The 10 Poorest Countries Of The World

hottnez.com | Nov. 25, 2008 (Special Report)

Consider several facts of income disparity between rich and poor nations to measure the cleavage between the haves and the haves not. The combined income of the world’s richest individuals leaves far behind that of the poorest 416 million. 982 million out of 4.8 billion people in the developing world live on $1 a day. Another 2.5 billion live on below $2 a day. 40% of the poorest population made up 5% of world income while 20% of the richest population ... Full Story »

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Topics: Poverty, Africa
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Nov 25, 2008 - 8:53 AM PST
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Patricia L'Herrou (review)
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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Nov. 25, 2008

This piece simply aggregates data from the CIA World Factbook and presents it to the reader. However, the presentation is excellent, and despite the single sourcing is informative and helpful.

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 25, 2008
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Patricia L'Herrou
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 by Patricia L'Herrou - Nov. 25, 2008

the facts of these ten countries per capita income annually speak volumes for themselves to make an impact, however, that impact is greatly lessened by the unevenness of the approach to the information presented. the beginning is confusing for readers trying to compare income between rich and poor people or countries. some countries are identified more than others. no population numbers are given. it could have been much more effective and i'm sorry it isn't.

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