This article was published in June 2022 and describes the change from using the legacy developed and developing regions categorization to the World Bank's income groups. For more recent updates please ...

Out of approximately 195 countries, there are 152 developing countries in the world. An estimated 6.74 billion people in total live in these developing countries; an outstanding number when comparing ...

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In this article, we’ll list countries that will be the most underdeveloped heading into 2024. If you want to skip our overview of the regions where poverty and underdevelopment prevail, read 10 Least ...

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Developed and Developing Countries: An Overview It's difficult to determine how best to quantify the difference between developed and developing countries. Although gross domestic product (GDP) is one ...

Japan, France, Germany, the United States and other wealthy nations are reaping billions of dollars in economic rewards from a global program meant to help the developing world grapple with the ...

According to the OECD, there are only 37 countries belonging to the developed countries list. In contrast, there are 152 developing countries. At least, that’s the number according to the definition ...