The Indian government has recently faced protests from the newly formed Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led movement that started as an “online joke.” When the chief justice of India, Surya Kant, stated that the nation’s “unemployed youth” were similar to “parasites” and “cockroaches,” Abhijeet Dipke, the founder, took to social media, writing, “What if […]
Food insecurity remains a serious challenge in Peru. In 2025, moderate or severe food insecurity affected 30.5% of the population, meaning about three in 10 people had difficulty accessing enough food in quantity or quality, according to Peru’s National Institute of Statistics and Informatics and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations […]
Nepal has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty over the past three decades, but many people living in rural and mountainous communities still face barriers to financial services. According to the World Bank, the poverty rate fell from over 55% in 1995 to 0.37% in 2022, based on the international poverty line of $2.15 per […]
Between 2016 and 2025, Cape Verde reduced its extreme poverty rate to 2.8% of the population. Successive administrations achieved this historic decline through a multi-faceted approach. The program to house all its people might be one of the largest contributors. Launched in 2009, the ‘Housing for All’ scheme was set to be the largest social […]
Located on the western coast of Africa, Nigeria is a country with diverse geography and an even more diverse population. An estimated 250 ethnic groups call Nigeria home, with hundreds of languages spoken across the nation. Building on Nigeria’s diversity and economic potential, the World Bank Group has endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework that […]
According to the World Bank, Serbia’s economy grew by only 2% in 2025, a notable decline from 3.9% the year before. Poor weather conditions were a major factor, particularly affecting farm output and dragging down overall growth. The poverty rate held steady at about 7.8% in 2025, and while further decreases are expected, they will […]
The population of sub-Saharan Africa is growing rapidly. According to a recent analysis, the region is expected to account for 37% of the world’s population by 2100 due to a decline in infant mortality and an increase in life expectancy. With an average of 4.2 births per woman, sub-Saharan Africa continues to have one of […]
The World Bank and its partners are currently financing loans to support socioeconomic regional infrastructure investment in Southern Africa. These efforts aim to enhance transboundary interconnectedness, economic prospects, sustainability, electricity and energy access and sanitation services. One flagship regional effort, the Regional Infrastructure Finance Facility, has already connected 3.02 million people to new or improved […]
The Solomon Islands are an archipelagic country in Oceania with a population of 800,000. The island nation has faced economic problems due to civil war, natural disasters and overreliance on natural resources. Poverty is high in the Solomon Islands due to geographic isolation, reliance on subsistence agriculture and limited access to basic health care, education, […]
Child marriage in Niger has the highest rates in the world, with 76% of girls married before age 18 and 28% married before age 15. According to Girls Not Brides’ atlas, the percentage of girls married before 18 in central and western Africa is 32%, less than half of Niger’s rate. These numbers increase within […]
