When people say that people in poor countries are starving, it is often due to the fact that food is not affordable there.
Experts from the World Food Program analyzed the cost of food in different countries and concluded that in many poor countries, people have to spend most of their income to get basic food.
The study calculated the proportion of daily income that families spend on basic food.
Specifically, the comparison looked at the ingredients needed for a bean stew and their cost in different countries around the world versus what a New Yorker spent.
The average New Yorker spends about 0.6% of their daily income on cooking bean stew, or about $ 1.20.
In India, this dish is also quite affordable, but its cost is already higher - up to $ 9.25 or 4.25% of daily income. But in Africa, the situation is more sad.
For example, residents of South Sudan need to work a full day and a half to earn money for the ingredients for this dish, which costs 155% of the daily income.
And the cost of a dish in this country is $ 321.70. Not surprisingly, many people in African countries live below the poverty line.
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Below we will tell you how much people around the world are spending on basic nutrition.
1. South Sudan - 155%
Oil is the country's main resource on which the entire economy of South Sudan relies.
However, North Sudan controls the pipelines through which oil is exported, so each side has its own interests in matters related to the distribution of oil profits.
The health care system in South Sudan is underdeveloped, which, combined with an overall low literacy rate in the country and poor infrastructure, severely hinders disease control.
Malaria and cholera are common in South Sudan. Despite international interference, many residents do not have access to qualified medical care
2. Nigeria - 121%
Oil-rich Nigeria has long suffered from political instability, corruption, underdeveloped infrastructure and poor economic management.
The former military rulers of Nigeria failed to diversify the economy to rid the country of its complete dependence on the oil sector, which provides 95% of foreign exchange earnings and provides 80% of the state budget revenue.
3. Syria, Deir ez-Zaur - 115%
Deir ez-Zaur is a city in the north-east of Syria. Before the civil war in Syria, the city was called the Pearl of the Desert.
During the war, it was severely damaged. During the hostilities, a significant proportion of residents left the city.
4. Malawi - 45%
Malawi is an agricultural country. Belongs to the group of the least developed countries in the world.
Malawi's economy is based on agriculture - 90% of its employees, 35% of GDP and 90% of export earnings.
5. Democratic Republic of the Congo - 40%
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the poorest countries in the research lists of the IMF, World Bank, CIA, University of Pennsylvania.
Moreover, it is one of the richest countries in minerals.
6. Haiti - 35%
Haiti is one of the poorest, most volatile countries in the world, the poorest country in America, constantly suffering from hunger, natural disasters and coups.
7. Mozambique - 30%
Mozambique remains primarily an agrarian state - more than 80% of the workers are employed in agriculture.
At the same time, 88% of the country's fertile land remains uncultivated.
Regular natural disasters cause significant damage to the country.
8. Yemen - 22%
Yemen is one of the poorest Arab countries. Yemen remains largely dependent on foreign aid.
Remittances from emigrant Yemenis, in particular in Saudi Arabia, generate income for the population of the country.
9. Somalia - 20%
Despite civil unrest, Somalia maintains a stable informal economy, based largely on livestock, company remittances and telecommunications, with a minimum wealth of people, according to the CIA and the Somali Central Bank.
10. Nepal - 13%
Nepal is one of the poorest and most undeveloped countries in the world. Nepal is a predominantly agricultural country.
For 2017, the minimum wage was Rs 8,000 per month, which is $ 74 USD.