Global Hunger Index 2022 - Summary
In Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022 India has slipped to the 107th position in the Global Hunger Index 2022 PDF, down from the 101st position in 2021. The GHI, jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, comprehensively measures and tracks hunger at the global, regional, and country levels. Of the 121 countries on the GHI, India is ranked behind its neighbours Nepal (81), Pakistan (99), Sri Lanka (64), and Bangladesh (84).
The list, which ranks Yemen in the lowest position at 121, has 17 collective top-ranking nations — the differences in their severity scoring is minimal. China and Kuwait are the Asian countries that are ranked at the top of the list, which is dominated by European nations including Croatia, Estonia, and Montenegro.
Global Hunger Index 2022
| Rank in 2022 | Country | 2000 | 2007 | 2014 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-171 | Belarus | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 9.3 | 6.6 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | Chile | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | China | 13.3 | 7.8 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | Croatia | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | Estonia | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | Hungary | 5.5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | Kuwait | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | Latvia | 5.6 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | Lithuania | 5.4 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | Montenegro | — | 5.4 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | North Macedonia | 7.5 | 7.2 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | Romania | 7.9 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | Serbia | — | 6.1 | 5.8 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | Slovakia | 7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | Turkey | 10.1 | 5.8 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 1-171 | Uruguay | 7.4 | 6.5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 7 | <5 | <5 | 5.3 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| 20 | Brazil | 11.4 | 7.1 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 24.2 | 15.4 | 8.3 | 5.6 |
| 22 | Georgia | 12.3 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| 22 | Mongolia | 30 | 21.8 | 9.2 | 5.7 |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 5.9 |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 11.2 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| 26 | Tunisia | 10.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
| 27 | Albania | 20.7 | 15.8 | 9.2 | 6.2 |
| 28 | Russian Federation | 10.1 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| 29 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 13.7 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 11 | 12.2 | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| 31 | Argentina | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5 | 6.8 |
| 32 | Algeria | 14.5 | 11.4 | 8.7 | 6.9 |
| 32 | Armenia | 19.3 | 12.1 | 7.3 | 6.9 |
| 32 | Moldova (Rep. of) | 18.7 | 20.3 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
| 35 | Jamaica | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 7 |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 24.9 | 15.3 | 9.3 | 7.5 |
| 36 | Ukraine | 13 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 |
| 38 | Colombia | 10.9 | 11.2 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| 38 | Peru | 20.6 | 15 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| 40 | Kyrgyzstan | 18 | 13.6 | 9.4 | 7.8 |
| 41 | Paraguay | 11.6 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 8 |
| 42 | Mexico | 10.2 | 8.5 | 7 | 8.1 |
| 42 | Panama | 18.6 | 14 | 9.4 | 8.1 |
| 44 | El Salvador | 14.7 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 8.4 |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 15 | 13.9 | 9.8 | 8.8 |
| 46 | Trinidad & Tobago | 11 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 9 |
| 47 | Fiji | 9.5 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.2 |
| 47 | Morocco | 15.8 | 12.4 | 9.6 | 9.2 |
| 49 | Turkmenistan | 20.4 | 14.6 | 10.6 | 9.5 |
| 50 | Suriname | 15.1 | 11.3 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 51 | Guyana | 17.1 | 15.8 | 12.4 | 10.4 |
