Out of the 88 countries ranked by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , Washington, to estimate the Hunger Index, India found itself in the  66th position . The IFPRI also stated that the country's attempts to eliminate hunger was not satisfactory. Except Bangladesh with GHI of 25.7 (rank 70), other neighbouring countries Pakistan 21.7 (61), Nepal 20.57 (57) and Sri Lanka 15.0 (40) were better than India.