THE POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD 2022

Number 10 Malawi

the GDP per capita for this poor country

in southern Africa is only 1591 dollars a year. 85 of the residents live in rural areas

and almost the same percentage relies on agriculture thus the country went through an

economic crisis between 2015 and 2016

because of a sudden drought that in turn triggered severe famine

according to pre-pandemic data 52

percent of the population was poor the

middle class practically didn't exist

and 25 of them lived in extreme poverty

also nine point five percent of the

population has HIV or Aids

that is one million one hundred thousand

sero-positive out of only 13 million people

starvation and disease have caused many

grandparents to start taking care of

their orphan grandchildren

on the other hand Malawi is one of the

epicenters of discrimination and murder

of albino children since their bodies

are seen as magical objects so they're

dismembered and sold as amulets

an arm can cost over one thousand one

hundred dollars on the black market

Malawi's life expectancy is only 65

years

and only 62 percent of adults can read

and write

if you don't think this is enough wait

for the next countries                         Number 9 Madagascar

this African island known for being the

land of lemurs isn't exactly a paradise

for humans

the GDP per capital in this country

averaged only one thousand five hundred

forty three (1543) dollars 

and sixty nine percent of the residents

live on less than one dollar a day

85 percent of households don't have

electricity only half of the population

has access to piped water and 90 of

households aren't connected to a public

sewer

so it's common for them to have bowel

movements outdoors

because of this the island was the scene

of outbreaks such as bubonic plague in

2017 and measles in 2019.

life expectancy is only 67 years and 1

out of 16 children dies before turning

5.

the malnutrition rate was 42 before the

pandemic

the situation got worse in 2021

when a million and a half people in the

south of the island faced terrible

famine caused by drought

so many people had to feed only on

locusts while waiting for humanitarian

aid

Number 8 Liberia

this west African country was devastated

by a civil war until 2003 and in 2015 by

an Ebola outbreak

Liberia's GDP per capita is only one

thousand four hundred sixty seven

dollars

and its capital Monrovia

was classified by the U.N as the poorest

city in the world

only a third of the residents have

access to a proper toilet and in the

whole country the figure is even lower

in marginal neighborhoods the toilets

are so precarious they collapse when

it's raining

or people just use beaches or spaces

between houses to have a bowel movement

eighty-three percent of the Liberian

population is at the threshold of

poverty

meaning they live on less than one point

two dollars a day

the formal sector rate is only fifteen

percent and thirty-two percent of the

country suffers from malnutrition

as if this wasn't enough

female genital mutilation

a practice that involves totally or

partially removing external genitals is

widespread

between 58 and 66 of Liberian women have

been victims of this abuse condemned by

the united nations

Number 7 Mozambique

this southern African country's GDP per

capital is one thousand two hundred

ninety six dollars

seventy percent of the residents are

below the threshold of poverty

life expectancy is only 58 years and

only 56 percent of adults can read and

write

Mozambique is one of the most affected

countries by HIV 12 percent of the

population is seropositive and since

2015 there have been more than 39 000

deaths caused by aids

sanitary conditions are quite poor

two-thirds of the population don't have

access to an appropriate water and

drainage supply system

the under five mortality rate is high

147 out of 1 000 children will die

before reaching that age

plus 45 of these deaths are caused by

malnutrition and almost as much by

malaria

Number 6 Niger

it's nestled in the Sahara desert with a

gross domestic product per capita of

only 1

287 dollars

indeed 48 percent of the country lives

below the threshold of poverty

that is they live on one dollar a day or

less

the country is the victim of a drought

that destroyed crops and killed the

cattle

twenty percent of the residents can't

get enough food for the whole year

so many of them eat wild fruits but some

are toxic and cause diarrhea

the health outlook is even more serious

more than twenty percent of children die

before their fifth birthday

life expectancy is hardly 63 years and

only 30 percent of the people can read

and write

as if that wasn't enough Niger is a

receiving country for refugees from Mali

and Nigeria that are involved in armed

conflicts

also it's an important crossing point

for migrants who go through the Sahara

to reach Europe

Number 5 South Sudan

it was recently independent in 2011.

