5 Least Developed Countries and Their Characteristics

3. Central African Republic

Human Development Index (2021): 0.404

GDP per Capita (2024): $572.90

Literacy Rate (2020): 37%

Population in Multidimensional Poverty (2018): 80.41%

The World Bank estimates that 3.5 million people in the Central African Republic are living in ‘extreme’ poverty, which is almost half of the total population. Despite abundant natural resources, totaling around 470 mineral occurrences, the country faces a dwindling economy owing to local crises and instability.