The Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI 2014) Measuring the Political Commitment

The Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI) 2014 ranks 45 developing country governments on their political commitment to tackling hunger and undernutrition. It measures performance across 22 indicators covering legal frameworks, policies and programmes, and public expenditures. The index was created by Lawrence Haddad to provide transparency and support accountability.

Use Cases

• Ranking government performance on hunger reduction based on the 22 commitment indicators.
• Analyzing the relationship between legal frameworks and nutrition outcomes as described in the index.
• Comparing public expenditure allocations for nutrition across 45 developing countries.
• Supporting advocacy and accountability efforts by civil society using the published index scores.

Strengths

• Explicitly measures 22 distinct indicators of political commitment.
• Covers 45 developing countries, allowing for cross-national comparison.
• Assesses commitment across three defined areas: legal frameworks, policies and programmes, and public expenditures.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; the 2014 data may not reflect current conditions.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the selection of the 45 developing countries.

Provenance

Source

Lawrence Haddad

Collection Method

Index construction based on 22 indicators across three areas of government action.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

45 developing countries