, output of 10,824,100 Coffee Production, output of 300,300,000 kg 6 2011 Cotton Production, output of 27.0 million bales 2011 Cow Stock, 281,700,000 cows 2009 Fish Production, output of 6,318,887 tons ( capture 3,481,136 & aquaculture 2,837,751 ) 2005 Garlic Production, output of 833,970 tons Ginger Production, output of 380,100 tons 2008 Goat Numbers, 125,700,000 goats 2008 Goat Milk Production, output of 4,000,000 metric tons 2008 Goat Meat Production, output of 480,000 metric tons 2008 Jute Production, output of 17, 43,000 tons 2008 Lemon & Lime Production, output of 2,060,000 tons 2007 Lentil Production, 950,000 tons 2009 Mango Production, output of 16,340,000 tons 2011 Millet Production, output of 8,810,000 tons 2009 Milk Production, output of 110,040,000 metric tons ( cow milk 50.3 million metric tons ) 2009 Onion Production, output of 13,372,100 metric tons Orange Production, output of 5,000,000 tons Peanut Production, output of 6.25 metric tons 2009 Pineapple Production, output of 1,341,000 tons 7 Potato Production, output of 36,600,000 metric tons Rice Production, output of 120,600,000 metric tons 2015 - 16 Saffron Production, output of 2,300 kg 2005 Sheep Stock, output of 65,000,000 2008 Silk Production, output of 77,000,000 kg 2005 Sorghum Production, output of 7,900,000 metric tons 2008 Soybean Production, output of 9.8 metric tons 5 Sugarcane Production, output of 285,029,000 tons 2009 Sweet Potato Production, output of 1,100,000 tons 7 2009 Tea Production, output of 991,180 metric tons Tomato Production, output of 11,979,700 tons Wheat Production, output of 80.7 million metric tons Cities UN World 's Largest Morphological Cities ranking ( physically contiguous urban area ) ranks City Rank Delhi Mumbai Kolkata 8 List of cities with the most high - rise buildings above 35 meters has following Indian cities : Mumbai 12th with 2480 buildings, Chennai 35th with 689 buildings, Kolkata 40th with 594 buildings, Pune 47th with 510 buildings, Bangalore 53rd with 460 buildings. City Rank Buildings Mumbai 14 1614 Chennai 35 689 Kolkata 40 594 Pune 47 510 List of cities with most skyscrapers above meters ranks Mumbai behind Dubai. City Rank Buildings Mumbai Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network ( GaWC ), Loughborough University listed Mumbai, New Delhi & Bangalore as emerging world city See also List of India - related articles Lists of countries Lists by country List of international rankings References Jump up ^ `` The World Factbook -- Central Intelligence Agency ''. www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 04. Jump up ^ `` International Rankings of India - 2013 ''. Theodora.com based on CIA World Factbook. 2013. Retrieved 2014 - 07 - 11. 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