Here is a list of third world countries according to their GNI
Rank | Country | Region | GNI per capita |
1 | Timor-Leste | South-East Asia | *400 |
2 | Malawi | Eastern Africa | 596 |
3 | Somalia | Eastern Africa | *600 |
4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Middle Africa | 675 |
5 | Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 720 |
6 | Yemen | Middle East | 745 |
7 | Burundi | Eastern Africa | 753 |
8 | Afghanistan | Central Asia | *800 |
9 | Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 856 |
10 | Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 859 |
11 | Niger | Western Africa | 896 |
12 | Liberia | Western Africa | *900 |
13 | Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 901 |
14 | Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 911 |
15 | Zambia | Eastern Africa | 911 |
16 | Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 917 |
Sources: IMF -- International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, April 2005 (*) CIA The World Factbook (covers countries not mentioned by the IMF, information may refer to 2004 or earlier.) Slightly different figures you will find at The World Bank Group There are more lists in here http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/third_world.htm If you want to browse more stats. For a country to be tagged as a third world country, many factors are there, which you can see at the link above where the author categorized it. As you can see only 3 of the countries in top 16 aren't from Africa which only proves that Africa still needs a long way to go for the country and the people itself could prosper more. But on the brighter side there are many things in Africa that is to be amazed of The continent itself is a vast basket of nature and a very beautiful one. lets just continue this post on my next blog, gonna play minecraft now with my bro :D |