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Hidden Hunger Index in pre-school children (Muthayya et al. (2013))

· higher is better · 147 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Niger52
  2. 2Kenya51.7
  3. 3Benin51.3
  4. 4Central African Republic51
  5. 4Mozambique51
  6. 5Sierra Leone50
  7. 6Malawi49.7
  8. 7Burkina Faso48.3
  9. 7India48.3
  10. 8Ghana47.7
  11. 8Afghanistan47.7
  12. 8Sao Tome and Principe47.7
  13. 8Congo, Dem. Rep.47.7
  14. 9Mali46
  15. 10Liberia45.3
  16. 11Cote d'Ivoire44
  17. 12Gambia, The43.7
  18. 13Chad43.3
  19. 14Madagascar43
  20. 15Zambia42
  21. 16Guinea41.3
  22. 16Ethiopia41.3
  23. 17Guinea-Bissau40
  24. 18Burundi39.7
  25. 18Yemen, Rep.39.7
  26. 19Timor-Leste39
  27. 20Lao PDR38.7
  28. 21Myanmar36.3
  29. 21Cameroon36.3
  30. 22Angola36
  31. 22Nigeria36
  32. 22Sudan36
  33. 23Mauritania35.3
  34. 23Nepal35.3
  35. 24Tanzania35
  36. 25Lesotho34.7
  37. 26Uganda34.3
  38. 27Djibouti33.7
  39. 27Comoros33.7
  40. 27Zimbabwe33.7
  41. 28Bhutan33.3
  42. 28Eritrea33.3
  43. 29Eswatini33
  44. 30Senegal32.7
  45. 31Marshall Islands32.3
  46. 32Cambodia31
  47. 33Uzbekistan30.7
  48. 33Philippines30.7
  49. 33Haiti30.7
  50. 34Maldives30
  51. 35Guatemala29.7
  52. 36Togo29.3
  53. 36Congo, Rep.29.3
  54. 36Bangladesh29.3
  55. 37Rwanda28.7
  56. 37Korea, Dem. People's Rep.28.7
  57. 38Papua New Guinea28.3
  58. 38Iraq28.3
  59. 38Tajikistan28.3
  60. 39Micronesia, Fed. Sts.28
  61. 40Indonesia27.3
  62. 40Morocco27.3
  63. 41Pakistan26.7
  64. 41Bolivia26.7
  65. 42Iran, Islamic Rep.25
  66. 42Kiribati25
  67. 43Botswana24.7
  68. 44Viet Nam24
  69. 45Solomon Islands23.3
  70. 45Azerbaijan23.3
  71. 46Kyrgyz Republic23
  72. 46Equatorial Guinea23
  73. 47Turkmenistan22.7
  74. 48Namibia22.3
  75. 48Sri Lanka22.3
  76. 49Georgia22
  77. 49Egypt, Arab Rep.22
  78. 49Kazakhstan22
  79. 50Peru21.7
  80. 50Vanuatu21.7
  81. 50Syrian Arab Republic21.7
  82. 50Gabon21.7
  83. 51Ecuador21
  84. 52Jamaica20.7
  85. 53Honduras20.3
  86. 54Ukraine20
  87. 54Mongolia20
  88. 55North Macedonia19
  89. 56Moldova18.3
  90. 56Lebanon18.3
  91. 56South Africa18.3
  92. 57Mexico18
  93. 58Romania17.7
  94. 59Belize17.3
  95. 59Tuvalu17.3
  96. 59Algeria17.3
  97. 60Panama16.3
  98. 60Libya16.3
  99. 61Brazil16
  100. 61Albania16
  101. 62Grenada15.7
  102. 62Paraguay15.7
  103. 63Fiji15.3
  104. 63Bulgaria15.3
  105. 63Guyana15.3
  106. 64Antigua and Barbuda15
  107. 64St. Vincent and the Grenadines15
  108. 65Jordan14.7
  109. 65Latvia14.7
  110. 65Turkiye14.7
  111. 65Thailand14.7
  112. 65Cabo Verde14.7
  113. 66El Salvador14.3
  114. 66Oman14.3
  115. 66Russian Federation14.3
  116. 67Samoa14
  117. 67Suriname14
  118. 68Dominican Republic13.7
  119. 68Lithuania13.7
  120. 68St. Lucia13.7
  121. 68Bosnia and Herzegovina13.7
  122. 69Palau13.3
  123. 70Venezuela, RB13
  124. 71Estonia12.7
  125. 71Poland12.7
  126. 71Slovak Republic12.7
  127. 71Belarus12.7
  128. 72Uruguay12.3
  129. 72Tunisia12.3
  130. 72Armenia12.3
  131. 73Tonga11.7
  132. 73Dominica11.7
  133. 73Malaysia11.7
  134. 73Colombia11.7
  135. 73St. Kitts and Nevis11.7
  136. 74Nicaragua11.3
  137. 74China11.3
  138. 75Argentina10.3
  139. 75Trinidad and Tobago10.3
  140. 76Mauritius9.7
  141. 76Saudi Arabia9.7
  142. 77Seychelles9
  143. 78Chile8.3
  144. 78Costa Rica8.3
  145. 79Croatia8
  146. 80Cuba7.7
  147. 81Hungary7.3

Hidden Hunger Index in pre-school children (Muthayya et al. (2013))