The report of the Global Hunger Index 2020 has declared.
India ranks at 94th out of 107 countries. India is lagging behind many neighboring and small countries including Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia.
According to the report, with a score of 27.2, India is in a ‘serious’ state of hunger. Notably last year India was ranked 102. But the rank was out of 117 country so India’s ranking has improved, but the total number of countries has also decreased.
The report states that about 14 percent of India’s population is malnourished.
- Key facts related to the report of Global Hunger Index -2020–
- According to the report of the Global Hunger Index -2020, India is in ‘serious’ condition in terms of hunger with a score of 27.2. Additionally, around 14 percent of people in India are malnourished.
- India ranks 94th out of 107 countries in the ‘Global Hunger Index-2020’.
- India is still lagging behind many of its neighbors. These countries include Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia.
- India’s neighboring country ‘China’ is ranked 25th in this index.
- Nepal and Pakistan are ranked 73rd and 88th respectively.
- According to the report of the Global Hunger Index -2020, the stunting rate in children in India is 37.4%.
- Only 13 countries are ahead of India in the ‘Global Hunger Index -2020’. Major countries are Rwanda, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Libya, Mozambique and Chad.
