The world’s poorest countries suffer from civil wars, ethnic and sectarian strife. The world has enough wealth and resources to ensure that the entire human race enjoys a decent standard of living. But people in countries like Burundi, South Sudan and the Central African Republic continue to live in desperate poverty. In the 10 richest countries in the world the average yearly per-capita purchasing power it is over $110,000, in the 10 poorest is less than $1,500.