UN report: India ranks 77th on sustainability Index 2020, 131st in child flourishing index 2020 rankings

UN report: India ranks 77th on sustainability Index 2020, 131st in child flourishing index 2020 rankings

India has been ranked at 77th position in the Sustainability Index 2020 and 131st on the Flourishing Index 2020, according to a UN-backed report.

The report commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and The Lancet medical journal.

Norway leads the table for survival, health, education and nutrition rates - followed by South Korea and the Netherlands. Central African Republic, Chad and Somalia come at the bottom.

The Sustainability Index ranks countries on excess carbon emissions compared with the 2030 target.

This provides a convenient and available proxy for a country's contribution to sustainability in future.