| 52 | Lebanon | 11.6 | 11.2 | 8.7 | 10.5 |
| 53 | Jordan | 10.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 10.6 |
| 54 | Cabo Verde | 15.3 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 11.8 |
| 55 | Viet Nam | 26.3 | 21.4 | 15.4 | 11.9 |
| 56 | Thailand | 18.6 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 12 |
| 57 | Egypt | 16.3 | 17.2 | 14.6 | 12.3 |
| 58 | Malaysia | 15.4 | 13.8 | 10.9 | 12.5 |
| 59 | South Africa | 18.1 | 17.2 | 12.7 | 12.9 |
| 60 | Oman | 14.7 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 13 |
| 61 | Bolivia (Plurinat. State of) | 27.7 | 22 | 14.7 | 13.2 |
| 62 | Honduras | 21.8 | 19.2 | 14.1 | 13.4 |
| 62 | Mauritius | 15.3 | 14.1 | 13 | 13.4 |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 22.4 | 17.9 | 15.5 | 13.6 |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 21.7 | 18.9 | 17.3 | 13.6 |
| 66 | Iraq | 23.8 | 20.8 | 16.6 | 13.7 |
| 67 | Ghana | 28.5 | 22.1 | 15.5 | 13.9 |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 40.3 | 32.9 | 20.6 | 13.9 |
| 69 | Philippines | 25 | 19.5 | 18.8 | 14.8 |
| 70 | Ecuador | 19.7 | 18.6 | 11.7 | 15.2 |
| 71 | Myanmar | 39.9 | 29.4 | 17.9 | 15.6 |
| 71 | Senegal | 34.2 | 22.8 | 17.6 | 15.6 |
| 73 | Eswatini | 24.7 | 22.9 | 18.4 | 16.3 |
| 74 | Côte d’Ivoire | 33.4 | 35.8 | 22.7 | 16.8 |
| 75 | Cambodia | 41.1 | 26.1 | 20.1 | 17.1 |
| 76 | Gabon | 20.9 | 20.3 | 16.5 | 17.2 |
| 77 | Indonesia | 26.1 | 29.1 | 22.2 | 17.9 |
| 78 | Namibia | 25.4 | 26.8 | 22.9 | 18.7 |
| 79 | Guatemala | 28.4 | 24.1 | 21.7 | 18.8 |
| 80 | Cameroon | 35.8 | 29.9 | 21.4 | 18.9 |
| 81 | Nepal | 37 | 30 | 21.2 | 19.1 |
| 82 | Lao PDR | 44.2 | 31.4 | 22.5 | 19.2 |
| 83 | Solomon Islands | 20.1 | 18.1 | 22.3 | 19.4 |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 33.9 | 31.3 | 26.3 | 19.6 |
| 85 | Venezuela (Boliv. Rep. of) | 14.6 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 19.9 |
| 86 | Botswana | 27.7 | 25.8 | 20.5 | 20 |
| 87 | Gambia | 29 | 26.5 | 22.2 | 20.7 |
| 87 | Malawi | 43.3 | 32.5 | 24.1 | 20.7 |
| 87 | Mauritania | 31.8 | 28.3 | 26.3 | 20.7 |
| 90 | Djibouti | 44.3 | 35.8 | 27.4 | 21.5 |
| 91 | Benin | 33.8 | 26.9 | 23.2 | 21.7 |
| 92 | Togo | 39.3 | 30.2 | 26.1 | 22.8 |
| 93 | Mali | 41.7 | 35.7 | 26.1 | 23.2 |
| 94 | Kenya | 36.6 | 31.1 | 21.6 | 23.5 |
| 95 | Tanzania (United Rep. of) | 40.8 | 30.9 | 25.5 | 23.6 |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 44.9 | 34.5 | 26.5 | 24.5 |
| 97 | Korea (DPR) | 39.5 | 29.6 | 27.5 | 24.9 |
| 98 | Angola | 64.9 | 44.7 | 26.2 | 25.9 |
| 99 | Pakistan | 36.8 | 32.1 | 29.6 | 26.1 |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | 33.6 | 29.9 | 29 | 26.5 |
| 101 | Comoros | 39.5 | 31.7 | 29.1 | 26.9 |
| 102 | Rwanda | 49.9 | 35.9 | 29.5 | 27.2 |
| 103 | Nigeria | 40.4 | 32.1 | 28.4 | 27.3 |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 53.6 | 42.6 | 27.4 | 27.6 |
| 105 | Congo (Republic of) | 34.7 | 33.7 | 25.3 | 28.1 |
| 106 | Sudan | — | — | 29.3 | 28.8 |
| 107 | India | 38.8 | 36.3 | 28.2 | 29.1 |
| 108 | Zambia | 53.3 | 46 | 35.2 | 29.3 |
| 109 | Afghanistan | 50.3 | 38.7 | 30.6 | 29.9 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste | — | 45.5 | 33.3 | 30.6 |
| 111 | Guinea-Bissau | 37.7 | 31 | 30.2 | 30.8 |
| 112 | Sierra Leone | 57.5 | 51.1 | 33.1 | 31.5 |
| 113 | Lesotho | 32.7 | 29.1 | 29.3 | 32.4 |
| 113 | Liberia | 48.2 | 39 | 34.8 | 32.4 |
| 115 | Niger | 52.5 | 40.2 | 32.8 | 32.6 |
| 116 | Haiti | 40.9 | 41.7 | 32.6 | 32.7 |
| 116.1ND | Guinea* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* |
| 116.2ND | Mozambique* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* |
| 116.3ND | Uganda* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* |
| 116.4ND | Zimbabwe* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* |
| 117 | Chad | 50.7 | 49 | 40.7 | 37.2 |
| 118 | Dem. Rep. of the Congo | 48 | 43.2 | 38.7 | 37.8 |
| 119 | Madagascar | 42.5 | 37.2 | 37.3 | 38.7 |
| 120 | Central African Republic | 48.8 | 46.8 | 44.6 | 44 |
| 121 | Yemen | 41.3 | 38.4 | 41.7 | 45.1 |
| 121.1ND | Burundi* | — | — | — | 34.935-49.9* |
| 121.1ND | Somalia* | — | — | — | 34.935-49.9* |
| 121.1ND | South Sudan* | — | — | — | 34.935-49.9* |
| 121.1ND | Syrian Arab Rep.* | — | — | — | 34.935-49.9* |
You can download the Global Hunger Index 2022 PDF using the link given below.
