India has been ranked 94 on the 2020 Global Hunger Index (GHI), lower than neighbours like Bangladesh and Pakistan. The GHI is an annual peer-reviewed publication by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. The number of young children in India who are very short and thin puts it alongside the poorest African nations. In 2020, India falls …
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at global, regional, and national levels. GHI scores are calculated each year to assess progress and setbacks in combating hunger. The GHI is designed to raise awareness and understanding of the struggle against hunger, provide a way to compare levels of …
India’s ranking in the Global Hunger Index 2019 is 102 among the 117 countries. India finding its name at the bottom of the index is clearly a matter of grave concern. If we compare India’s performance with the past year, it has jumped one place, but India is not better off in comparison to the …
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The 2019 Global Hunger Index report (GHI) is the 14th in an annual series. It presents a multidimensional measure of global, regional, and national hunger. How GHI Ranks Countries The GHI ranks countries on a 100-point scale, with 0 being the best score (no hunger) and 100 being the worst, although neither of these extremes …
