Worst Asian Countries to Live In

The Top Ten
1 India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. Its capital is New Delhi. Some other major cities are Mumbai, Chennai, and Ahemdabad... read more

India is a overpopulated Hell. No proper infrastructure, no jobs even for educated, no respect for human beings, Rich people sees poor people as livestock ready for being exploited. No government support, government support only rich and people with influence in government. It does not matter whether you are engineer, doctor, or MBA You will not get good job unless you have some some reference or political influence for the job you are trying. In recent years Indian job market is almost collapsed with pay scales going down or stagnant with very high inflation, no wonder why Indian economy is not growing. Indians in general lack entrepreneurship skills, but more-ever most indians don't have financial support to convert their entrepreneuual dreams into reality. India have resources only enough to support 250 million people, not 1.25 billion people. So there is 100 extra people for every 125 people. If india does not care for its problems then soon indian society and economy is going to implode. Thus india is a overpopulated hell, wise and resourceful people will gonna escape this country, emigrate to some other country, rest will die a slow miserable painful death.

2 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

Agreed :/ I watch a documentary on how life is like in North Korea, and I am shock!.. O_O... Literally from birth, you have to pay respect and worship the dictator like a god (aka Jesus Christ)! It sickens me that the dictator gets a nice warm all you can eat meal every day, while he leaves his people starving to death>:/And he expects his people to worship him as a god, if you don't you get to go concentration camps where you are 100% going to die!
On top of that, there's no technology over there. Cell phones are banned, T. V is run by the government, Internet heavy guarded, etc. It's a horror!
I feel really bad for the people over there, we here are complaining that our life is poop (Not me, I am grateful), but look at theirs! Their life is just full worshiping and survival:/

3 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

Afghanistan is hell on earth for women. They barely have any rights, many women die, they have to cover their whole body with a blue blanket called a burka, and are forced into marriage! Also, some selfish guys try to kill little girls for going to school.

I think here the problem is due to illiterate and uneducated people. If here will be a good education then this country can be developed. Someone should see this. First thing is to spread peace in all, end the and war.

People of the country are good just little nomad, need a good leader and need technology and military advance so it can protect its people.

4 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 official languages of Pakistan. World's second highest peak (K-2) and ninth highest peak (Nanga Parbat) are located in Pakistan.

Terrorist craphole, very backwards, they need to progress, I don't know be the next Istanbul or something. Get with western society

I am a Hindu and I am a proud Pakistani, our country is down in few things only because of our government, and because of India's conspiracies... But we have way many positives... people here are living well... it's our media only that makes it look bad... This country is rich with resources, it has a marvelous beauty, the people are very kind, it's festivals, just everything, our education system is way better than India's... my father was in pak army, and I'd join it too... may our country get rid of all it's enemies...

Pakistan is an amazing place and has the natural beauty not even a place like Switzerland can posses...Pakistan might be down in a few things but its beautiful, peaceful etc. But as a Pakistani myself I DO consider saying that Karachi should be listed in the most violent places since it is not developed and extremely insecure, other than that Pakistan is a great place and the capital is beyond anything that you would think Pakistan would posses...by the way indian haters back off because this is our country, our place and only nice ummah lives here, try considering looking at yourselves, even the mirror can't reflect your cruelness, shame on you and the real terrorists who actually posses in india,

#hateindialovepakistan

5 China China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion. China spans five geographical time zones and borders 14 countries, the second most of any country in the world after Russia. Covering an area... read more

Worst country ever, I was sent there on a project by my company for 2 years, just came back home recently. While there I basically could have lived in a bubble and never have to deal with the annoyances, but I am an open minded and curious person so I made the BIG mistake to try to meet local people and fit in with society. Here is what I have found:

-Xenophobia and racism are mainstream sentiments. Non-Chinese people are being singled out on a normal basis even if they speak the language and know about the local customs/etiquette. Having a normal exchange with local people is nearly impossible, everything has to be a dick waving contest. Most Chinese people automatically make assumptions based on your race or nationality.

-Sickening nationalist sentiment, "China this, China that", look down on barbarians (everyone else) and claims of racial superiority based on rather shaky national myths. "Facts" in China are accepted through wishful thinking or sheer repetition not through discussion, and definitely not through a process of reason.

-The lack of personal hygiene is a serious issue among Chinese people. In many cases I had to hold my hand in front of my nose when someone was talking to me because of terrible breath. Many people don't shower everyday it seems because even though Asians don't sweat as much, body odors are commonplace, and some of my coworkers who are all from middle class families wore the same clothes for 3 or 4 days in a row.

