Why is Pakistan ranked 99th on the Global Hunger Index?
Analysts say accessibility and affordability, coupled with political and economic crisis, are behind Pakistan’s ranking.
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan, the world’s fifth most populous country, has been ranked 99th out of 129 nations in a Global Hunger Index (GHI) report which described its level of hunger as “serious”.
The fourth edition of the report, prepared in collaboration between German non-profit Welthungerhilfe and its Irish counterpart Concern Worldwide, is a peer-reviewed publication and was launched in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Tuesday.
Pakistan achieved a score of 26.1 for the 2022 report, worse than its 29.6 in the last edition of the report in 2014.
The 2007 and 2000 reports showed Pakistan’s GHI score at 32.1 and 36.8 respectively.
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