Global Hunger Index 2025: Golden Hunger will never go away, despite the fact that technology and agriculture will be more developed than ever before, hunger will remain one of the most in the world. Based on the newest Global Hunger Index 2025, a little over 1 out of 10 individuals on earth continue to lack adequate foodstuff to consume. That is almost 673 million individuals who experience chronic hunger regularly- a sad reminder that even with food production improvement food is not necessarily available to all.
There are still several drivers of this crisis such as poverty, war, economic instability, climate change and poor governance. These issues interact in most areas of Africa and Asia to result into alarming food insecurity. Conflict, droughts and displacement are also a burden to other countries since individuals do not only lack access to food, but also resources to cultivate or purchase food.
The Global Hunger Index 2025 reveals that some countries remain in the ranks of alarming and serious hunger with the score being 31-42.6. Somalia, South Sudan, Madagascar, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Haiti are other most hit countries, where their hunger is devastating as a result of existing crises.
Millions of people are failing to access food and clean water in Somalia thanks to decades of conflict, frequent droughts and mass displacement. With poor infrastructure and constant natural calamities, agriculture and food distribution is very challenging. Consequently, Somalia has been one of the most affected nations globally with as far as hunger is concerned.
South Sudan is almost in the same vein. The country is still fighting against the food insecurity due to floods, violence, and civil conflicts. The disrupted supply chains and roads can render access to the markets or food support by the people in the rural places hardly possible. South Sudan is one of the countries that experience severe hunger with the Global Hunger Index score being 37.5 and millions of people are in need of humanitarian aid to survive.
DRC is at the same score of 37.5. In spite of the fact that the country is abundant with natural resources and arable land, the long history of violence, lack of proper infrastructure, and underdeveloped rural areas of the country have resulted in a severe food crisis. War frequently causes the desertion of agricultural lands by farmers, whereas trade routes are unsafe, which provides an interruption of food sources to much of the population.
Haiti, with the score of 35.7 is also still affected by the extreme hunger. Poverty is a long war that the country is fighting with through natural catastrophes such as hurricanes and earthquakes have destroyed crops, houses and infrastructure numerous times. Recovery is even more problematic because of political turmoil and economic distress, where millions of people have turned to insecure and unstable access to food.
There are also dismal levels of hunger many other African countries and Asia. Constant wars, displacement, and unstable economies are still keeping individuals in the circles of poverty and food insecurity.
India-World hunger 2025 ranking
The nation of India which is one of the largest food producers in the world is similarly having a huge issue of hunger. India has a score of 25.8 ranking in the 102 first place on the Global Hunger Index 2025, the category of the report is the serious one.
Although some agricultural powers have been encountered, such problems as poverty, child malnutrition, unequal food distribution, low sanitation remain. Stunting and wasting among children are high, maternal health is poor, and there is a low intake of nutritious food, which are still a big issue. Uncontrolled population growth and geographical imbalances also impose additional pressure on the system such that hunger is no longer an issue upon food production but rather a complex problem.
We shall now consider the 10 highest countries in the world regarding the level of hunger.
Top 10 hungriest countries in the world in 2025
| Rank | Country | Global Hunger Index (Score Range) |
| 1. | Somalia | 42.6 |
| 2. | South Sudan | 37.5 |
| 3. | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 37.5 |
| 4. | Madagascar | 35.8 |
| 5. | Haiti | 35.7 |
| 6. | Chad | 34.8 |
| 7. | Niger | 33.9 |
| 8. | Central African Republic | 33.4 |
| 9. | Nigeria | 32.8 |
| 10. | Papua New Guinea | 31.0 |
Source: Global Hunger Index 2025
About the Global Hunger Rating (GHI)
Incorporated in 2006, originally published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) of the USA, and Welthungerhilfe of Germany.
In 2007, the Irish non-governmental organization Concern Worldwide too became a co-publisher. In 2018, IFPRI pulled out of the project and it became a shared project between Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide.
The GHI is an instrument aimed at measuring and monitoring the levels of hunger in a global, regional and national scale.
A GPI score is obtained based on four indicators and values (see figure) a 0 would represent the best possible score (no hunger) and 100 the worst.
Undernourishment (inadequate intake of calories); child stunting (below five years of age), child wasting (below five years of age), and child mortality (below five years of age).
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