Sri Lanka, Oct. 25 -- Sri Lanka has recorded the lowest hunger index score among South Asian countries with available data in the 2026 Global Hunger Index (GHI), reflecting a substantial improvement in the country's hunger situation over the past two decades.

According to the report released on October 14, Sri Lanka scored 10.2, ranking 53rd among the 122 countries assessed globally.

Among South Asian countries, Nepal recorded the second-lowest score at 14.5, followed by Bangladesh at 19.2, India at 24.1, Pakistan at 25.5 and Afghanistan at 28.6. Bhutan and the Maldives were not assigned scores due to insufficient data.

Sri Lanka's score has declined from 22.1 in 2000 to 19.9 in 2006 and 20.8 in 2012, before improving to 11.4 in 2018 a...