-Insecurity runs deep among Chinese men, each and every time I was out with female friends there would be a bunch of local dudes to call her out on it, "race traitor", or angry stares, not even trying to understand whether she was just a friend, now I understand there is a shortage of women because of the gender gap, but shouldn't people free to make friend or date with whoever they want?

-Everything in China is fake, from the foodstuff to the luxury cars on the streets, and buying real... more

6 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

Yeh the Middle East is pretty sad. Israel seems pretty developed, but these other countries are backwards, and way too strict they need to get with the times and progress.

Stupid dictator destroying his own country just because the people there demanding freedom, poverty of every thing, not even a mega super earthquick can cause as much destruction, what a shame!

Almost all people here are Muslim so if your not a Muslim be prepared to be behead! So if I were you don't go to this country this country must erase in this world ALLAH (SATAN)

7 Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands that are broadly categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao... read more

Not so perfect place to live but, Philippines could be considered to be a good place to live. Although, there are some problems that could happen in this place, there is also a 100% that you could survive in this place. Just don't be so complacent and always avoid too much closeness to its people. Always wear an amulet for protection and always expect the unexpected. As a total summation of my conclusion, Philippines doesn't deserve to be number 6. It should be number 15. Filipino people only hurts fellow Filipino people. Unless, you are a kid, most of the Filipino kids will bully you or discriminate you. But, I don't think that this only happens to Philippines. I know, most of the countries children will do the same. It's the nature of the children.

8 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

Jobs are hard to get unless you're a doctor; educational system is hell, you need to get 99% to enter doctor/pharmacy colleges, if you entered an engineering college you won't get a job, unless you have someone in government
our government is the worst they're just extracting money while people are dying from hunger
and there's isis! they've killed children and women and made a lot of people homeless by the name of religion

as an iraqi citizen I say iraq is HELL.

Who cares about football? ISIS has executed thousands of innocent people including children, because the victims want to believe what they believe, instead of the crap that their government wants them to.

9 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

Burma is such a disgusting place nowadays. I love the nature and people, just like a lot of Southeast Asian countries, but the government is by far the worst! Might I add they share a lot of similarities with the Chinese government and the North Korean government. Ongoing ethnic cleansings, The Simpsons Movie is banned, bullies Thailand for no reason (They do the same to Singapore and Vietnam, as well.), and I even have a friend from Burma and even he thinks it's a disgusting place to live in and the government sucks and refuses to go to his own country nowadays, plus he would rather go to Thailand, Singapore, South Korea or Japan instead. That's how much of an empty shell Burma is.

10 Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia in the Pacific Ocean. It lies off the eastern coast of the Asia Mainland (east of China, Korea, Russia) and stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and near Taiwan in the southwest... read more

Japan is definitely one of the countries that I want to visit but I had to vote for Japan as I see so many Japanese telling lies on this web. Japanese government is trying hard to cover up their extremely brutal crimes their ancestors have committed in the past. They blame the victims for what they've done and surprisingly many Japanese citizens and politicians obey the war criminals like if they are heroes. Also they are the ones who stole treasures from other countries and now they are trying to steal other countries property. Japan should feel embarrassed and apologize for their past instead of going around the internet spreading fake facts and denying about your history. During WWII Japanese were like Nazis in Asia.

The Contenders
11 Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 163 million people in an area of either 148,460 square kilometres (57,320 sq mi) or 147,570 square kilometres (56,980 sq mi), making... read more

Insanely corrupt country,
We people pay tax, but get nothing in return.
There is no life security, no pollution controlling, worst ever traffic in cities, no laws work here other than bribery, foods are adulterated grossly there is none to see or oversee, all government departments are extremely corrupt and corrupt to the bone. no human rights, if you don't belong to any political parties or some sort of influential community, there is no right for you, nothing, instead you get slapped for everything you want or claim, both government and private organizations nobody hesitates to exploit, cheat, deceive. This country has becoming worst hell ever.

12 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

As a Muslim I really hate Saudi Arabia. They take Islam to the extreme and don't follow it themselves. Women are given a lot and I mean A LOT of rights in Islam. These pathetic Saudis just make up their own version of our religion and give the real Islam a bad name. That's the same problem with all the terrorists out there. Islam strictly condemns the killing or murdering of an innocent person, Muslim or non Muslim. These terrorists destroyed the true meaning of the word jihad and made people from around the world think that Islam is what they are when in reality that is not true.

13 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, occupying 555,000 square kilometres (214,000 square miles). The coastline stretches for about... read more

Why is this country not at least in the top 5? It is considered one of the worst nations to be a woman, plus, constant bombings and famines. It is nearly as bad as Syria but often tends to be overlooked.

