Ranking the poorest countries in the Americas #geography #maps

Added: 2026-06-01

[00:00:00]If we rank the Americas by wealth, which country comes last? In third place, it's Bolivia, where low average wages and rising living costs make daily life difficult for many families. In second place, it's Venezuela, once one of the richest countries in South America, but years of economic collapse and inflation have pushed incomes extremely low.

[00:00:23]And in first place, it's Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, where weak infrastructure, political instability, and repeated natural disasters make everyday survival a serious struggle for millions of people, with many families still living on just a few dollars a day.