The Classification of Countries

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The Classification of Countries
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Something to think about?

• What types of things do we rely and use on a
  daily basis?
• Are these necessities or luxuries?
• Consider what your life would be like if you were
  born in another part of the world?
• How would your daily routine compare to someone
  living in a have not country?

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How many countries are there in the world?
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What does this map reveal?
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Division by Economics


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Difference Across the Globe

Literacy, Health, Industrialization, Freedom
IMR, disease, crime
Literacy, Health, Industrialization, Freedom
IMR, disease, crime, industrialization

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Classifying the World
What words do we use to classify the world?
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3 World Model

• first world
• second world
• third world

Too narrow
(Capitalist) (Communist) (Developing)
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5 World Model
First World high standard of living, high
industrialization, democratic govt,
healthy economic performance Second
World moderate standard of living, moderate
level of industrialization, communist govt
Third World on the way to industrialization
with industries exploiting the newly
discovered natural resources, low to
moderate standard of living, small upper
class and large lower class
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5 World Model
Fourth World Lower standard of living than 3rd
world, potential to industrialize, but
need to exploit resources (eg) Fifth
World very little potential to industrialize,
low standard of living, few
resourcesthe bottom billion (eg)
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North / South

• Northwealthstandard ofliving
  industrialdevelopment
• population

Southpopulation wealthstandard of
livingindustrial development
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Developed/Developing

• We can also classify countries as developed and
  less developed.

Developed Country Rich North Industrial Good
roads, transportation High Energy
Consumption Oil, coal, nuclear Good health
care Clean Water
Developing Country Poor South Agricultural Poor
roads, transportation Little Energy Wood, wind,
animal, human energy Disease and Famine Polluted
or little water
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Classifying Countries

• Most Developed Countries (MDCs)
• the richest of the industrialized and democratic
  nations of the world.
• Less Developed Countries (LDCs)
• countries with little industrial development,
  little wealth, and high population growth.
• Least Developed Countries (LLDCs)
• very low per capita income, low literacy rates,
  and very little in the way of manufacturing
  industries.