India resilience analysis
India ranks #106 of 170 countries with an overall resilience score of 50 out of 100. Structural readiness is the weakest pillar at 59.4, with recovery capacity next at 65. Live shock exposure is strongest at 65, while Social and governance is the lowest of the six underlying domains at 54.7. Across the recorded 30-day window, the index is stable at -0.1 points. Dimension coverage is 81%, and the page labels confidence as standard.
Pillar profile
- Structural readiness: 59.4; coverage 94%; domains Economic capacity, Social and governance.
- Recovery capacity: 65; coverage 63%; domains Recovery capacity.
- Live shock exposure: 65; coverage 85%; domains Infrastructure, Energy security, Health, food and water.
Six-domain profile
- Social and governance: 54.7; weight 19%; low Education capacity 36; high Border security 73.
- Energy security: 61; weight 11%; Energy system resilience 61.
- Health, food and water: 61.6; weight 13%; low Health and public services 58; high Food and water security 66.
- Economic capacity: 64.4; weight 17%; low Trade policy resilience 31; high Currency and external balance 83.
- Recovery capacity: 65; weight 25%; low State continuity 28; high External-debt coverage 90.
- Infrastructure: 72.4; weight 15%; low Logistics and supply chains 36; high Cyber and digital capacity 86.
Dimension evidence, observed scores weakest first
| Dimension | Domain | Score | Coverage | Evidence state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State continuity | Recovery capacity | 28 | 100% | Stale |
| Trade policy resilience | Economic capacity | 31 | 100% | Fresh |
| Education capacity | Social and governance | 36 | 100% | Fresh |
| Logistics and supply chains | Infrastructure | 36 | 50% | Fresh |
| Governance and institutions | Social and governance | 47 | 100% | Fresh |
| Social cohesion | Social and governance | 51 | 100% | Stale |
| Fiscal space | Recovery capacity | 56 | 100% | Fresh |
| Health and public services | Health, food and water | 58 | 100% | Fresh |
| Information environment | Social and governance | 59 | 55% | Stale |
| Energy system resilience | Energy security | 61 | 90% | Fresh |
| Macro-fiscal position | Economic capacity | 61 | 100% | Fresh |
| Liquid-reserve adequacy | Recovery capacity | 63 | 100% | Fresh |
| Food and water security | Health, food and water | 66 | 82% | Fresh |
| Border security | Social and governance | 73 | 100% | Stale |
| Financial-system exposure | Economic capacity | 73 | 100% | Fresh |
| Core infrastructure | Infrastructure | 79 | 70% | Fresh |
| Currency and external balance | Economic capacity | 83 | 85% | Fresh |
| Cyber and digital capacity | Infrastructure | 86 | 100% | Fresh |
| Import concentration | Recovery capacity | 87 | 100% | Fresh |
| External-debt coverage | Recovery capacity | 90 | 100% | Fresh |
| Fuel-stock buffer | Recovery capacity | — | 0% | Unavailable |
| Reserve adequacy | Recovery capacity | — | 0% | Unavailable |
| Sovereign fiscal buffer | Recovery capacity | — | 0% | Not applicable |
Comparison set
Nearest ranked peers: Cambodia (50.5), Nepal (49.9), Guatemala (50.6), Honduras (49.7). Comparisons in South Asia: Nepal (49.9), Sri Lanka (48.8), Maldives (51.7), Bhutan (54.5), Bangladesh (40.8). Similar scores do not mean equal conditions.
Tracked crisis context
India is outside the fixed coverage of the 4 crawlable crisis trackers. This marks a registry boundary, not an absence of risk.
Reading limits
August 29, 2026; method pillar-combined-penalized-v1. Top domain: Infrastructure, 72.4. Weak pillars reduce the result; compare with coverage and imputation visible.
Questions about India
What is India's Country Instability Index?
India's Country Instability Index is 43/100 (Normal), up 6 points over approximately 24 hours, as of Sep 3, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.
What is India's resilience score?
India scores 50 out of 100 in the August 29, 2026 structural snapshot and sits #106 of 170 ranked countries. This is a comparative index, not a crisis probability.
Which resilience pillars are weakest for India?
Structural readiness is lowest at 59.4, followed by Recovery capacity at 65. Their evidence coverage is 94% and 63%.
Is India's resilience score rising or falling?
The 30-day reading is stable, with a change of -0.1 points. It is structural and separate from the live instability monitor.