Global Hunger Index 2021
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In Golbal Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 India has ranked at 101st out of a total 116 countries. The 2021 GHI report launched on October 14, 2021, stated that India with a score of 27.5 is facing a level of hunger that is serious.
For the 2021 GHI report, data were assessed for 135 countries. Out of these, there were sufficient data to calculate 2021 GHI scores for and rank 116 countries (by way of comparison, 107 countries were ranked in the 2020 report).
Global Hunger Index 2021 List
| Rank in 2021 | Country | 2000 | 2006 | 2012 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-181 | Belarus | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 9.3 | 6.7 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | Brazil | 11.5 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | Chile | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | China | 13.3 | 9 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | Croatia | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | Cuba | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | Estonia | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | Kuwait | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | Latvia | 5.5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | Lithuania | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | Montenegro | — | 6.5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | North Macedonia | 7.5 | 7.7 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | Romania | 7.9 | 5.9 | 5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | Serbia | — | 6.1 | 5.3 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | Slovakia | 6 | 5.3 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | Turkey | 10.2 | 6.5 | 5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-181 | Uruguay | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5 | 2.5<5 |
| 19 | Argentina | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 7 | 5.5 | <5 | 5.3 |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 24.3 | 16.6 | 9.5 | 5.9 |
| 22 | Tunisia | 10.3 | 7.8 | 7 | 6 |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 6.1 |
| 23 | Mongolia | 30.2 | 23.4 | 12.8 | 6.1 |
| 25 | Albania | 20.7 | 15.9 | 8.8 | 6.2 |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 10.1 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| 27 | Georgia | 12.3 | 8.8 | <5 | 6.3 |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 11.2 | 12.3 | 8.1 | 6.4 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 11 | 12.1 | 8.2 | 6.8 |
| 29 | Ukraine | 13 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| 31 | Algeria | 14.5 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 6.9 |
| 32 | Armenia | 19.3 | 13.3 | 10.4 | 7.2 |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 25 | 15.9 | 10.6 | 7.5 |
| 33 | Paraguay | 11.7 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 7.5 |
| 35 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 13.5 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 15.1 | 13.2 | 10.2 | 8 |
| 36 | Peru | 20.6 | 16.4 | 9.2 | 8 |
| 38 | Jordan | 10.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.3 |
| 39 | Mexico | 10.2 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.5 |
| 40 | Fiji | 9.6 | 9 | 8.1 | 8.6 |
| 40 | Jamaica | 8.6 | 9 | 9.1 | 8.6 |
| 40 | Kyrgyz Republic | 18.3 | 13.9 | 11.7 | 8.6 |
| 43 | Morocco | 15.5 | 17.5 | 9.6 | 8.8 |
| 44 | Colombia | 10.9 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 8.9 |
| 44 | El Salvador | 14.7 | 12 | 10.4 | 8.9 |
| 44 | Panama | 18.7 | 15 | 10.1 | 8.9 |
| 44 | Trinidad & Tobago | 11 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 8.9 |
| 48 | Lebanon | 11.6 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 9.7 |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | 20.1 | 14.8 | 11.9 | 9.7 |
| ND | Moldova (Rep. of)* | — | — | — | 9.90-9.9* |
| 50 | Suriname | 15.1 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| 51 | Guyana | 17.1 | 15.6 | 12.1 | 10.7 |
| 52 | Cabo Verde | 15.4 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 10.8 |
| 53 | Thailand | 18.5 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 11.7 |
