Poorest countries are those which have less per capita income and is not technology developed. Among the 193 countries of the World, some are rich, while others can be labelled as the poorest countries of the World. Such countries do not have enough resources to feed their bulging population. On the basis of the per capita income, the list of poorest countries in the world 2013 is prepared. There are different reasons for their poverty. Some are completely engrossed in the conflicts and war, while the others have scarce resources to boost up their economy. Millions of the people are victim of worsening economic situation and are hungry for food. It shows that the World is deeply divided into haves and haves-not, especially after the rising phenomenon of globalization. The technological advancement is making half of the word richest at the cost of the other part of the world who are getting more deep into poverty. Wikipedia has also prepared the list of poorest countries that can be consulted too.
List of the Poorest Countries of the World 2013
Here is the list of the poorest countries of 2013 with special reference to the per capita income and the level of technological advancement.
10. TOGO
Togo is a country of Africa. During the colonial period it was been ruled by France and after its independence they were unable to sustain their economic needs and this situation turned worst when they were been threatened by civil wars from its neighbor countries. There are many other reasons like lack of sustainable political system, lack of leadership qualities in their rulers and many more which lead them to this situation. Its income per capita is 898 dollars which is below the poverty line and in HDI it stands at the 130th rank. With this all Togo is at the 10th position of this list of top ten poorest countries in the world.
9. MALAWI
Malawi stands at the 9th position of this list of top ten poorest countries in the world. It’s a country of the sub continent Africa. It is one of the poorest countries of the world due to certain reasons one of them is the poor communication system. There are 47 landlocked countries and Malawi is one of them. Malawi stands at the 171st position in HDI and its income per capita is 860$.
8. SIERRE LEONE
it is sometimes shocking to believe that a country having gold and diamond industries are considered in one of the poorest countries in the world. Its income per capita is below the poverty line and still it is considered to be one of the best exporters of the world. It stands at the 8th rank of this list of top ten poorest countries in the world
7. ERITREA
Eritrea is an African country and its economy is based on agriculture. Metal is one main thing that this country exports in the world. Its income per capita is 777 dollars and it is placed at the 177th position in the HDI. This nation stands at the 7th position of this list of top 10 poorest countries in the world.
6. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Central African Republic is a central African country. Like Malawi it is also a landlocked country. Its main economy is based on agriculture. The main reasons for its economic downfall is lack of honesty of their rulers with their public, lack of good administration, and even though this country is an agricultural country still it imports vegetables from other countries and different diseases are growing in this region and AIDS is one of them. Its income per capita is 767 dollars. This makes this country the 6th most poorest country in the world.
5. BURUNDI
Burundi is one of the land locked countries having a population greater than its economy and it’s the 5th most POOREST COUNTRIES in our list of top 10 poorest countries in the world. Its income per capita is 614 $. Its people are suffering through different diseases and problems like AIDS, HIV and most important that more than half of the population is deprived of clean water and due to which they are going through different diseases. There is lack of good political system, high rate of corruption these all factors are responsible for its economic downfall. They don’t have enough food for its whole population so they are dying of hunger.
4. NIGER
Niger is an African country stated at West Africa having French its national language. Niger is having a great issue of gender discrimination making it a very hard place for women to survive. It is one of the land locked countries and has income per capita below the poverty line. It is standing at the 186th position in HDI. This country comes at the 4th position in the list of top 10 poorest countries in the world.
3. LIBERIA
Liberia is third poorest countr of the world having an income per capita of 49$. This country has faced many civil wars and the one happened in 1989 not destroyed its whole economy but badly affected the health of its people. this country status is very low in HDI.
2. ZIMBABWE
This is one of the country that has faced many civil wars from its enemy that it has destroyed so much of its infrastructure that it will take many years for this country to recover and its people has faced corrupt leaders which made this country’s economic situation worst. This country is blessed with so many natural resources that it can improve its economy in no time and can give their people a better standard of living but due to high corruption level it cannot be possible. In HDI it stands at 173rd position. This country comes at the 2nd position in this list of TOP TEN POOREST COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD.
1. CONGO
Congo commonly known as DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO comes at the top of this list of TOP POOREST COUNTRY OF THE WORLD. It’s a Central African country having a capita per income of 348$ and its reasons for its economic downfall is the same as for the countries stated above. Its stands at the 186th position in the HDI.
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