In the 2022 Global Hunger Index, Nepal ranks 81st out of 121 countries with sufficient data to calculate 2022 GHI scores.
With a score of 19.1, Nepal has a level of hunger that is moderate, according to the Global Hunger Index.
Jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerlife, the GHI lists countries by ‘severity’. Yemen has ranked in the lowest position at 121, while the top of the list is dominated by European nations including Croatia, Estonia, and Montenegro.
Among Asian nations, China and Kuwait have ranked the highest. With a score of 29.1, which falls in the ‘serious’ category of hunger, India was ranked behind its neighbors Nepal (81), Pakistan (99), Sri Lanka (64), and Bangladesh (84). India has been recording decreasing GHI scores over the years. In 2000, it recorded an ‘alarming’ score of 38.8, which was reduced to 28.2 by 2014. The country has started recording higher scores since then.
