Top 5 poorest countries in Africa

Top 5 most poorest countries in Africa. 

The economy has gone so bad that the world today is now the survival of the fittest.

1. Democratic Republic of congo-GDP per capita : $394.25

Congo was known as Zaire until 1997 and became the poorest country in the world recently at 2010.

2. Zimbabwe -GDP per capita : $589.46

Zimbabwe is not only poor, it has the lowest life expectancy, because 20.1% of the population suffer from HIV/AIDS.

3. Burundi -GDP per capita : $648.58

Burundi is a country almost constantly facing a state of tribal and civil war, with a poor economy and educational system. Their major revenue comes from selling coffee. Research has it that 57% of children under age 5 suffers from chronic malnutrition.

4. Liberia - GDP per capita : $716.04

In about 1980, there was a coup that led to the removal of the president, which led Liberia to a civil war, where the people were killed before a 2003 peace deal. However Liberia has about 85% of the population living on less than $1 a day, which is about #367 naira.

5. Eritrea- GDP per capita :$792.13

In 1941, during the second World War, Eritrea was conquered by the British. Eritrea gross domestic product growth is consistently low, averaging 1.2 percent throughout the last decade and a high of 2%.


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