Pakistan's ranking improves considerably in Global Hunger Index 2019

News Image

MG News | October 16, 2019 at 04:46 PM GMT+05:00

October 16, 2019 (MLN): In the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2019, Pakistan ranks 94th out of 119 qualifying countries and with a score of 32.6.

As per the latest GHI, Pakistan’s ranking improved considerably by 12 points if compared with last year’s standing of 106.

The Global Hunger Index or GHI scores countries on a 100-point "severity scale", where zero is the best score (no hunger) and 100 is the worst. "With a score of 32.6, Pakistan suffers from a level of hunger that is serious".

In addition, India was ranked 102nd which is way behind Pakistan. While a year back, Pakistan had lowest ranking in South Asia. Now in 2019, India has the lowest ranking in South Asian countries.

Copyright Mettis Link News

Related News

Name Price/Vol %Chg/NChg
KSE100 165,966.09
108.61M
-0.27%
-453.63
ALLSHR 100,649.04
369.48M
-0.22%
-222.88
KSE30 49,203.74
43.42M
-0.23%
-112.91
KMI30 239,287.91
80.38M
-0.26%
-619.69
KMIALLSHR 65,328.92
210.08M
-0.22%
-144.76
BKTi 45,744.69
8.30M
-0.23%
-104.59
OGTi 33,516.92
3.86M
-0.02%
-6.09
Symbol Bid/Ask High/Low
Name Last High/Low Chg/%Chg
BITCOIN FUTURES 82,015.00 83,200.00
80,700.00
415.00
0.51%
BRENT CRUDE 109.39 110.70
106.82
-0.47
-0.43%
RICHARDS BAY COAL MONTHLY 128.50 0.00
0.00
-1.05
-0.81%
ROTTERDAM COAL MONTHLY 145.10 0.00
0.00
-0.55
-0.38%
USD RBD PALM OLEIN 1,167.50 1,167.50
1,167.50
0.00
0.00%
CRUDE OIL - WTI 98.48 99.71
96.72
-0.54
-0.55%
SUGAR #11 WORLD 20.59 20.95
20.48
-0.26
-1.25%

Chart of the Day


Latest News
October 19, 2026 at 06:24 PM GMT+05:00

Overseas investors repatriate $307m in September 2026


October 19, 2026 at 06:08 PM GMT+05:00

Bank deposit rate rises by 12bps in Sep


October 19, 2026 at 04:37 PM GMT+05:00

Gold price in Pakistan remain unchanged



Top 5 things to watch in this week

Pakistan Stock Movers
Name Last Chg/%Chg
Name Last Chg/%Chg