THE POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

did you know that there's such a developing country that the average age is only 17 get ready to witness misery backwardness and starvation because today you'll find out the poorest countries in the world [Music] number 10 malawi the gpd per capita for this poor country in southern africa is only 1 591 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 capita in this country averaged only one thousand five hundred forty three 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 eight 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 seven mozambique this southern african country's gdp per capita 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 six 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 1 234 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 four 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 three the central african republic 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 two 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 one 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 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Keywords: poorest countries in the world, poorest country in the world, poorest countries, poor countries, poverty in africa, democratic republic of the congo, somalia country, central african republic, burundi, south sudan, niger, mozambique, liberia, madagascar, malawi, top 10, africa, poverty, trend max

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Length: 11min 52sec (712 seconds)

Published: Sun Feb 20 2022