The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) says that Angola and Mozambique have more than half of their populations in a vulnerable scenario. 

According to the study, more than 16 million Angolans are poor, which corresponds to 51.1% of the total population.

For Mozambique the situation is more worrying. The UNDP report says that the number of poor people exceeds 70%. That's more than 22 million people in difficulty. And of that number, 63% live below the poverty line.

The study took into account factors such as access to health, education, and drinking water, among others.

São Tomé and Príncipe's results were in the region of 11% and Brazil's, at 3.8%. 

The UNDP report also highlighted the vulnerability of ethnic groups. The figure shows that at least 90% of its members live with severe deprivation. 

The UNDP states that indigenous peoples are among the poorest. In Bolivia, the communities represent about 44% of the population. Among them, 75% of the people are considered poor.  

The report also indicates a disparity between boys and girls. The data show that around two-thirds of the world's most vulnerable people live in households where no girl has completed six years of schooling. 

The UNDP also points out that about half of the people living in poverty are under the age of 18.  

Among the more than 1 billion vulnerable people, 67% live in middle-income countries. 

Almost the entire group does not have adequate means of preparing food and lives without basic sanitation.  

The study reveals that 788 million live in places with at least one malnourished person and 568 million need to walk more than 30 minutes to access sources of drinking water. 

Source UN News