developing nations
Poorer, industrializing countries
Developing nations are countries with less advanced economies, lower average incomes, and less developed infrastructure compared to wealthy industrialized nations.
The term replaced "Third World" as a less politically charged alternative, though critics note it still implies a single trajectory toward Western-style development.
Common in policy discussions: aid to developing nations, investment in developing nations.
- child mortalityDeaths among the young
- clean waterUncontaminated hydration source
- GDP growthOutput increase percentage
- foreign aidCross-border governmental help
- aid workersPeople providing humanitarian assistance
industrialization · education systems · population growth · economic growth · microfinance · fair trade · brain drain · governance · human rights · gender equality · climate change adaptation · remittances · deforestation · renewable energy · literacy rates · foreign investment · global partnerships · colonial legacy
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- regionsregion, regions, area, areas, zone
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- economicssupply and demand, inflation, GDP, GNP, gross domestic product
- literacyliteracy, reading, spelling, alphabet, writing
- inequalitywealth gap, income gap, disparity, wage gap, income disparity
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