Least Developed Countries

Least Developed Countries

1. Lots of LDCs found in Sub-Saharan africa

2. Richest 1/5 of the population have 80% of the worlds income

3. Poorest 1/5 of the population have 1% of the worlds income

4. Economic characteristics

   • Low incomes
     • Low GNI
   • Poor trade links
     • Little involvement in world trade
   • High levels of debt
     • Borrow money, high interest rates, debt repayments
   • Low profit goods
     • Export of primary products
       • Agriculture
   • Trade deficit
     • Spend more on importing than exporting
   • Economic instability
     • unstable, primary products as main source of income
       • Narrow range of exports

5. Social

   • Limited healthcare
     • Thousands of people per doctor
   • HIgh IMR
     • 75 deaths per 1000 in ethiopia
   • High levels of malnutrition
     • 46% Undernourished children in ethiopia
   • High numbers of people infected by disease
     • 9 million people contract malaria in ethiopia
   • Low levels of education
     • 45% primary school attendance
   • Low literacy rates
     • Adult literacy rate in Ethiopia 30%
   • lack of access to clean water and sanitation
     • 42% access to clean water
     • 11% had access to sanitation

6. Demographic

   • Low life expectancy
     • 56 years in ethiopia
   • Higher birth rate than death rate

7. Political

   • Democratic government
   • Political corruption
     • keeping money
     • loans
     • development
   • war and conflict

8. Cultural

   • men and women