15 Countries That Lack Technology and Internet Access
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8. MOZAMBIQUE
Mozambique is an East African country that mostly goes unnoticed. The country’s inability to provide sufficient drinking water, adequate sanitation, and education reflects that development isn’t a priority.
While Mozambique is still overcoming the aftereffects of the civil war that ended in 1992, floods in recent years due to poor infrastructure of dams have deterred the country’s technological progress.
9. TANZANIA
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Tanzania is an African country that is underdeveloped because of rampant crime scenes throughout most of its areas. 18% of electricity generated in 2012 was either illegally transmitted, stolen, or not equally distributed among the population. Electricity cut-offs and blackouts are common in Tanzania because of its underdeveloped electric plants.
10. LAOS
Laos is a landlocked Asian country engulfed in communal disharmony, illegal trading and farming of natural resources, and increasing crime rates, making it one of the most corrupt countries in the world.
However, a lack of communication and cooperation with foreign investors and global corporations has caused the investors to end ties with the East Asian country.
11. SIERRE LEONE
Because of numerous local wars and corruption, the country has had, the living conditions in Sierra Leone are hard for people, and as expected the internet is even more difficult to get.
The radio is still the most reliable source of information for the people in Sierra Leone as 72% of the people listen to it daily. Only 1.8% of the population has access to the internet and 3G and fiber internet have only just been introduced.
12. UGANDA
The eastern African state of Uganda is in decline due to a corrupt government and oppressive system. With overpopulation and backward human rights laws, the people of Uganda suffer every day. Not to mention child labor and extrajudicial killings continue in the country.
Uganda is so backward that it was only in 2015 that the country was able to shift from analog to digital TV, and the internet is still not easy to access in the country.
