India Launches Responsible Nations Index To Promote Ethical Governance And Global Responsibility.

New Delhi, Delhi, 19th of January, 2026 : India today launched the Responsible Nations Index (RNI) at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, under the aegis of the World Intellectual Foundation (WIF). The Index introduces a comprehensive global framework for assessing nations on parameters such as ethical governance, social well-being, environmental stewardship, and global responsibility, going beyond conventional indicators of power and economic prosperity.

The launch event was graced by Ram Nath Kovind, Hon’ble Former President of India, as the Chief Guest. In his address, Shri Kovind underscored the significance of ethical governance, inclusive development, and moral responsibility as foundational pillars for sustainable national and global progress.

The Responsible Nations Index is the outcome of a three-year academic and policy research initiative led by the World Intellectual Foundation, with key scholarly contributions from Jawaharlal Nehru University and Indian Institute of Management Mumbai.

As part of the programme, an Expert Panel Discussion on “From Human Well-being to Global Stewardship: Rethinking Responsibility, Prosperity and Peace in the 21st Century” was held. The session was chaired by N. K. Singh, Chairman, 15th Finance Commission of India, and witnessed deliberations on redefining national success in an interconnected world.

Addressing the gathering, Shri Sudhanshu Mittal, Founder and Secretary, World Intellectual Foundation, stated that the RNI represents a paradigm shift from power-centric metrics to responsibility-centric evaluation of nations, aligning governance outcomes with ethical and humanitarian values.

The event concluded with the release of the Responsible Nations Index Report, marking the beginning of a global dialogue on responsible nationhood and cooperative international progress.

Responsible Nations Index 2026

Country wise Scores and Ranks

Country	Overall Score	Overall Rank
Singapore	0.61945	1
Switzerland	0.58692	2
Denmark	0.58372	3
Cyprus	0.57737	4
Sweden	0.57397	5
Czechia	0.57037	6
Belgium	0.56900	7
Austria	0.56645	8
Ireland	0.56336	9
Georgia	0.55805	10
Croatia	0.55782	11
Germany	0.55703	12
Portugal	0.55513	13
Bulgaria	0.55466	14
Norway	0.55291	15
India	0.551513	16
France	0.54835	17
Albania	0.54650	18
Poland	0.54636	19
Netherlands	0.54408	20
South Korea	0.54244	21
Kyrgyzstan	0.54098	22
Finland	0.54092	23
Thailand	0.54036	24
United Kingdom	0.53849	25
El Salvador	0.53546	26
Mauritius	0.53521	27
Spain	0.53466	28
Nicaragua	0.53418	29
Iceland	0.53391	30
Romania	0.53367	31
Serbia	0.53266	32
Cambodia	0.53235	33
Italy	0.53204	34
Tajikistan	0.53148	35
Greece	0.53044	36
Armenia	0.52953	37
Japan	0.52930	38
North Macedonia	0.52845	39
Namibia	0.52775	40

Morocco	0.52741	41
Bangladesh	0.52695	42
Israel	0.52658	43
Vietnam	0.52456	44
Canada	0.52390	45
Antigua and Barbuda	0.52168	46
Costa Rica	0.52129	47
New Zealand	0.52108	48
Lebanon	0.52090	49
Indonesia	0.51992	50
Malaysia	0.51973	51
Tunisia	0.51965	52
Fiji	0.51821	53
Chile	0.51619	54
Dominican Republic	0.51613	55
Hungary	0.51543	56
Uruguay	0.51398	57
Uzbekistan	0.51345	58
Moldova	0.51335	59
Panama	0.51326	60
Belarus	0.51248	61
Australia	0.51194	62
Ghana	0.51174	63
Guatemala	0.51046	64
Libya	0.50933	65
United States of America	0.50880	66
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.50871	67
China	0.50547	68
Lesotho	0.50546	69
Mexico	0.50544	70
Gambia	0.50526	71
Paraguay	0.50522	72
Philippines	0.50519	73
Guyana	0.50470	74
United Arab Emirates	0.50424	75
Mongolia	0.50373	76
Sri Lanka	0.50299	77
Peru	0.50089	78
Maldives	0.49907	79
Jordan	0.49768	80
Brazil	0.49324	81
Tanzania	0.49215	82
Mozambique	0.49175	83
Suriname	0.49093	84
Barbados	0.49073	85
Colombia	0.49008	86

Ecuador	0.48934	87
South Africa	0.48539	88
Solomon Islands	0.48378	89
Pakistan	0.48336	90
Zambia	0.48225	91
Argentina	0.48121	92
Bolivia	0.48046	93
Turkey	0.47974	94
Laos	0.47931	95
Russia	0.47896	96
Djibouti	0.47755	97
Bhutan	0.47727	98
Liberia	0.47720	99
Botswana	0.47513	100
Comoros	0.47502	101
Azerbaijan	0.47393	102
Togo	0.47329	103
Bahrain	0.47092	104
Kazakhstan	0.47068	105
Gabon	0.46974	106
Benin	0.46742	107
Oman	0.46687	108
Uganda	0.46643	109
Malawi	0.46568	110
Eswatini	0.46536	111
Sierra Leone	0.46012	112
Cameroon	0.45857	113
Kuwait	0.45814	114
Kenya	0.45794	115
Algeria	0.45794	116
Burundi	0.45749	117
Zimbabwe	0.45659	118
Egypt	0.45550	119
Congo	0.45508	120
Cuba	0.45438	121
Cote d’Ivoire	0.45429	122
Iran	0.45198	123
Burkina Faso	0.45115	124
Madagascar	0.44950	125
Guinea	0.44874	126
Trinidad and Tobago	0.44855	127
Saudi Arabia	0.44808	128
Mali	0.44760	129
Dominica	0.44676	130
Ukraine	0.44317	131
Haiti	0.44295	132

Ethiopia	0.44073	133
Iraq	0.43920	134
Niger	0.43659	135
Nigeria	0.43538	136
Mauritania	0.43036	137
Guinea-Bissau	0.42971	138
Congo, DRC	0.42638	139
Equatorial Guinea	0.42632	140
Qatar	0.42372	141
Angola	0.42320	142
Turkmenistan	0.41999	143
Venezuela	0.41955	144
Afghanistan	0.41398	145
North Korea	0.41329	146
Papua New Guinea	0.41172	147
Chad	0.40310	148
Sudan	0.40120	149
Somalia	0.39995	150
Yemen	0.38265	151
South Sudan	0.37389	152
Syria	0.37254	153
Central African Republic	0.35715	154

About The Author