Global Hunger Index 2025: Georgia among top 25 countries globally
Society
According to the 2025 Global Hunger Index (GHI), Georgia ranks among the top 25 countries worldwide and holds the first position in terms of freedom from hunger, indicating that the nation has successfully addressed extreme poverty and malnutrition at an advanced level.
The study reports that Georgia’s overall GHI score is 5%, evaluated on a 100% scale, marking the best score globally.
The Global Hunger Index assesses countries based on four key indicators:
- Undernourishment - the share of the population unable to consume sufficient calories.
- Child stunting - the proportion of children under five with low height for age, reflecting chronic malnutrition.
- Child wasting - the proportion of children under five with low weight for height, indicating acute malnutrition.
- Child mortality - the share of children dying before the age of five, partially reflecting the combined effects of inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environments.
In Georgia, undernourishment affects less than 2.5% of the population, child wasting is observed in 4.7% of children, stunting affects 0.6%, and child mortality under age five is 0.9%.
In Europe, the lowest-performing countries according to the 2025 GHI are Ukraine, Moldova, and Albania, forming the bottom three. While the European Commission has not yet published the 2025 report on its website, Georgia was also recognized among the best-performing countries in the 2024 index, while Ukraine and Moldova remained in Europe’s last three.
The Global Hunger Index is compiled by Concern Worldwide, Welthungerhilfe, and the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, providing a comprehensive measure of hunger and undernutrition worldwide.
