Worst Countries to Live In

The Top Ten
North Korea The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea, is a country in Eastern Asia. Its capital is Pyongyang. It is currently ruled by the Juche leader Kim Jong-Un, after inheriting the title from his father, Kim Jong-Il, who in turn inherited it from his father, Kim Il-Sung... read more

Ladies and gentlemen, the worst country for human rights, period. I am currently in South Korea at the moment. Any talk about the North is considered a sensitive subject, but at least talking about it wouldn't land you in a concentration camp.

South Korea and Singapore have strict laws, but at least you'll be able to follow them easily. That's not the case in North Korea, where the government tries to hide evidence of the camps even existing, similar to the Chinese government. (Is it a coincidence that China and Russia are the country's only allies?)

If you trash-talk their Dear Leader or do something minor like fold a propaganda poster, the military will be on your tail, and you may be executed or sent to 15 years of labor that brings the 19th-century antebellum cotton plantations to mind - except it's a modern equivalent. And what's worse is you can't leave the country. Ever. Not even on guided tours, since all the citizens have a cult-like mentality.

If the dictatorship gets abolished in a few decades, that would be a great thing, but now it seems like a pipe dream.

Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is a country in the Horn of Africa. The country is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's... read more

Which Country has better living conditions, Somalia? Or Somaliland? Ah yes Somaliland, a country that has gained independence from Somalia since 1991 and is slowly developing economically (with funding from its own people), socially and politically, in democratic terms (without international governing law, status and financial subsidies). It is also safer than Somalia

Somalia is a recognized country by law, The United Nations and has received foreign aid and subsidies since its existence. However the country remains a Failed State and the number of refugees continues to increase.

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan... read more

I strongly pity all the women in Afghanistan who have to live in such cruel, inhuman ways. What happened to basic human rights? What happened to equality? It's completely disgusting. Never in any culture or country should women be discriminated in such horrific ways. I am not disrespecting the culture, purely just the way women are treated. Females and males are equal to one another and never should be any different. Both genders NEED eachother, so why be treated so differently? Domestic violence isn't okay either. The religion in Afghanistan has caused to much fighting and conflict. Religion is a deeply personal choice, don't judge or kill others for not following...equality means choice and the right to life.

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in Western Asia.

Iraq is currently led by President Fuad Masum and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. It is currently ranked 160th in the Institute for Economics & Peace's Global Peace Index, making it one of the most dangerous countries in the... read more

I am from Iraq. I was born in Basra in 1985 but I spent my life in Najaf. I thought that USA was going to make Iraq one of the best places in the world to live! But I was wrong. Simply, they destroy everything. Here you can not find work, clean water, electricity, heath care, education and so on. There is no freedom. You can get killed if you participate in demonstration. For me, I can't get married because I can rent a house because they are so expensive. Everything is so expensive even food.

My country should be among the top 3, this place is ruined by crazy religious Muslims, you are not safe wherever you go and everyone is a target, psycho sunni Muslims they kill the shia Muslims thinking this will take take them to heaven, and the shia Muslims are the same they kill the sunni believing this will take them to heaven. I don't believe this fight will end this will remain for eternity. All in the name of something called religion. Messed up place.

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a Western Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is a unitary republic that consists of 14 governorates (subdivisions), and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast,... read more

Syria is going through a brutal civil war, and no matter who wins Syria will suffer. The current official government is a dictatorship under Assad, who uses chemical weapons to harm children (allegedly). The rebels of the FSA aren't much better and only cause chaos and fighting. Then you have terrorists like Al Nusra mixed into the rebels. And worse of all, ISIS is based out of here. ISIS goes around destroying cities, historical sites, and tortures people.

And when the civil war ends and Bashar Al Assad prevails, (which is the most likely outcome), Syria will be poor and unable to rebuild without major investment. You know your country is the worst when there are thousands of people desperately trying to leave.

