Summary
- ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has been ranked 106th out of 122 countries in the 2026 Global Hunger Index (GHI) with a serious score of 25.5, marking one of the highest hunger levels in South Asia where progress has stalled since 2018.
- b107 The report, released under theme “No Security Without Food Security”, notes South Asia’s score has fallen from 37.5 in 2000, but most progress occurred before 2018, and global hunger is rising after two decades.
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ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has been ranked 106th out of 122 countries in the 2026 Global Hunger Index (GHI) with a serious score of 25.5, marking one of the highest hunger levels in South Asia where progress has stalled since 2018. b107
With a score of 25.5, Pakistan has a “serious level of hunger” – above South Asia’s regional score of 23.5 and the global score of 18.1. Only Afghanistan ranks worse in the region at 108th with a score of 28.6. b107
The GHI is jointly published by Concern Worldwide, Welthungerhilfe and the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, and measures hunger based on four components: undernourishment, child stunting, child wasting and child mortality.
*What the report says:*
According to GHI, Pakistan’s score has improved long-term from an alarming 36.2 in 2000 to 25.5 in 2026, but conditions have deteriorated since 2018. Dawn reported that economic instability and sharp food price inflation have eroded household purchasing power, with undernourishment climbing from low to medium and child wasting rising toward high threshold. b107
The report, released under theme “No Security Without Food Security”, notes South Asia’s score has fallen from 37.5 in 2000, but most progress occurred before 2018, and global hunger is rising after two decades.
Nearly four in ten Pakistanis live in multidimensional poverty, exceeding rates in India and Bangladesh, as the economy grows slower than region’s 6.4 percent forecast. The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises separately places Pakistan among top 10 countries facing acute hunger alongside Afghanistan, Nigeria and Yemen, with around 11 million people facing severe food insecurity in 2025 due to heavy monsoon floods affecting over 6 million.
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb discussed stabilization efforts, remittances up to $44 billion this year, and reforms with IMF leaders in Bangkok, though critics say ordinary households still struggle with high food prices.
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