this is the newest country in the world

and also one of the poorest

the GDP per capita for it is only 1234

dollars

misery feels at home here

there's almost no electricity and those

who have a cell phone must charge it in

the market shoes are a rare commodity so

most people go barefoot

ninety percent of the population lives

on less than one dollar a day and

according to the united nations eight

out of ten million residents need

humanitarian aid

although there are cities it's normal to

live in small villages made up of

several cabins

due to the long and bloody revolutionary

war and also the civil war that started

two years later there are many more

women than men

so polygamy became widespread and now a

man can have up to four or five wives

in terms of health

13 out of 100 children die before

turning 5 and maternal mortality is also

high

under these circumstances it's not

surprising that only 26 of south

 Sudanese can write and read                                                                                Number 4 the Democratic Republic of the Congo

the GDP per capita for this country is

thousand one hundred forty one dollars

the cell phone you're watching this

video on is likely to have a little bit

of soil from this country inside

due to the fact that the democratic

republic of the Congo is a major

exporter of colton

which is a rock that contains a high

concentration of tantalum the mineral

used to produce cell phones

however the riches only benefit the

armed groups resulting in a total mess

eighty percent of its population lives

in extreme poverty

expectancy is only 62 years

and wars have left 4 million orphaned

children

according to UNICEF 43 of children

experience delayed growth

regarding sanitary matters the situation

is also awful less than a quarter of the

country has access to drinking water

as if this wasn't enough

this country is the scene of one of the

most medieval events that continued to

occur up to now

the witch hunt

that's right in September 2021 alone

eight women accused of witchcraft were burned alive                                              Number 3 the Central African Rebuplic CAR

as its name suggests the Central African

Republic is a country located exactly in

the middle of Africa

and the GDP per capita for this country

is 987 dollars a year

67 percent of the residents live in

extreme poverty

and about 2.3 million people

that is more than half of the country

need humanitarian aid

forty percent of the country suffers

from chronic malnutrition

and there are only three doctors for

every one hundred thousand residents

the literacy rate is very low since

people who can read barely reach 37

percent

and life expectancy is only 53 years

infrastructure is very scarce and in its

capital Bangui there are neighborhoods

where drinking water hasn't come out of

the faucets for more than five years

Number 2 Somalia

civil war devastated this country

and got it divided into several

unrecognized states that run against one another

the GDP per capita here is only 986 dollars

75 percent of the country is below the

poverty line

and 43 percent of the population lives

on less than one dollar a day

agriculture is one of the sectors that

support the economy and it went into

crisis in 2017 due to a drought that

caused a food crisis

specifically famine for 6 million people

only 45 percent of the country has

access to piped water sources and the

rest are exposed to get sick with for

example cholera from drinking

contaminated water

in 2015 one out of seven children died

before turning five mainly from

starvation and untreated diseases due to the lack of medical care

life expectancy is only 56 years and

just like in Liberia

female genital mutilation is also

widespread

indeed 97 percent of Somali women

experienced this practice in 2005.

but thanks to the authorities

involvement it has been reduced

and now it's time to find out the

poorest country of all residents are on

average 17 years old

Number 1 Burundi

it's located in the heart of Sub-Saharan

Africa

the GDP per capita for this country is

only 770

it has no access to the sea and its

economy relies on agriculture which

represents half of a GDP and gives work

to 90 of the population

indeed almost 1 out of 10 Burundians

live in the countryside

as it's also a mountainous country

residents are quite exposed to natural

disasters like floods

as I told you before I began this

country is extremely young the average

age is only 17 years old and about 46

percent of the population is 14 years

old or younger

on the other hand more than half of the

children suffer from chronic

malnutrition

Burundi is so poor that foreign aid

accounts for 42 of total income

and it was described as one of the least

happy countries in the world in 2018.

however political riots in 2015 caused

international donors to stop giving

so the national budget was cut by 50

and this was an absolute catastrophe

fortunately once the situation

stabilized the contributions returned

otherwise many more people would be

going hungry in this country of children

you made it to the end