10 Countries With Extreme Poverty

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2. Equatorial Guinea 

Poverty Rate: 76.80%

Another Central African country, Equatorial Guinea, is second on the list with a poverty rate of 76.80%. Corruption, poverty, and repression are eating the country like a plague. Despite being an oil-production country, Equatorial Guinea’s economy is recessing and projected to recess for the next three years, according to the IMF.

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