It is among the fastest growing regions in the world, but it is also home to the largest concentration of people living in debilitating poverty, conflict, and human misery. While South Asia is far more developed than Sub-Saharan Africa, and India (the largest country in the region) has achieved lower middle-income status, South Asia has many more poor people than Sub-Saharan Africa.
发自华盛顿——当前，南亚地区正处在一种令人沮丧的矛盾态势之中。一方面，它是世界上发展最快的地区之一，但在在另一方面，南亚也是世界上贫困人口密度最高的地方，当地人民深受赤贫，冲突和苦难困扰。尽管比撒哈拉以南非洲发展程度更高，且印度（南亚地区最大的国家）的收入水平已经达到了中等偏下，但南亚的贫困人口数量却远高于撒哈拉以南非洲。