Nepal
After being hit by two disastrous earthquakes in April and May 2015, Nepal’s economy has dropped to an all time low. The country, which is the gateway to Mount Everest, is situated on the valleys north of the Himalayas. The mountain valleys in Nepal would fetch many travellers and the tourism industry was the backbone to the economy of the country. The natural disasters has caused Nepal’s GDP to drop to USD 19,294.
Eritrea
Eritrea’s economy is largely based on subsistence agriculture, and 60 percent of the population relies for food and income on agricultural activities. The youngest independent country has an annual per capita income of 150 USD. In 2001, 53 percent of the country’s households fell below the poverty line, and 44 percent of children under the age of five were underweight.
