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Least Economically Developed Countries

This list features the countries that are ranked as the least economically developed in the world as of 2022 according to the World Population Review. Human development is tracked across a vast range of sectors, ranging from GDP per capita to literacy rate, life expectancy, political stability, and access to electricity. These points are then collated into a single score, the annual Human Development Index (HDI).

RANK

COUNTRY

HDI SCORE

1

South Sudan

0.388

2

Somalia

0.404

3

Central African Republic

0.414

4

Chad

0.416

5

Niger

0.419

6

Mali

0.419

7

Burundi

0.439

8

Burkina Faso

0.459

9

Sierra Leone

0.467

10

Yemen

0.470


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References

World Population Review. (n.d.). 'Human Development Index (HDI) by Country 2024'. World Population Review. Available at: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/hdi-by-country (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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