Developing Countries

vs
Developed Countries
 What Do You Think?
 What do you think it means to be a
developing country?

 What do think it means to be a developed

country?
 Developing Country
 Developing Country:
 Usually refers to countries with low
levels of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

 Developing countries do not have a

level of industry that will support
their populations and have a low
standard of living. They almost
always have low incomes yet high
populations

Little industry, low standard of

living, and low income
-BUT-
High population
 Determining Development

 To determine a country’s development,

these statistics are usually considered by
the United Nations
1. GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
2. Life Expectancy
3. Literacy Rate
4. Education
5. Healthcare System

United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in
international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights
issues. (Wikipedia)
 GDP
 GDP
 Is the market value of all final goods and services produced
within a country in a given period of time

Consumption + investment + government spending + (exports-imports)

Per Capita

Per capita is a Latin phrase meaning for each head.

It is usually used in the field of statistics to indicate the average per person for any given concern, e.g.
income, crime rate. (Wikipedia)
 Life Expectancy

 Is the average age a person usually lives.

(Infant mortality rate)
 Literacy Rate
 The ability to read, write, listen, and speak a
language at a level adequate for communication.
 Education
 The availability of education for everyone and
higher education
 Healthcare System
 The Prevention, treatment, and management of
illnesses
 Subsistence Farming

 An area that produces only enough food to feed

the family and or the people working it. It is a
very hard way of living.
 Commercial Farming

 An area that produces enough food to help feed

the masses. Farming for profit.
 Rural
 Sometimes referred to as “the country” which are less
populated areas that are found outside of a city and keep
away from the influence of large cities. Also called the
wilderness, outback, farms, isolated areas etc.
 Urban
 Living in a larger populated area with industry
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