List Of 23 Poorest Countries In The World Released… So Where Does Kenya Fall?
A list of 23 poorest countries in the world has been released. According to an analysis by the Global Finance Magazine, 19 of the 23 countries are from Africa.
Based on data from the IMF, the magazine ranked the world’s countries according to their GDP per capita and determined the poorest and richest ones, reports the Business Insider.
The analysis also used a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) basis, which takes into account the living cost and inflation rates, in order to compare living standards between the different nations.
So where does Kenya fall in this list? Or the better way to put it is, is Kenya in the list of the 23 poorest countries in the world?
Well, according to the list, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ranks in as the poorest country in the world based on its GDP per capita over the 2009-2013 period.
Business Insider says With DRC citizens earning on average $US394.25 a year, the country stands in sharp contrast with Qatar — where people earn an average of $US105,091.42.
Following the Democratic Republic of Congo are Zimbabwe, where in 2013 people earned $US589.25 on average, Burundi, where they earn $US648.58 a year and Liberia, where people earn $US716.04 on average.
Afghanistan comes in as the first non-African country in the list. It comes in at 10th place. It is also the first country where the average annual income passes the $US1,000 threshold with $US1072.19.
The other non-African countries on the list of the poorest 23 countries in the world are Nepal, Haiti, and Myanmar.
Luckily, Kenya is nowhere in the list. Here is the full list of the 23 poorest countries in the world:
