The Twenty Poorest Nations In The World

24/7 Wall St. ^ | 07/09/10

[Graybeard58]

Obama is striving to get us in that top 20!

[nmh]

Guess we need to dig up some $$$$ for Africa to level the GLOBAL playing field.

[FrankR]

Sorry...the government and the MSM have pushed me so hard trying to MAKE me care, I just don't care at all anymore.

My copy of the Constitution doesn't say anything about the USA supporting and supplementing any other nation, and then getting insulted by our own president for being greedy and arrogant.

Other nations, to you I say, tough $#i+.

[nmh]

Have you noticed the countries closet to the equator are the least productive and the poorest? I’m not saying the temperature is an excuse.

[Borges]

Isn't there some theory that peoples who's ancestors went through an Ice Age have more of a work ethic?

[nmh]

“Isn't there some theory that peoples who's ancestors went through an Ice Age have more of a work ethic?”

I have no idea ... .

Back to my point ... look at Mexico. The “siesta” is built into their culture. Yet, there are many legitimate legal citizens in the U.S. that are successful entrenpreurs. Heck even a drug lord is fairly motivated in Mexico to make $$$$.

[BenLurkin]

High heat and humidity, more disease and denser undergrowth — could certainly slow you down!

[alexander_busek]

2) Republic Of Zimbabwe *Population: 11.6 million *GDP (ppp): $332 MILLION (note: whoa!) *$GDP Per Capita: $354

The math here is suspicious. $332 million divided by 11.6 million is only about $28 per person. The GDP here can't be ppp (purchasing power parity); it must be the actual, uncorrected figure. $28 per person in real cash might be equivalent to $300-400 in purchasing power.

Regards,

[sodpoodle]

The number of illegal immigrants in the USA is greater than the population in each one of the countries named.

Based on those numbers; we have, in fact, been invaded by a foreign force.

[ArrogantBustard]

I’ve noticed that the poorest countries suffer from marxism, constant revolution, thugocracy, and a rejection of Western Civilisation.

[elpadre]

it is amazing that these countries are as poor as they are when the US alone has poured millions upon millions into them in dollars, aid of all kinds, we've taught them how to be productive farmers and businessmen, etc. Other developed nations have done the same, but not close to what we have done. This has gone on for generations. Add to that the mighty work done by thousands of churches in these places. Africa and Haiti are like a bottomless pit.

[ArrogantBustard]

A lack of respect, on the part of government, for the rule of law and the ownership of property is also a huge demotivator.
The drug-lord bypasses the corrupt thugocracy, creates his own law, and enforces at least respect for his property.

[petro45acp]

Looks like they found the top twenty new potential sites for the UN.

...a kid can dream.

[nmh]

What about air conditioned factories and offices?

[nmh]

I agree and see it happening here ... .

[wideminded]

Have you noticed the countries closet to the equator are the least productive and the poorest?

Perhaps that is true as a general trend, but doesn't the equator run through Brazil? Everyone seems to think they are an up and coming country.

[vaudine]

"Obama is striving to get us in that top 20!"

Undoubtedly! Zimbabwe, the former rich, modern country of Rhodesia, with good agricultural, educational, medical, banking structures, has become the #1 poverty country in the world in just under three decades. Robert Mugabe was elected--freely, with promises to make the country greater and he has--made it a greater disaster than any other country. ELECTED!--and in this short time has brought the country to poorer than Haiti, and no infrastructure. He has his own goons/thugs and keeps on getting elected in rigged elections.

Parallels, anyone?

vaudine

vaudine

[BenLurkin]

Gotta build them first. Unfortunately, most of the infrastructure bequeathed to these nations by the departing Europeans has rusted away from neglect. No excuse for that!

[IronJack]

In many cases, these nations declared their "independence" from the oppression of foreign imperialists, then embarked on a brave new course of even worse oppression, poverty, corruption, inefficiency, bloat, and dependence on foreign imperialists.

Curse those European overlords!