Global Hunger Index in full

The 2008 Global Hunger Index of developing and transitional countries has been published.

The annual survey, by the International Food Policy Research Institute in conjunction with Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide, ranks 88 countries on under-nourishment, prevalence of child malnutrition and rates of child mortality.

The higher the index score, the worse the performance.

GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX 2008

Lowest index score = best

Rank	Country	1990	2008
1	Mauritius	6.1	5.0
2	Jamaica	8.0	5.1
3	Moldova	n/a	5.4
4	Cuba	7.3	5.5
5	Peru	19.5	5.6
6	Trinidad &Tobago	8.0	5.9
7	Algeria	7.4	6.0
8	Albania	10.5	6.3
9	Turkmenistan	n/a	6.4
10	El Salvador	9.7	6.5
10	Malaysia	9.5	6.5
10	Morocco	7.7	6.5
13	Colombia	9.6	6.7
14	South Africa	7.4	6.9
15	China	11.6	7.1
16	Fiji	12.7	7.3
17	Surinam	10.7	7.5
18	Gabon	11.3	7.6
19	Venezuela	8.3	7.7
20	Paraguay	8.3	7.9
21	Guyana	14.6	8.6
22	Panama	10.1	8.9
23	Thailand	18.4	9.9
24	Armenia	n/a	10.2
25	Azerbaijan	n/a	10.4
26	Uzbekistan	n/a	11.2
27	Indonesia	16.0	11.3
28	Honduras	16.1	11.4
29	Bolivia	16.5	11.7
30	Dominican Republic	14.0	12.0
31	Mongolia	18.9	12.1
32	Vietnam	23.9	12.6
33	Nicaragua	16.4	12.8
34	Ghana	24.4	13.9
35	Philippines	18.9	14.0
36	Lesotho	14.2	14.3
36	Namibia	21.4	14.3
38	Guatemala	16.1	14.6
39	Burma*	18.7	15.0
39	Sri Lanka	19.1	15.0
41	Benin	22.8	15.1
42	Ivory Coast	19.4	15.3
43	Senegal	22.1	15.4
44	Uganda	19.9	17.1
45	Gambia	18.4	17.3
46	Mauritania	n/a	17.6
47	Swaziland	13.4	17.7
48	Botswana	16.7	17.9
49	Togo	23.0	18.2
50	Nigeria	23.7	18.4
50	East Timor	n/a	18.4
52	Cameroon	22.0	18.7
53	North Korea*	13.1	18.8
54	Rep of Congo	26.2	19.1
55	Kenya	23.5	19.9
56	Sudan*	24.5	20.5
57	Laos	28.1	20.6
57	Nepal	27.6	20.6
59	Djibouti	n/a	20.9
59	Guinea	29.3	20.9
61	Pakistan	25.3	21.7
62	Malawi	32.2	21.8
63	Rwanda	28.3	22.3
64	Cambodia	32.4	23.2
65	Burkina Faso	25.1	23.5
66	India	32.5	23.7
67	Zimbabwe	20.2	23.8
68	Tanzania	26.1	24.2
69	Haiti	35.9	24.3
70	Bangladesh	32.3	25.2
71	Tajikstan	n/a	25.9
72	Mozambique	40.9	26.3
73	Mali	29.6	26.9
74	Guinea-Bissau	23.0	27.5
75	Central African Rep	32.0	28.0
76	Madagascar	29.1	28.8
77	Comoros	26.4	29.1
78	Zambia	29.1	29.2
79	Angola	39.8	29.5
80	Yemen	30.7	29.8
81	Chad	37.5	29.9
82	Ethiopia	44.0	31.0
83	Liberia	27.3	31.8
84	Sierra Leone	32.4	32.2
85	Niger	38.0	32.4
86	Burundi	32.6	38.3
87	Eritrea	n/a	39.0
88	DR Congo	25.5	42.7
Source: IFPRI