India has retained the 131st position in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Gender Gap Index 2026, which covered 145 economies. Iceland topped the list, followed by Finland and Norway. India's overall gender parity score was 64.5%, below the global average of 69.2%. Its parity score stood at 41.2% in Economic Participation and Opportunity and 96.6% in Educational Attainment. Political Empowerment was India's best-ranked subindex, with 24.5% of the gap closed and a global rank of 67th.