Abstract
The term “developed country” is synonymous to “industrialized country,
post-industrial country, more developed country, advanced country, and first-world
country.” The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, and the
United States of America are only a few of those considered as developed countries. A
developing country, on the other hand, is one that has a low level of industrialization. It
has a higher level of birth and death rates than developed countries. Its infant mortality
rate is also high due to poor nutrition, shortage of medical services, and little
knowledge on health. The citizens of developing countries have a low to medium
standard of living because their per capita income is still developing, and their
technological capacity is still being developed. There is also an unequal distribution of
income in developing countries, and their factors of production are not fully utilized.
Developing countries are also referred to as third-world countries or least-developed
countries.