Pakistan Pakistan was established in 1947 and is located in South Asia. Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan. Karachi, Lahore, and Peshawar are other major cities of Pakistan. Urdu and English are the official languages of Pakistan. The world's second-highest peak (K-2) and ninth highest peak (Nanga Parbat)... read more

I was born and raised in Canada, and my background country is Pakistan. I've been to Pakistan 4 years ago, and I'm coming back to Pakistan in about a day. I currently live in Canada. But I have to say that Pakistan is the worst country ever. The food there sucks, it's so hot, electricity can go out for a long time, bad wifi, the houses are so dirty, the people there are rude, ill mannered, and none of them have decency. The roads and shops look old and dirty, too much bugs, the clothes they sell for both women and men are just ridiculous, the people's religious beliefs are taken way too seriously, and there's too much bombings on a daily basis. It's hell. I would suggest you do not go there. I'm going there for a month..

Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Egypt to the north, Eritrea to the northeast, Ethiopia to the southeast, Libya to the northwest, South Sudan to the south and the Red... read more

Well, I live in Sudan... I don't want to say it is the worst place in the world, because I believe it is relevant and to be frank I didn't live anywhere else to compare, but Sudan falling economy, wars, corrupted government and race issue for sure are not positive thing, the people lost their sense of mortality with semi civilized cities for those who didn't lose it for war in Darfur and the South. Yet, knowing that Sudan is a huge country living is not the same across the country. For example those who live in Darfur are as far from the center as for people living in other countries you feel the heat of war through news and refuges. Doesn't mean living in big cities is that great either. Family and friends which used to be the main value behind living in the country now disappeared with most people seeking better income in Gulf, EU or USA. Now I have more friends in any city in Saudi Arabia than in Sudan.

I don't believe that a person would be happier changing where they live that's why I keep living in Sudan and try to make it a better place for me and those around me, still I wouldn't advice anyone to comeback or come in...

China China, officially known as the People's Republic of China, is a country located in East Asia. It is the world's second most populous country, boasting a population of more than 1.4 billion. China spans five geographical time zones and shares its borders with 14 countries, making it second only to Russia... read more

Yes, the Chinese government does have multiple flaws. Yes, the government is corrupt. But some of the comments here are so rude and offensive, and it's upsetting to read something that generalizes a group of people. First of all, I bet that half of these people here haven't been to China before. You really can't judge something until you've learned about it, visited it, gotten diverse views on it, or etc. Also, I'd just like to point out that the women's rights in China are much better than the United States's. There's also no "baby killing" policy. Yes, there's a strict One Child policy but there have been some reforms. Having one child is a comfortable option but certainly isn't a mandatory choice. Also, saying that "All Chinese people are rude" is an awful generalization. First of all, how can you tell if a random stranger is Chinese? Many people from neighboring countries look similarly to people from China. Also, a small group of people from China may be rude, but not EVERYONE from that particular country is loud-mouthed and arrogant. When you say that a whole ethnic group is racist, you're basically being racist yourself. I'm not saying that I support the flawed government and its corruptness. But please read more into a topic and educate yourself on a subject before you start to criticize and judge. Don't make an offensive comment targeting a certain group of almost arbitrary people before you start to learn about them. Every group of people has bad people and good people. We're not all that bad, we promise.

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked sovereign state located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers.

Zimbabwe WILL BE A FAILED STATE if their is no change in governance in 2016. Economic collapse, unemployment and disease is prevalent in this heart of darkness. The worst thing about Zimbabwe is that no matter the lack of civil liberty, injustices and crimes against humanity, Zimbabwe is so insignificant to to the rest of the world thus major powers will do nothing. The people are suffering at the hands of this authoritarian regime.

Zimbabwe is the worst country to live. I was born there bit when it comes to facts Zimbabwe is the worst country to live in.

1: The Government sucks
2: People behave like barbarians
3:There is litter everywhere
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I can go on and on about why Zimbabwe is the worst.

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in Western Asia, on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and shares maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia. It is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula,... read more

I'm Yemeni myself, and I say every single comment probably did a 3 minute research. The only reason Yemen is 10th was because of the arab spring. Now, it's terrorist groups, such as 'Houthis' which are corrupting the country. Yemen is not a safe country, but it has a lot of nice people. If you're a tourist and looking for a great place to stay, it would be Yemen, but right now it's a total mess. Also, education isn't great. Those are the 2 reasons I'm not living in Yemen anymore, and I do miss it a lot. Hope things go back just like they were before 2011.

