Low-income countries

25 countries are in the World Bank’s low-income group. The World Bank’s classification, by GNI per capita (Atlas method), revised every July.

Low income21 in Africa, 4 in Asia
Low-income countries
#CountryGNI per capitaPopulationContinent
1Burundi$24014,390,003Africa
2Afghanistan$39043,844,111Asia
3Central African Republic$5605,513,282Africa
4Madagascar$56032,740,678Africa
5Mozambique$57035,631,653Africa
6Malawi$60022,216,120Africa
7Somalia$64019,654,739Africa
8DR Congo$720112,832,473Africa
9Syria$72025,620,427Asia
10Niger$75027,917,831Africa
11Liberia$8305,731,206Africa
12Sierra Leone$8308,819,794Africa
13Sudan$90051,662,147Africa
14Gambia$9302,822,093Africa
15Chad$97021,003,705Africa
16Burkina Faso$98024,074,580Africa
17Guinea-Bissau$1,0902,249,515Africa
18Ethiopia$1,110135,472,051Africa
19Mali$1,12025,198,821Africa
20Uganda$1,12051,384,894Africa
21Rwanda$1,15014,569,341Africa
22Eritrea3,607,003Africa
23North Korea26,571,036Asia
24South Sudan12,188,788Africa
25Yemen41,773,878Asia

Questions

How many low-income countries are there?
25. 25 countries are in the World Bank’s low-income group. The World Bank’s classification, by GNI per capita (Atlas method), revised every July.
Which has the lowest GNI per capita?
Burundi, with $240 a person. Then Afghanistan ($390 a person).
Where are they?
21 in Africa, 4 in Asia.
How is the list made?
It is a filter over the independent states on Kartavera — low income — using the same figures as the atlas and its rankings. Territories are not included. Open it on the map to change any condition.

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Figures: area from Wikidata, population, GNI and life expectancy from the World Bank, forms of government from the CIA World Factbook. All sources.