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10) India (HDI: 0.586) Even though India is one of the fastest growing major economies, it faces major challenges like corruption, poverty, malnutrition, terrorism and inadequate public healthcare. 9) Cambodia (HDI: 0.58410) This Southeast Asian nation is a vaguely communist free market country. It is facing many challenges and sociopolitical problems like corruption, poverty, lack of political freedom, high rate of hunger and low human development. 8) Bhutan (HDI: 0.5848) Bhutan’s economy is based on forestry, agriculture, tourism and sale of hydroelectric power to India. Even though living standards are generally low, around 85 percent of Bhutanese consider themselves happy. 7) Laos (HDI: 0.5698) Southeast Asian country Laos is one of the most corrupt nations in the world. Corruption has deterred foreign investments and has created major problems with the rule of law. One third of the population of Laos lives below the international poverty line. 6) Bangladesh (HDI: 0.5587) In Bangladesh more than 160 million people live in 140,570 sq km area. It is among the most densely populated countries in the world. The nation is facing challenges like overpopulation, political instability, poverty, corruption and global warming. 5) Nepal (HDI: 0.540) Nepal is a developing nation with low income economy. Despite some progress in poverty reduction in recent years, Nepal is among the poorest nations in the world. It is struggling to overcome a decade long Maoist insurrection. High levels of hunger and poverty are among many challenges faced by Nepal. 4) Pakistan (HDI: 0.5375) Even though Pakistan is a rapidly developing country, more than 60 percent of Pakistan population lives under $2 a day. Distribution of wealth in Pakistan is highly uneven. While the top 10 percent of the population earn 27.6 percent of the income, the bottom 10 make only 4.1 percent. 3) Myanmar (HDI: 0.5244) Myanmar is one of the poorest countries in Asia. The income gap in Myanmar is among the widest in the world. A large proportion of wealth is in the hands of the supporters of the former military government. The nation has an appalling human rights record. 2) Yemen (HDI: 0.5003) Arab country Yemen is one of the driest, poorest and least developed countries in the world. The nation is plagued by political instability, poverty, corruption and unemployment. There are no strong state institutions in this Southwest Asian nation. 1) Afghanistan (HDI: 0.4682) A series of coups in the 1970s, invasion by the then USSR and a series of civil wars have devastated Afghanistan. Today Afghanistan is an impoverished and least developed nation. More than 42 percent of the population of Afghanistan lives on less than $1 a day. The unemployment rate in this nation is about 35 percent. Poverty is most heavily concentrated in the rural areas. You can Like, Comment and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnvSpzCeaU8 You can also visit Here: https://www.facebook.com/movieentertaiment/