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DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Developed countries are nations that have a high degree of industrialization and high socioeconomic development, based on criteria such as HDI and GDP.

Developed countries, also known as industrialized countries or first world countries, are those with high socioeconomic development.

The classification criteria of these nations take into account the degree of wealth, industrialization and development, the collection of goods and services through the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), per capita income and social indicators, especially the Development Index Human Development (HDI).

List of countries in all continents

Countries in Africa
Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia	Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia	Niger Nigeria Republic of the Congo Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Countries in Asia
Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq	Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Oman Pakistan	Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan Thailand Tajikistan Turkmenistan Turkey United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Countries in Europe
Albania Andorra Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece	Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Macedonia	Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City
Countries in Oceania
Australia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia	Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa	Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Countries in North America
Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica	Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico	Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States
Countries in South America
Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile	Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay	Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

Characteristics of developed countries

→ Economy

Developed countries have high economic development and are highly industrialized. In relation to the sectors of the economy, they are represented by the tertiary (commercial activities) and quartenary (information services) sectors.

They have high GDP, which constitutes the monetary value of goods and services produced by the country in the period of one year. Per capita income in these countries is generally high, and its distribution is more homogeneous than that of underdeveloped and developing countries.

→ Society

Developed countries have good social indicators. The HDI, an indicator that assesses the levels of education, health and income, of these countries is close to 1. This value indicates good quality and life expectancy, a high degree of education and literacy and a high per capita income.

In addition, developed countries have low birth rates, mortality and infant mortality. Australia and New Zealand are two developed countries in Oceania as listed by Countryaah.

Examples from developed countries

→ According to economic criteria

United States – GDP: 19.39 trillion USD
Japan – GDP: 4.872 trillion USD
Canada – GDP: USD 1,653 trillion
Australia – GDP: USD 1.323 trillion

→ According to social criteria

Norway – HDI: 0.953
Switzerland – HDI: 0.944
Australia – HDI: 0.939
Ireland – HDI: 0.938

America’s developed countries

On the American continent, there are two developed countries:

United States: country with a high degree of industrialization, developed infrastructure and high productivity. It presents a high Gross Domestic Product (19.39 trillion dollars), representing about 24% of the world GDP, and HDI of 0.924.
Canada: country with one of the greatest wealth in the world. It represents the tenth largest economy in the world and is the United States’ largest trading partner. It has a GDP of 1.653 trillion dollars and an HDI of 0.926.

Developing countries

Developing countries are those that show significant economic and social growth, recent and growing industrialization, in addition to a significant increase in the monetary value of goods produced (GDP).

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) considers Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, China and Mexico to be developing countries. These nations have demonstrated significant economic development in the industrial and export sectors, in addition to improvements in social aspects. Despite these advances, they still present several problems in the sectors of education and health.

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Underdeveloped countries

The United Nations (UN) classifies countries with low social and economic development as underdeveloped. The social indicators of these nations reveal problems such as poor quality of life, deficits in health and education, conditions of poverty, hunger, malnutrition and high rates of unemployment.

Usually, the mortality and birth rates in these countries are high, demonstrating social fragility. In addition, the HDI value is closer to 0, when compared to that of developed countries.

With regard to the economy, underdeveloped countries have low GDP, in addition to low and poorly distributed per capita income. They have a low level of industrialization, depending on developed economies.

The economy of these countries is considered vulnerable and is based on the primary sector, through agriculture and livestock, and the services sector.

According to the UN, examples of developing countries are: Sierra Leone, Niger, Haiti and Afghanistan

Developed and underdeveloped countries

	Developed countries	Underdeveloped countries
Characteristics	They have a high degree of industrialization, high per capita income and excellent social indicators. They have HDI close to 1, indicating good quality and life expectancy, as well as educational opportunities.	They have a low degree of industrialization and low per capita income. Social indicators point to problems. The HDI is close to 0, indicating low quality and life expectancy, economic vulnerability and reduced educational opportunities.
Gross Domestic Product	High	Low
Economic development	They have economic dominance, and the development of their economy is stable. They generate revenue through the industrial sector.	They depend on developed countries to grow economically. The economy is predominantly agricultural, and revenues are generated through the agriculture and service sectors.
Income distribution	Homogeneous	Heterogeneous
Quality of life	Good	Fair/poor
Life expectancy	High	Reduced
HDI	High	Reduced
Education	High literacy rate	High illiteracy rate
Demographic indicators	Reduced birth rates, mortality and infant mortality.	High birth rates, mortality and infant mortality.
Examples	Norway, United States, Switzerland	Sierra Leone, Niger, Haiti

HDI ranking

According to the UN, the Human Development Index ranking is divided into:

Too high

Norway: 0.953
Switzerland: 0.944
Australia: 0.939
Ireland: 0.938
Germany: 0.936

High

Iran: 0.798
Palau: 0.798
Mexico: 0.744
Venezuela: 0.761
Brazil: 0.759

Medium

Philippines: 0.699
Egypt: 0.696
Bolivia: 0.693
India: 0.640

Uganda: 0.516
Haiti: 0.498
Congo: 0.457
Niger: 0.354
Sierra Leone: 0.413

The 50 countries with the fewest mobile phones in the world

Rank	Country	Number of Mobile phones
1	Liberia (Africa)	12,000
2	Guinea-Bissau (Africa)	13,000
3	Bhutan (Asia)	22,000
4	Papua New Guinea (Australia-Oceania)	31,000
5	Equatorial Guinea (Africa)	46,900
6	Central African Republic (Africa)	56,000
7	Djibouti (Africa)	58,000
8	Niger (Africa)	63,000
9	Iraq (Asia)	78,000
10	Afghanistan (Asia)	87,000
11	Burundi (Africa)	98,000
12	Nepal (Asia)	104,000
13	Laos (Asia)	105,000
14	Eritrea (Africa)	106,000
15	Tajikistan (Asia)	122,000
16	Swaziland (Africa)	126,000
17	Turkmenistan (Asia)	130,000
18	Chad (Africa)	134,000
19	Kyrgyzstan (Asia)	152,000
20	Myanmar (Asia)	153,000
21	Fiji (Australia-Oceania)	161,000
22	Brunei Darussalam (Asia)	174,000
23	Bahamas (North America)	181,000
24	Libya (Africa)	188,000
25	Angola (Africa)	189,000
26	Armenia (Asia)	211,000
27	Guyana (South America)	216,000
28	Sierra Leone (Africa)	226,000
29	Guinea (Africa)	246,000
30	Gambia (Africa)	250,000
31	Malawi (Africa)	274,000
32	Ethiopia (Africa)	276,000
33	Suriname (South America)	276,000
34	Iceland (Europe)	285,000
35	Lesotho (Africa)	289,000
36	Rwanda (Africa)	298,000
37	Mongolia (Asia)	316,000
38	Haiti (North America)	330,000
39	Martinique (North America)	354,000
40	Burkina Faso (Africa)	358,000
41	Guadeloupe (North America)	364,000
42	Malta (Europe)	370,000
43	Benin (Africa)	410,000
44	Namibia (Africa)	419,000
45	Nicaragua (North America)	424,000
46	Gabon (Africa)	440,000
47	Zambia (Africa)	453,000
48	Congo (Africa)	462,000
49	Zimbabwe (Africa)	470,000
50	Togo (Africa)	470,000

Source: Abbreviationfinder.org