- The lower the ranking; the more food-deprived the country is.
- We have moved 8 places up the ranking since last year (63rd rank).
- Mauritius holds the top place alongwith Thailand.
- Albania and Columbia are at 3rd place while China and Malaysia are together at 5th.
- Burundi is the most hungry country followed by Eritrea and East Timor.
- Around 805 million people still suffer from hunger globally.
- The report, evaluating 120 developing countries worldwide, is published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
- Our Neighbours: Pakistan and Bangladesh (both at 57th), Nepal (44) and Sri Lanka (39).
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
India gets the 55th rank in the 2014 Global Hunger Index.
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