Sadly, the world has become even more segregated between the citizens of those nations who are economically successful and those who are less fortunate. Living conditions in the world’s poorest nations can be extremely challenging since they lack access to basic necessities like food, clean water, and education. The ten poorest nations in the world are shown below based on the most recent estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) per person.
1) The Democratic Republic of the Congo: With an estimated $395 GDP per person, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the poorest nation in the world. The vast majority of people live in abject poverty and hunger and make less than $1.25 per day. Additionally, it has the highest percentage of illiteracy in the world.
2) Burundi: With an estimated $417 GDP per person, Burundi is the second-poorest nation in the world. About 90% of people in the country live on less than $2 per day, and starvation, sickness, and poverty are all rampant. Additionally, it ranks among the most corrupt nations in the world.
3) The Central African Republic: With an estimated $473 GDP per person, the Central African Republic (CAR) is the third-poorest nation in the world. Due to a lack of access to essential services like health care and education, the CAR experiences extreme levels of poverty, starvation, and sickness and ranks the lowest in the world in terms of human development.
4) Liberia: With an estimated $502 GDP per person, Liberia is the fourth-poorest nation in the world. Most people lack access to basic needs like food, water, and electricity, with almost 60% of the population living in extreme poverty. A civil conflict that has raged during the majority of the previous 20 years has also wreaked havoc on the nation.
5) The Gambia: With an estimated $538 GDP per person, The Gambia ranks as the fifth-poorest nation in the world. Its unemployment rate is high and almost one-third of the population live on less than $1.25 per day. Additionally, health care is subpar and education is insufficient.
6) Togo: With an estimated $701 GDP per person, Togo is the sixth-poorest nation in the world. It is one of the least developed nations in the world in terms of access to health care and education, and it has acute poverty and starvation.
7) Mozambique: With an estimated $739 GDP per person, Mozambique ranks as the seventh-poorest nation in the world. A large portion of the population lacks access to essential services including healthcare and education, and almost 50% of the population lives in extreme poverty. In addition, corruption and poor infrastructure are major problems in the nation.
8) Guinea: With an estimated $866 GDP per person, Guinea ranks as the eighth-poorest nation in the world. Its economy, which depends heavily on international aid, is primarily agricultural. Most of its citizens live in poverty, earning less than $2 a day and lacking access to essential services like healthcare and education.
9) Eritrea: With an estimated $1,022 GDP per person, Eritrea ranks as the ninth-poorest nation in the world. Basic services including health care and education are severely deficient, and poverty and starvation are pervasive. Furthermore, throughout the past few decades, there has been a great deal of civil upheaval in the nation.
10) Madagascar: Madagascar ranks as the tenth-poorest nation in the world, with a per-capita GDP of $1,081. Over half of the population is malnourished, and about 70% of people live on less than $2 per day. Along with severe corruption, the nation lacks access to essential amenities like healthcare and education.