The Newcomers

? Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the northeast of the island of Ireland. Located in the northeast of the island of Ireland, Northern Ireland shares a border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland.

We are a European country and don't even have a government... nice...

? Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of 28,400 square kilometres.

The only relevance this country has served me was when I was playing clash of clans and I wanted to make my clan based off of mission impossible I put my clan location as the solomon islands. Well, because solomon was the name of the bad guy and it was a good joke. Other than that I've heard nothing else about this country.

The Contenders
Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as DR Congo, DRC, DROC, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo is a country located in Central Africa.

Another African country that doesn't deserve financial Aid, only more AIDs, just like Sudan and any West African country (e.G. Nigeria, Ghana etc).

Congo has a corrupt political regime with useless, uncivilized people who eventually become uncivilized in any country they seek refuge.

West Africans and Sub-Saharan Africans are the worst kind of people and can turn any first world country into a ghetto (with race-baiting, scams, fraud, drug/weapon dealing/trading worldwide, more welfare dependency, producing 5 or more poor, uncivilized children into society, sham marriages to gain citizenship, violent gang crimes etc).

Central African Republic The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest, and Cameroon to the west. The CAR covers a land area of about 620,000... read more

Lots of the people on here have no idea what they are talking about. Australia? Really? It has a very untouched eco-system and is beautiful with little violence. I live in Africa. The CAR is a very bad place, but it doesn't deserve to be nuked. The poverty can be stopped. So people who sit on their butts in America living in the "hood," come see what real violence is like.

Don't nuke the country because
A. It's a waste of weapons
B. They didn't harm our financial or other interests
C. They have plenty of problems without the threat of an attack.

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It has a land area of about 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Arab world, and the largest in Western Asia. It is bordered... read more

Foreigners in Saudi Arabia from different countries around the world find this country very boring and strict to do such normal things they do in their countries. They say everything is old, the new technology and devices are only available in few shops. Most of shops are restaurants and super malls. No theaters or video game centers or even technology manufacturers. Latest mobile phones aren't sold in local stores in different cities around the countries. It takes a long time to get those new devices imported to this country and they become old. Most people order stuff from the internet outside of Saudi Arabia. Do you think it's the people or the government? freedom of speech is prohibited. Women can't remove the hijab or black cover (anti-male dress), but men can be naked or wearing only underwear (women can stare whenever they love! ). They hate the truth.

South Sudan South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in northeastern Africa that gained its independence from Sudan in 2011. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city. It is bordered to the east by Ethiopia, to the north by Sudan, to the west by the Central... read more

South Sudan is the least developed country in the world. The government could care less about its citizens and the leader of the country got into some useless dispute with the deputy prime minister making the situation worse. If you go to this country you will literally see nothing destroyed from the war. Why? Because there was literally nothing to destroy. There is hardly any infrastructure. Crime rates are sky high and people are so desperately poor and hungry they will eat dirt. If you go out at night you can't see anything because there are no city lights for miles around. Even if there was lights you still couldn't see any people because the people there are so black that any African American would be jealous.

Italy Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana) is a sovereign state and unitary parliamentary republic in south-central Europe.

Italy covers an area of 301,338 kmĀ². With almost 62 million inhabitants, it is the third most populous EU member state. Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares... read more

Italians are the most rude, mean, arrogant, racist, bigoted, unkind, sexist, racist, narrow minded people in the Europe.
And they are proud of it.
They way so many of them speak is way too loud, threatening, and aggressive.
They have mafia mentality in even in "professional" work environment.
Studied and worked there for 5 years and had so many horrible experiences. And I am not even a poor dark skinned immigrant (what shamefully they hate). I am just a white girt who went there to study arts. I can't even imagine what other immigrants may go through.
I am not saying there are not good people here, but it is still a terrible place to leave. Yes, they have good food. So what? you can find or good food everywhere.

