I just looked at the current data on GDP per capita for 2025, and honestly, the picture is quite grim. The poorest countries in the world show some truly shocking figures — South Sudan barely reaches $251, Yemen at $417, Burundi at $490. These are not just numbers; they represent the real lives of millions of people.

Interestingly, if you look at the entire list of the poorest countries in the world, most are concentrated in Africa — DRC, Niger, Somalia, Nigeria. But there are also Asian countries like Myanmar ($1,177) and Nepal ($1,458). Even India, with its billion-plus population, barely exceeds $2,878 per person.

However, if you look at the bottom of the list of the 50 poorest countries in the world — Cambodia, Ivory Coast, India — the huge disparity in the global economy is still evident. The gap between the wealthiest and the poorest regions is simply astronomical. It reminds us how unevenly the planet’s resources are distributed.