10 Least Developed Countries in the World

3. Mozambique

Life expectancy at birth (in years): 59.3

Mean years of schooling: 3.2

Gross national income per capita: $1,198

21 out of our 25 least developed countries are based in Africa, showing that a lot of work needs to be done in the continent to improve the standards of living in most countries there. Mozambique suffered a devastating cyclone back in 2019 and the company has struggled to recover since. Mozambique has vast natural resources and farmland so it does have potential to recover and develop further.