People Live On Less Than $1.25 A Day In These 10 Nations

Zambia:

This country is in an epidemic of poverty, once known as a middle class economy is now in poverty and the world is crying for immediate uplifting of these people. Out of the total population, 74 percent of them are in poverty that is living with $1.25 per day. This country unlike other African countries is not burdened by dictatorship, corruption or civil wars. 

The reason for poverty is connected to the decrease in copper price in the last decade. This country is in need of an immediate help with HIV/AIDS epidemic tearing the country apart as well.

Burundi:

The assassination of the first ever democratically elected president and the sudden plunge of the economy back in 1993 have taken Burundi’s people to a rock bottom. They are not in a state of total recovery as of yet and also the increased violence inside the country is not helping the government pull this poverty stricken country back to its feet.

Out of the total population of above 95 lakhs, 81 percent are in poverty. Many of the people of this country live in refugee camps or have fled to other countries. Agriculture is their main source of income but this has had no luck for them since the country is stricken with drought.

Liberia:

This country was under a fourteen year civil war, which ended in 2003 and now is slowly picking itself up from the aftermath of that devastating nightmare. This country has a population of 40.8 lakhs out of which 84 percent are in poverty.

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