Most Americans focus INFREQUENTLY on the less developed countries of the world.
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Well, after the World War 2 there was primarily 3 blocks of nations. First world countries like American and other western countries which withheld Democratic stand point, Second world countries like the Eastern Europe and Russia with Communistic principles and the third world countries which were neutral. But today the phrase third world countries often imply under developed or developing countries.
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There are typically around 40-50 countries considered developed, based on economic indicators such as GDP per capita, HDI, and infrastructure. Some commonly recognized developed countries include the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Every Country, no matter how developed has poverty, poverty is a world wide issue, not just in less developed countries. its just that the poverty in less developed countries is talked about more than the poverty in more developed countries.
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Developed countries ARE in fact facing the problems of scarcity. Methods to create renewable energy and clean drinking water is a huge industry in all of the developed nations of the world.
Considering that there are more or less 200 countries in the world, and that currently only 40 of them are developed, then 80% of all the countries in the world are still developing.
Far from "the only", I would say there are many developed countries in North and South America. In the north, all 3 countries are highly developed. In the south Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Venezuela are also well developed.
Hopefully, we can all be considered as living in a delveloping country.