14 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.

Iran is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. The country's rich cultural legacy is reflected... read more

Failed nation. Absolutely failed.

They feed their citizens lies and harass non-Muslims to convert.

I personally don't like being told what to do and how to think.

Also with the way the Government behaves, they will someday get pulled into a massive war and be wiped from the face of the map.

As an iranian with armenian origins I can safely say it surprisingly isn't the worse country. I mean sure you get treated very differently than "Muslims" but at least you have basic rights and are treated equally among the people. So that's gotta count for something.

The people are very nice and the environment, culture, history, etc. Is pretty cool. I have to agree that the government is nuts though.

15 Myanmar 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 Buddhist relics and dates to the 6th century.

I prefer the name Burma, and I shall continue to call it that.

I think Myanmar is pretty great most people are nice and kind there

16 Maldives Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an archipelagic country located in Southern Asia, situated in the Indian Ocean. It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about 750 kilometres (470 miles; 400 nautical miles) from the Asian continent's mainland. The chain of 26 atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south (across the Equator).

This is the worst country on the planet. They are drug addicts, among every 5 people one is a drug addict. They are rapists and have low IQ 82 . Full of corruption. No one follows the rules because even the police are rapist drug addicts. It's a pure failed country

No human rights. Children are murdered by their own mothers. Majority of the parliament use illegal drugs and hire foreign prostitutes.

The most wicked person among this nation is now the president, and he supports Israel.

The people here are racists of their own kind. People who come to work here are persecuted, raped and even killed because of their race, sex or religious beliefs.

They think the world revolves around them. They are so racist and evil that when a country like India offers them financial aid they reject it but accept it from the Chinese.

People here are filthy, and filthy minded. The words they use against their best friends will make you vomit and I don't even want to talk about how they treat foreigners. Check it for your selves

17 South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. It has a population... read more

South Koreans fabricate history. South Koreans told the lie and robbed Japan of the compensation. South Koreans have robbed Japan of a lot of historical treasure still now. The South Korean government breaks the UNESCO treaty and has not returned the stolen historical treasure to Japan. South Koreans have stolen the history and culture of Japan or China. Japanese people are afflicted by many lies of South Koreans and the demand of money. Japanese people know true history. Literature is also kept carefully. Japanese, a South Korean, and which is lies?

Please refer to the Internet. News should be found. South Koreans have still caused trouble in Japan.

People here automatically assume all people that possess the so called Asian stereotype look (very small and slanted eyes, yellow skin, black hair, average height) are Koreans. I know and speak Korean and I went to a restaurant in South Korea with my Japanese friend who doesn't speak Korean, and because I'm Caucasian, the waiter only talked to my Japanese friend just because he looked like what "Koreans also look".

18 Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia. Ruled by the Dutch for over 300 years and Japan for 3 years and 6 months, the country gained independence in 1945, or exactly in 17th August 1945. Jakarta is the capital city, located in the island of Java. Major languages include Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian), Javanese, Sundanese and Minangkabau. Islam is the largest... read more

Racism, religion fanatics, corruption, and bad school system. As a Chinese living at Indonesia, I often hear a lot of racist comments about Chinese (not everyone is racist). And as a Christian, I have to hear crap from fanatic people who force Muslim to me (not saying every Muslim is like this, I also met a lot of nice Muslims who is kind even to other religions, but I also met a lot of crazy fanatics). The school system is basically piece of crap, "Full Day School", a lot of homework, bad school facilities (I went to public school once because there's a family problem, and yeah, it's really bad. For the private school, the facilities are really great, but the school fee is very expensive and usually it's Christian/Catholic school, so most of the people prefer public school), not mentioning the very low education here (most of people here only made it until junior high school, and some only made it to elementary school or they never been to school at all). The country's rules isn't fair if you ask me, if it's a famous case, they will try to keep their image by giving a fair punishment, but if it's not, they will give light punishment if you have money. It's not a good place to live, but if it's for traveling, I guess it's a great place (other than people constantly throw rubbish in everywhere or people smoking randomly without thinking other people around them).

19 Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), or commonly referred to its colloquial name of Muang Lao is a landlocked country in the heart of the Indochinese peninsula of Mainland Southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.

I enjoyed staying in Laos for a winter holiday, because it was warm and nice, but it's dirty. And they kept on wanting my money for some junk.

Lots of hungry people who constantly hassle tourists for money. Kinda sad once you think about it though.

How 2 fix Laos

1.Destroy their communism
2.Destroy their crap commie government
3.That's it

20 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and known from the beginning of British colonial rule until 1972 as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia near south-east India.

