Q: What is the poorest country in the world?
A: Gross national income - the GDP plus money received from other countries minus money paid to other countries - is now commonly used. The sad sacks who tie for lowest GNI - Iraq, Somalia, and Libya - all have a GNI of...$0. But perhaps the best meausrement is the human development index released by the United Nations. 'It takes into account not only economic factors but also social factors such as education, health, and access to water,' explains Lisa Cook, an economist at Michigan State University. According to the 2005 HDI...the lucky winner was Niger."
-From Maxim Magazine (date unkown; but old)
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