| 54 | Mauritius | 15.2 | 14 | 13 | 12.2 |
| 55 | Oman | 14.7 | 13.8 | 11.6 | 12.3 |
| 56 | Egypt | 16.3 | 14.4 | 15.2 | 12.5 |
| 57 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 27.7 | 23.3 | 15.6 | 12.7 |
| 58 | Honduras | 21.8 | 19.6 | 13.8 | 12.8 |
| 58 | Malaysia | 15.4 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 12.8 |
| 60 | South Africa | 18.1 | 17.6 | 12.7 | 12.9 |
| 61 | Viet Nam | 26.3 | 21.8 | 16 | 13.6 |
| 62 | Ecuador | 19.7 | 18.9 | 12.8 | 14 |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 22.3 | 17.4 | 14.9 | 14 |
| 64 | Ghana | 28.4 | 22 | 17.9 | 14.9 |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 21.9 | 20 | 20.6 | 16 |
| 66 | Senegal | 34 | 24.1 | 19.2 | 16.3 |
| 67 | Gabon | 21 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 16.6 |
| 68 | Philippines | 25 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 16.8 |
| 69 | Cambodia | 41.1 | 27.1 | 24.2 | 17 |
| 69 | Eswatini | 24.5 | 23.2 | 21.8 | 17 |
| 71 | Myanmar | 39.8 | 31.6 | 22.9 | 17.5 |
| 72 | Gambia | 29 | 27.5 | 22.1 | 17.6 |
| 73 | Indonesia | 26.1 | 29.5 | 23 | 18 |
| 74 | Cameroon | 35.7 | 30.9 | 23.1 | 18.6 |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 20 | 18.2 | 20.2 | 18.8 |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 34 | 28.9 | 28.6 | 19.1 |
| 76 | Nepal | 37.4 | 30.9 | 23.1 | 19.1 |
| 78 | Lao PDR | 44.1 | 31.9 | 25.7 | 19.5 |
| 79 | Guatemala | 28.4 | 24.6 | 22 | 19.6 |
| 79.1ND | Tajikistan* | — | — | — | 19.910-19.9* |
| 80 | Namibia | 25.3 | 25.8 | 26.6 | 20.2 |
| 81 | Malawi | 43.1 | 33.5 | 26.2 | 21.3 |
| 82 | Benin | 34 | 27.7 | 24 | 22.2 |
| 82 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 14.6 | 11.2 | 7.4 | 22.2 |
| 84 | Côte d’Ivoire | 33.3 | 37.1 | 30 | 22.3 |
| 85 | Mauritania | 31.9 | 28.9 | 23.6 | 22.6 |
| 86 | Iraq | 23.9 | 23.9 | 27.5 | 22.8 |
| 87 | Kenya | 36.7 | 31.2 | 25.4 | 23 |
| 88 | Botswana | 26.7 | 26.2 | 24.3 | 23.2 |
| 89 | Togo | 39.1 | 36.5 | 25.3 | 23.7 |
| 90 | Ethiopia | 53.5 | 43.4 | 33.5 | 24.1 |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 44.9 | 35.8 | 29.7 | 24.5 |
| 92 | Mali | 41.7 | 36.8 | 24.8 | 24.7 |
| 92 | Pakistan | 36.7 | 33.1 | 32.1 | 24.7 |
| 92 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | 40.6 | 33.6 | 29.1 | 24.7 |
| 95 | Sudan | — | — | 29.8 | 25.1 |
| 96 | Korea (DPR) | 39.5 | 33.1 | 29.1 | 25.2 |
| 97 | Angola | 65 | 46.9 | 27.8 | 26 |
| 98 | Rwanda | 49.3 | 38.3 | 31 | 26.4 |
| 99 | Djibouti | 44.3 | 36.9 | 35.4 | 27.4 |
| 99 | Lesotho | 32.5 | 29.6 | 24.6 | 27.4 |
| 101 | India | 38.8 | 37.4 | 28.8 | 27.5 |
| 102 | Papua New Guinea | 33.6 | 30.3 | 33.7 | 27.8 |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 50.9 | 42.7 | 34.3 | 28.3 |
| 103 | Nigeria | 39.5 | 32.5 | 30.4 | 28.3 |
| 105 | Congo (Republic of) | 34.9 | 34.6 | 28.5 | 30.3 |
| 106 | Mozambique | 48 | 38.2 | 31.5 | 31.3 |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 57.7 | 52.7 | 34.7 | 31.3 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste | — | 46.1 | 36.2 | 32.4 |
| 109 | Haiti | 42 | 43.6 | 35.2 | 32.8 |
| 110 | Liberia | 48.1 | 40 | 35 | 33.3 |
| 110.1ND | Guinea* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* |
| 110.2ND | Guinea-Bissau* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* |
| 110.3ND | Niger* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* |
| 110.4ND | Uganda* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* |
| 110.5ND | Zambia* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* |
| 110.6ND | Zimbabwe* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* |
| 111 | Madagascar | 42.8 | 41.6 | 34.3 | 36.3 |
| 112 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 50.6 | 45.3 | 42.3 | 39 |
| 113 | Chad | 50.8 | 51.2 | 45.7 | 39.6 |
| 114 | Central African Republic | 48.9 | 48 | 40.5 | 43 |
| 115 | Yemen | 41 | 38.8 | 38.4 | 45.1 |
| 115.1ND | Burundi* | — | — | — | 49.935–49.9* |
| 115.2ND | Comoros* | — | — | — | 49.935–49.9* |
| 115.3ND | South Sudan* | — | — | — | 49.935–49.9* |
| 115.4ND | Syrian Arab Republic* | — | — | — | 49.935–49.9* |
| 116 | Somalia | 58.1 | 57.9 | 65.1 | 50.8 |
Global Hunger Index 2021 PDF
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