India has slipped seven places to rank 101 among 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index. It ranked fourth among South Asian countries, according to the Index that was released October 14, 2021.
Only 15 other countries ranked below India on the Index. These include:
- Afghanistan (103)
- Nigeria (103)
- Congo (105)
- Mozambique (106)
- Sierra Leone (106)
- Liberia (110)
- Madagascar (111)
- Democratic Republic of Congo (112)
- Chad (113)
- Central African Republic (114)
- Somalia (116)
Bangladesh (76), Nepal (76) and Pakistan (92) have fared much better than India on the index.
In 2020, India ranked at 94 among 107 countries on the Index that is released by Concern Worldwide, an Irish aid agency and Welt Hunger Hilfe, a German organisation.
— source downtoearth.org.in | Kiran Pandey | 15 Oct 2021