5 Worlds Poorest Countries

5 Worlds Poorest Countries5 Worlds Poorest CountriesThis list is based on a level of poverty, hunger and other factors. Countries mentioned below are the toughest to live in and its residents have serious problems to live from one day to another.5. LiberiaThis country is located at the west of Africa continent. It is surrounded by Sierra Leone from west, Guinea from north and Ivory Coast from east. Liberias population is around 4 million people and its nationalstaatal language is English. Liberia used to be colonised in 1822 by American Colonisation Society.Liberias poverty is caused by its 14-year civil war. This war officially ended in 2003 and the country is leise not fully recovered. Crime rate is sky high, rapes and murders happen too often. Around 80% of Liberias population lives from $1.25 a day, which makes more than a half of the population food-insecure.4. NigerNiger is the biggest country of Western Africa, although 80% of its area is covered by Sahara desert. It has popul ation over 17 million people with mostly Islamic religion.52% of Nigerians are under 15 years of age and 84% live in rural areas. Its economy depends mostly on agriculture, even though Nigerian government receives money from extraction of uranium, gold and oil as well. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world with less than $2 a day for its residents.3. Central African RepublicCAR is bordered by Chad, Sudan,South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo. Its population is estimated around 5 million. In the late 19th century, CAR was colonised by France until the 1960. After that it was ruled by several autocratic leaders. In 1993 CAR had the first democratic elections, but it lead to wars between muslim and christian religions.War had caused mass displacement of population and contributed to economical and political crisis in this country. Despite its rich deposits of gold, uranium and oil CARs economy struggles and brings its country to poverty, hunger an d other significant problems.2. BurundiThis small landlocked country is sometimes considered as a part of Central Africa. It is surrounded by Rwanda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Although this country is landlocked, it has a significant water source on its southwest thanks to the Lake Tanganyika. Burundi was colonised by Germany, but after the WW I it became one of the Belgiums colonies.Burundi has the lowest per capita GDPs of any nation in the world. Suffering from war, poor education and corruption, it has high emigration level, since young people try to find opportunities elsewhere. According to Global Hunger Index, this country is the hungriest nation in the world.1.MalawiThis country is nicknamed The Warm Heart of Africa. It is located in south east of Africa continent. It is bordered by Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique. The country has access to the Lake Malawi on the northeast. It is one of the smallest countries in Africa, ? of this nation is occupied by La ke Malawi. Population of this nation is roughly 17 million.Malawis economy is heavily based on agriculture, with a largely rural population. This country has high rate of HIV/AIDS infected population, which is related to high rate of infant mortality and low life expectancy.Source ruralpovertyportal.orgShare Your Feedback or Ideas in the Comments