India India, officially known as the Republic of India, is a country located in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area and the most populous country, with over 1.4 billion people. Additionally, it is the most populous democracy in the world... read more

I am natural (born and raised) citizen of India. The current condition of the nation is due to it's so called varied diversity in population.

Every other person in India wants put blame on an politician/government for its issues like corruption, poverty, lack-of-quality in education etc. , but no one wants to elect a right candidate nor they are interested in having the election policies changed.

Most of the population is literally unproductive to ever-developing nation. There is no one who wants to talk about reducing the population (there by getting 80% of the issues resolved) but many speak of changing constitution.

It has become an dead-easy game for politicians to classify citizens by Religion and exploit Caste System (which 90% of the world's population doesn't understand).

Despite an lead in IT, but & many other sectors, hardly 3% of population pays income tax and rest-of-so-called-citizens expect politicians and government to respond to just about all their needs.

If India has any issues, its not because of its law makers/constitution/law but only because of its citizens. It should be at 1 (Its been 66 years since not-so-independence and God knows when will it be developed).

Burma Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups, bordering India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the country's largest city, is home to bustling markets, numerous parks and lakes, and the towering, gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, which contains... read more

Maybe it shouldn't be on the top, but it should be in like the top 5. My parents were born there, but I was born in the U.S. People in this stupid country give so much respect to white people (I'm not being racist). I mean you can't even cross the road in this country if your not white. And the traffic is just horrible. It 's caused by stupid impatient bus and taxi drivers. I couldn't eat outside food because I always got food poisoning. And the worst thing is the way they treat Muslims. My Muslim friend was a soccer coach at an international school. One day one of the parents came to enroll her child at the soccer training and she asked whether he was Muslim or Christian. He said that religion doesn't have anything to do with football. Then she said that she was just asking, so he admitted he was Muslim. The next day the coach asked the kids to bring some balls from home. That woman's kid lost his ball at training and she blamed the coach and called him a Muslim criminal. After that the coach got fired. I hope this description was helpful, because if it ain't nothing gonna change.

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea, and shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest; it is also... read more

Israel reminds me of that one kid that gets bullied a lot and then goes ballistic and shoots up the school. Honestly i can't blame em-

I live there and this country is not as good as it seems by the Americans. Now the reasons:

-everything is expensive
-horrible people,think themselves they are the best
-if you tell somebody you are a Christian you get wrecked immediately
-the education system forces the teachers to tell horrible lies about Christians and Muslims, and pretty much about everyone who isn't an Israeli
-they kill,curse and kill each other. By my experience of being a teenager in Israel-you can have no friends even if you are good with them,they will call you an ass anyway.
-they treat Russian and Arabs as they were pigs
-horrible music
-they call themselves a democratic nation but believe me they are not.

Even though I'm 14 years old I can promise you and even swear those words aren't a lie.

Iran Iran, also known as Persia, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a sovereign state in Western Asia. The capital city is Teheran and the major city is also Tehran. The country's official language is Persian... read more

Great country, low poverty rate, and very safe. The only really bad thing is that their government is on par with Russia in terms of oppression. However, they are very much fighting against terrorism and are very active in getting rid of ISIS and other terrorist groups. Their military is strong, and I don't know personally, but from personal communication with Wolfychu herself, who happens to be Iranian, the people are pretty nice. Plus, they do a lot of industrial and scientific work in house instead of relying on outside sources.

Now, the only bad thing about the country, as I said before, is the horrific government, which, although not as bad as Russia in terms of oppression, is still very close to Russia in oppression. Although it is not as severe as that of Russia, Internet Censorship is still active in blocking sites that they see as a threat to the country. It is only a Monarchy with a semi-democratic constitution in place instead of a full democracy, although really, from personal experience, I think that is far better than a real democracy. There are also a lot of executions, almost as much as Russia and China, but not nearly as bad. Plus, with America moving closer and closer to declaring war, I think there will be a state of emergency called.

