Is Israel a developing or developed country?

Answer 1

Israel is generally considered to be a DEVELOPED country because of the presence of high-tech industry, high standards of living, and strong civil society. Israel is one of the few former colonial countries to become a developed country (others include South Korea and Taiwan).

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Answer 2

Israel is fully developed. Come visit and see for yourself.

• Israel has the highest standard of living in the Middle East.
  
• Israel has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, well above that of the U.S.
  
• Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees per capita in the world.
  
• Israel produces more scientific papers per capita than any other nation, by a large margin (109 per 10,000 people), as well as one of the highest per capita rates of patents filed.
  
• The 2013 "Freedom in the World" annual survey, ranked Israel as the Middle East and North Africa's only free country.
• Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defense system gained worldwide acclaim after intercepting hundreds of rockets fired by Palestinian terrorists from the Gaza Strip.
  
• Israel is one of the seven countries capable of launching satellites.
  
• Israel is considered one of the most advanced countries in Southwest Asia in economic and industrial development. It has the second-largest number of start-up companies in the world (after the United States), and the largest number of Nasdaq-listed companies outside North America.
  
• The Israeli economy was ranked as the world's most durable economy in the face of crises, and was also ranked first in the rate of research and development investments.
  
• Israel is ranked #2 in the world for venture capital funds, right behind the US.
  
• Israel's $100 billion economy is larger than all of its immediate neighbors combined.
• Israel was ranked as the worldwide leader in its supply of skilled manpower.
  
• Israel's leading exports include electronics, software, computerized systems, communications technology, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, fruits, chemicals, military technology, and cut diamonds.
• Israel has one of the lowest external debts in the developed world.
  
• Israel is one of the world's leaders in solar energy industry and in water technology. In response to serious water shortages, Israeli engineers and agriculturalists developed a revolutionary drip irrigation system to minimize the amount of water used to grow crops.
• Israel has led the world in stem-cell research papers per capita since 2000.
• Literacy in Israel is over 97%, and increasing.
  
• An Israeli company developed a computerized system for ensuring proper administration of medications, thus removing human error from medical treatment.
  
• Israeli scientists developed the first fully computerized, no-radiation, diagnostic instrumentation for breast cancer.
• Israel's Givun imaging developed the first ingestible video camera, so small it fits inside a pill. The camera helps doctors diagnose cancer and other disorders in the small intestine.
  
• Researchers in Israel developed a new device that directly helps the heart pump blood, an innovation with the potential to save lives among those with congestive heart failure.
  
• Israel has the highest percentage in the world of home computers per capita.
  
• Israel leads the world in the number of scientists and technicians in the workforce, with 145 per 10,000, as opposed to 85 in the U.S., about 70 in Japan, and 60 in Germany. With over 25% of its work force employed in technical professions, Israel places first in this category as well.
  
• The cell phone was developed in Israel by Motorola, which has its largest development center in Israel.
  
• Most of the Windows NT operating system was developed by Microsoft-Israel.
  
• The Pentium MMX Chip technology was designed in Israel at Intel.
  
• Voice-mail technology was developed in Israel.
  
• Both Microsoft and Cisco built their only Research facilities outside the US in Israel.
  
• The technology for AOL Instant Messenger was developed in 1996 by four young Israelis.
  
• A new acne treatment developed in Israel, the ClearLight device, produces a high-intensity, ultraviolet-light-free, narrow-band blue light that causes acne bacteria to self-destruct; all without damaging surroundings skin or tissue.
  
• An Israeli company was the first to develop and install a large-scale solar-powered and fully functional electricity-generating plant, in Southern California's Mojave Desert.
  
• Cows in Israel produce the highest amounts of milk per animal in the world.
  
• Israel is one of the world's leading citrus-fruit producers and exporters.
  

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Answer 3

Israel is developed, not developing.

Answer 2:

developing.

Answer 4

it is a developing country