Rankings

All 194 countries scored 0–100 on the Bharat Friends Index — a weighted composite of UN voting alignment, sentiment, popularity with Indian travellers, trade, defence ties, visa ease and safety.

Recalculated regularly · most recent record updated 13 Aug 2026 · how the score is built

Where the 194 sit

Band

Safety

Budget (bonus)

Popularity

Rank range

194 of 194 countries

sorted by BFI score, high to low · the rank column always shows a country’s true position in all 194

1United Arab Emirates91
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UN .20
92
Trade .15
100
Visa .10
75
Safety .10
93
2Oman88
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UN .20
88
Trade .15
91
Visa .10
75
Safety .10
95
3Vietnam87
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UN .20
92
Trade .15
94
Visa .10
75
Safety .10
88
4Bhutan85
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UN .20
88
Trade .15
74
Visa .10
75
Safety .10
96
5Sri Lanka85
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UN .20
88
Trade .15
80
Visa .10
90
Safety .10
78
6Malaysia84
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UN .20
78
Trade .15
95
Visa .10
100
Safety .10
80
7Mauritius84
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UN .20
85
Trade .15
65
Visa .10
90
Safety .10
90
8Singapore83
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UN .20
70
Trade .15
98
Visa .10
75
Safety .10
97
9Russia83
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UN .20
92
Trade .15
97
Visa .10
75
Safety .10
65
10Indonesia82
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UN .20
72
Trade .15
96
Visa .10
75
Safety .10
78
11South Africa82
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UN .20
90
Trade .15
92
Visa .10
75
Safety .10
55
12Japan82
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UN .20
68
Trade .15
97
Visa .10
70
Safety .10
95
13Thailand82
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UN .20
75
Trade .15
95
Visa .10
93
Safety .10
75
14Nepal82
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UN .20
75
Trade .15
82
Visa .10
100
Safety .10
80
15Seychelles82
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UN .20
75
Trade .15
65
Visa .10
90
Safety .10
90
16Israel81
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UN .20
75
Trade .15
75
Visa .10
85
Safety .10
78
17France81
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UN .20
75
Trade .15
94
Visa .10
50
Safety .10
75
18Saudi Arabia81
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UN .20
70
Trade .15
97
Visa .10
75
Safety .10
82
19United Kingdom81
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UN .20
75
Trade .15
96
Visa .10
55
Safety .10
90
20Tanzania80
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UN .20
88
Trade .15
81
Visa .10
75
Safety .10
72

194 countries by Bharat Friends Index, sorted by BFI score, high to low. Showing 20.
Country and overall score				Weighted components — 1.00 of the score							Bonus, no weight

1	United Arab Emirates	91	Strategic	92	95	92	100	88	75	93	78
2	Oman	88	Strategic	88	95	85	91	90	75	95	78
3	Vietnam	87	Strategic	92	88	92	94	78	75	88	95
4	Bhutan	85	Strategic	88	92	80	74	92	75	96	80
5	Sri Lanka	85	Strategic	88	85	90	80	85	90	78	82
6	Malaysia	84	Strategic	78	90	88	95	68	100	80	62
7	Mauritius	84	Strategic	85	90	88	65	90	90	90	60
8	Singapore	83	Strategic	70	75	90	98	88	75	97	55
9	Russia	83	Strategic	92	93	80	97	70	75	65	45
10	Indonesia	82	Strategic	72	85	90	96	80	75	78	78
11	South Africa	82	Strategic	90	91	88	92	70	75	55	42
12	Japan	82	Strategic	68	88	82	97	85	70	95	62
13	Thailand	82	Strategic	75	82	92	95	72	93	75	80
14	Nepal	82	Strategic	75	78	90	82	80	100	80	95
15	Seychelles	82	Strategic	75	96	82	65	90	90	90	45
16	Israel	81	Strategic	75	90	80	75	90	85	78	42
17	France	81	Strategic	75	85	88	94	90	50	75	40
18	Saudi Arabia	81	Strategic	70	99	85	97	65	75	82	75
19	United Kingdom	81	Strategic	75	90	88	96	70	55	90	40
20	Tanzania	80	Strategic	88	92	78	81	70	75	72	38

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Reading the table. Sent. = social sentiment · Pop. = popularity with Indian travellers · Def. = defence ties. Every component is 0–100 and higher is always better; the figure under each heading is its weight in the score. Cell tint tracks value from under 40 to 90 and above. Budget and cuisine are bonus considerations — computed and stored for every country, but carrying zero weight.