About Some of the Poorest Countries in the World

You have some of the poorest places in the world that you have no idea about, and if you go through the list of the 10 poorest countries in the world where people can hardly lead their lives, it is tough to handle the daily struggles in life. Life in different parts of the world is challenging and pathetic. There are several reasons why countries have to fight hard in combating poverty in style. An estimation has been made by the World Bank’s World Development Indicators (WDI). Poverty will always cause a domino effect, and the countries are poor due to several reasons like lack of education and employment and the rest of the factors. 

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1. Haiti 

Among the 10 poorest countries in the world, you can start with Haiti. It stands at the lowest level and has got to do with the history of colonialism of the country. The poverty rate of the country is 77%, and the population is 1.06 cores. The gross domestic product is ＄8.259 billion, and the GDP per capita is ＄846. As part of the human development index ranking, it occupies 163rd place in the whole world. The people of Haiti are living below the poverty line, and it is one of the poorest countries in the entire world. 

2. Burundi 

The next poorest country to talk about is Burundi. There was a continuous brutal civil war of 12 years, and it happened between the Tutsi and the Hutu people and because of the fight the country suffered an immense loss for generations to come. The public sector of Burundi is one of the most corrupt sectors in the entire world. There are several sections that are still lagging behind, and there is a shortage of electricity and modern technology to support the fixed infrastructure. There are certain sections of Burundi that are in need of proper and positive renovation. Lack of supervision has really made the country suffer the extremes down the years. The poverty rate of Burundi is 66.9%and the GDP per capita is $819. 

3. Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea is a country much below the poverty line. It is an oil-rich country, but still, it is suffering from the point of prosperity for all populations alike. The expectancy of the country is quite low, and the primary education enrollment is just 56.3%. The poverty rate of Equatorial Guinea is 76.8%, and the population of the place is about 12.22 Lakh. The country's gross domestic product is ＄11.638 billion, and the GDP per capita is ＄14,176. It occupies 183rd place in terms of human development index ranking. 

4. Zimbabwe 

The first image of the country is its poverty downpour, and the main issue of the nation is hyperinflation. In the year 2008, the value of the US dollar reached the point of four million Zimbabwean dollars. The country has been an inlet of the other currencies, and things have been running low in Zimbabwe from the time of 1980. The country was a sovereign nation, and Robert Mugabe has been ruling Zimbabwe for a very long time. The poverty rate of Zimbabwe is around 72%and the population of the place is around 1.61 crore. The GDP per capita of the country is $1071 and the index ranking of Zimbabwe is 154th

5. Congo 

Congo is one of the poorest countries of Africa, and Congo stands at the lowest with a GDP per capita of ＄474. The standard of education and health of Congo is highly pathetic, and maximum children die within one year of their birth here in Congo. French is the official language of Congo, and the poverty rate of the place is 71.3%. The total population of Congo is 8.22 crore, and the gross domestic product of the place is ＄41.098 billion. The GDP per capita of the nation is ＄474, and it has the human development index ranking of 176th. 

6. Swaziland 

Swaziland is the petite and the smaller landlocked kingdom in the southern part of Africa. The country is bordered by both lands of Mozambique and South Africa. Swaziland has a total area of 17,364 km², and it is one of the smallest countries in Africa. The country is half the size of Belgium, and the size of the country is less than the United States and also the size of New Jersey. The poverty rate of the country is 69.2%, and the population of Swaziland is 10.67 lakh. The GDP per capita of the place is ＄3,432, and the people living here and near are mostly poor and uneducated. 

7. Eritrea 

The country of Eritrea is again one of the poorest countries of Africa, and you would be horrified to know that it has the highest number of people suffering from HIV AIDS. The country got its independence from Ethiopia in the year 1993 after a prolonged war of thirty years. It has the poorest condition as the repression plagues it at home and due to the tension in the relationship with the neighbors. The prolonged conflict and severe drought conditions have always badly affected the agricultural status of Eritrea. Due to several adversities, it has always remained one of the most disdainful countries in entire Africa. 

8. Madagascar 

Madagascar is known to be the most popular island country that is located in the Indian Ocean. The country is made up of all the small and Bits Island, and more than 69% of the population are made to suffer badly and they are made to live on less than a dollar per day. Popularly it is called the Big Red Island, and it is the unique place for several species on earth. Madagascar holds more than twenty-two million inhabitants, and most of them are without proper diet and education. The country has a poverty rate of 68.7%, and it holds a total population of 2.44 crore. The GDP per capita of the country is $531. 

9. Sierra Leone

Here is the country called Sierra Leone in West Africa, and it has the highest rate of infant mortality in the entire world, and more than 113.7 infants are known to die every year. The expectancy rate of the country is not more than 47.4 years, and this is known to be the second-lowest in the whole world. There are various challenges being faced by the country, and some of them include the unstable power supply, poor funding, and lower advertising revenue. For all possible reasons, Sierra Leone stands on the list of poorest countries with the special traits and features in offer. 

10. Saotome and Principe 

The next place to talk about as one of the poorest places in the world is Saotome and Principe. The official name of the place is Saotome and Principe. The people of the island speak in Portuguese, and it is located in the Gulf of Guinea. Cocoa is the principal crop of the land, and people living here earn less than the required amount. The poverty rate of the place is 66.2%, and the total population of the place is around 19,428. The gross domestic product of the land is ＄355 million, and the GDP per capita is ＄1,668. The developmental index ranking of the place is 142nd, and most of the people here speak Portuguese. 

Most of the poorest countries belong to the African nation, and for this reason, they are under the poverty line for ages. These are mostly equatorial countries, and they have to survive under tremendous heat conditions. However, amongst the list of the list of poorest countries in the world these ten are really suffering the venality for years. The production rate and the financial scarcity are quite low here, making these countries so poor and devastatingly pathetic. Measures have been taken in improvising the conditions, but not much has positively affected the nature and prosperity rate of the state.