12. Togo
GDP (PPP) per capita: $1612
Poverty in this small sub-Saharan nation is high. It has a population of 7.6 million people. The country’s economy is based on phosphate mining, and production of cocoa, coffee, and cotton. Moreover, more than 100, 000 people live with HIV/AIDS, while 63.7% of the adults are illiterate.
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