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Eight countries where people suffer most
7.Macedonia
7.Macedonia
Percent of people suffering: 31%
GDP per capita: $10,465
Those viewing government as corrupt: 51%
As many as 31% of surveyed Macedonians said they were unhappy with their lives in 2012, up from 25% in 2011. Since its founding in 1991, the Republic of Macedonia has struggled with conflicts between the country’s Orthodox Christian majority and its Muslim Albanian minority, which makes up about one-quarter of the population. The country’s economy is in a dire state. As of 2011, more than 30% of the country’s population lived in poverty, one of the highest rates in the world. In 2012, the country was one of just a few to see GDP contract. Macedonia had the highest unemployment rate of any country reporting to the IMF at 31.3% in 2012. The country also has problems with corruption.