I looked at the GDP per capita statistics and was struck by the huge disparity between countries. South Sudan remains the poorest country in the world with a figure of just $251 per person. Yemen, Burundi, and the Central African Republic are all in critical economic situations, not exceeding $600.

Interestingly, most of the poorest countries are located in Africa. Yemen ($417), Burundi ($490), Central African Republic ($532) — these are not just low numbers; they reflect serious issues with political stability and conflicts. Even relatively large countries like Nigeria ($807) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo ($743) remain at the lower end of the ranking.

The list continues to expand — Liberia, Sierra Leone, Chad, Rwanda, Togo. Looking at Asian countries in this ranking, Tajikistan ($1,432), Nepal ($1,458), East Timor ($1,491) also show economic difficulties. India, at the bottom with $2,878 — for such a large country, this indicates that even developing economies can have low per capita figures due to their huge populations.

This reminds us that global inequality remains a major issue. It will be interesting to see how these figures change in the coming years.