Chad Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in northern Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the south-west, Nigeria to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west. It has a population... read more

Chad is in shambles. So much crisis and displacement which explains why you see so many people from Chad in western African countries. They're trying to flee from corruption.

Almost died laughin when I saw chad as number 34...seriously. How do you guys choose these numbers? Randomly pull them? I know my own country. Chad should be at least number two if not number one.

Japan at top ten? Japan is an awesome place to live except for eathquakes... But the life in Chad is so much harder...

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a federal republic located on the northern coast of South America.

Why the hek is this disgrace not at number uno, Maduro is killing innocent people and the whole country is going broke, Maduro means mature in spanish, and he is not showing that in Venezuela.

Venezuela right now is very messed up. I'm Venezuelan and at a very young age, I moved to the US, and boy, am I glad. My dad has to work there and sometimes he doesn't even get to return home! The protests are crazy, but if it is what it has to do then let it do it. Venezuela is thought to be a very rich country because it has the most oil, but trust me, they only sell THAT. If I were the Venezuelan President, I would have changed things a little bit so I could also get money on three other things that Venezuela should be flourishing with: tourism, food production and fishing. The beaches and natural landmarks should really attract people, a whole bunch of forest really helps it to produce food, and it borders so much water, it should MASTER at fishing! I hope Nicolas Maduro is reading this, because Maduro in Spanish is mature, and he is really not living up to his last name.

Niger Niger or the Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest. It covers a land... read more

Do not give any aid to Niger, They are lying to your poor faces and then when you give it to them, they act like pigs and then treat you dirtier than the dirt under your bed.

Do not give any money, and avoid providing assistance to Niger. They begin helpless and needy, and later become ruthless, lying pigs. They are imported support and aid, but they export terrorism, violence, neglected children, and anger. They have the lowest HDI; make it stay that way.

The same applies to Congo, Nigeria, Somalia, Jamaica, Haiti, South Sudan, and Kenya.

Also:
1: How is Italy worse than South Sudan
2: Sure, North Korea is corrupt but Syria has a civil war.
3: Pakistan is definitely better than Sudan

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine and Belarus to the east; and the Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) and Lithuania to the north. With a population of approximately... read more

Poles are some of the most miserable, complaining, arrogant, ignorant, petty, xenophobic, dishonest people you'll find anywhere. I lived there and met hundreds of them. Mist are also 'experts' on every imaginable topic - especially when they have no idea what they're talking about. With some exceptions the above is generally true, and objectively honest Polish people (a rarity) know it is. My god, they don't even like or trust each other let alone most other cultures, nations, or people.

No wonder you got invaded, The Polish are the most rude mean, arrogant, racist, narrow minded, ugly, no guilt whatsoever, And the fact the people there are proud of the country, What is there to be proud, Your the weirdos of Europe.

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation (RF), is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,125,191 square kilometres (6,612,073 sq mi), and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across... read more

Living in Russia... What a nightmare. Imagine living in a ugly, gray place that sometimes resembles an industrial complex, sometimes slums, sometimes a Gulag. Imagine living among ugly, drunken, primitive, boorish oafs who have no respect for each other and mostly malevolent intentions toward foreigners. Imagine living in a place, which's corruption and crime rates often surpass the worst African countries. Imagine living life in fear of corrupt, brutal and utterly demoralized government with recent history of atrocities. Imagine that you'd have to restort to petty lies every day, just to survive. And in the end, try to imagine it's 10 times worse than all I typed. Then you'll have a somewhat accurate idea of living in Russia.

Palestine Palestine (State of Palestine, is a de jure sovereign state in Western Asia. It is officially governed by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and claims the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. However, its claimed territory has been occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967; the West Bank is... read more

After the Holocaust during WW2 the Jews said "we must never forget" and "We must never let this happen again" Agree 100%. So why are they doing the exact same thing to another people? Its hypocritical. Israel reminds me of the kid who get bullied so much that they flip out and shoot the school up. I feel for them that they really have been shat upon for most of history but that's not an excuse to turn around and dish it out to others. The Jews have a choice: their history could teach them compassion or vengeance. Up to them to decide.

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