Poorest Countries

This table provides a list of the poorest countries in the world. The African countries are highlighted in red and linked to individual pages providing further information.

Even a cursory glace at this table will demonstrate how many countries in Africa are amongst the poorest countries in the world despite the billions of $s in international aid invested in Africa over the past few decades.

Data taken from a number of sources and all estimates are believed to be correct.

Country Name	% of Population Living in Poverty
Zambia	86
Chad	80
Haiti	80
Liberia	80
Sierra Leone	70
Mozambique	70
Nigeria	70
Suriname	70
Swaziland	69
Zimbabwe	68
Burundi	68
Niger	63
Comoros	60
Bolivia	60
Rwanda	60
Tajikistan	60
Guatemala	56
Sao Tome and Principe	54
Senegal	54
Afghanistan	53
Malawi	53
Honduras	51
Madagascar	50
Kenya	50
South Africa	50
Eritrea	50
Colombia	49
Lesotho	49
Nicaragua	48
Cameroon	48
Guinea	47
Burkina Faso	46
Yemen	45
Bangladesh	45
Peru	45
Dominican Republic	42
Djibouti	42
East Timor	42
Cote d'Ivoire	42
Angola	41
Kyrgyzstan	40
Mauritania	40
Sudan	40
Ethiopia	39
Ecuador	38
Venezuela	38
Ukraine	38
Benin	37
Papua New Guinea	37
Mali	36

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