11 Worst Governed Countries in The World

10. Zimbabwe

Score – 18

The Republic of Zimbabwe doesn’t really have a good economic situation. In fact, on Heritage Foundation’s Economic Freedom Index, the country ranked 175th out of 178 countries. At the same time, the country’s public debt as part of the GDP is of over 200 percent, according to CIA data from 2012.

These aren’t the biggest problems, however, as the country fights poverty and famish with the vice president recently announcing that they need $1.5 billion in food aid following the drought left behind by El Nino. Violations of human rights are also quite common in Zimbabwe, particularly under President Mugabe’s administration.

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