I'm not very keen in this because there's no fun as a kid/teen if you live there just like you live in West like Finland.Very competitive and rat race education system and so many kids are going to tuition class and they no time for physical and social well being.Poor kids,they are treated like beast of burden and being forced by parents to study very hard.And worst even international schools are allowed to spank and yell at students(I have seen teachers doing those).Which means More competition=Less happiness.This is why Sri Lanka is rated in 125th to 131th place for happiness compared to Nordic countries and other west.Also I hate weather it's too hot for me (I'm more of winter person)and no snow yo be around they are lot of mosquitoes in there(I got dengue and now I'm fine)and there geckos all over and over and they poop everywhere. Crappy country and I will move to Finland to escape from this fudging country.

21 Malaysia Malaysia is a Southeast Asian country occupying the Malaysian Peninsula and part of the island of Borneo. It's known for its beaches, rain forests and mix of Malay, Chinese, Indian and European influences. The sprawling capital, Kuala Lumpur, is home to colonial buildings, busy shopping districts such as Bukit Bintang and skyscrapers including the iconic, 451m-tall Petronas Twin Towers.

Malaysia is in hell due to our ignorance and negligence. We judge people on the basis of their caste, colour, race, religion, height, weight, sex and everything which does not matter. And every time when we fail in competig developed countries, we take refuge by boasting about our majestic 'Malaysian culture', not knowing the very fact that there existed nothing like 'Muslim culture'. We don't know much about our history, nor are we interested in knowing. Closed minded orthodox mentality just kills any innovative idea or a healthy debate Most Chinese will never live Malaysia and Malaysia is the No. 1 Worst taxi driver and 2nd worst public transport.

This will shut most of the airlines from KLIA

Malaysian people are friendly, nice and cooperate if they put all the egoistic aside.

-A lot of culture issue.
-A lot of tycoon that least fortunate- I mean poor wanted to look rich.
-Tolerance level 0%
-Manager without educational background
-No proper system
-A lot of robbery, kidnap, snatch theft ETC
-Abuse all the country rule & regulation
-Talented, skilled and professional moved to oversee
-Low income who life in luxury life
-Employee worst but employer more worst
-Treat foreign talent like gold and treat mat sallet like a diamond.

Malaysian is truly Asia

22 Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a sovereign state located in South Asia.

It is home of the famous Gurkhas whose name come from a small district in Nepal called Gorkha. The name Gorkha came from the legendary Indian sage Gorakhnath who did spent later part of his life in the mountain of Gorkha. These Gorkhas later became Nepali who are known as peaceful people... read more

I am from Nepal. Our country is very small, its locked between the two biggest countries in the world I.E. India and China, our country is not even the size of one state of India so it will take some time to develop. The crime rate is very few here as compared to other countries in Asia like India and Afgansthan. There are bad people in every part of the world also in Nepal but mostly people are good and satisfied with whatever they have. Many tourists visit our country, people are poor but very few people die of hunger. However most die due to lack of health care :(

I've visited many asian countries. I was shocked to see Nepal being wonderfully clean and peace place even though they have a such corrupt and weak government. There is somewhat pollution in their capital city, Kathmandu, but it's not bad as it's in India and Chin. Beautiful mountains, rivers, forests, flowers and most importantly people. I can't wait to visit it again.

23 East Timor
24 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 bordered by the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to the east and west,... read more

Israel deserves to be the worst country in the world. These dirty Jews invaded palestine and killed innocent women and children. Is this what their religion teaches them. Oh, oopps I forgot, Jews hate Muslims afterall. Shame on such people and such a country, I hope allah sends down a disaster on this nation again and turns them into pigs and apes. This is a wish from the bottom of my heart. Palestine zindabad. Long live palestine, a great Muslim country.

Full of bull, al of them. They always say how wonderful Israel is, but never mention what life is like for the Palestinians. Take away US support and see how long they will last. On Google, look up The General's Son documentary, it will blow your mind with the truth about Israel.Be careful not to confuse Jews with Zionists. Many Jews lived happily side by side the Palestinians before 1948 when the Zionists came and killed and kicked the Palestinians out of their homes at gunpoint. They are still doing it. I'm disgusted and embarrased to think that I am of the same human race as these people.

25 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north and east, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city of the country. The population of the country is about 6 million, the lowest of the Central Asian republics. Turkmenistan is one of the most sparsely... read more

Turkmenistan is the most corrupt country in Asia! That country is the part of the 10 corrupt countries in the world! They don't have laws and government!

Turkmenistan never did anything to anyone!

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