Discover what defines a newly industrialized country—economies transitioning from agriculture to industry, with notable GDP growth yet shy of being fully developed.

A wealthy nation isn't synonymous with a developed one Reviewed by Michael J Boyle Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez It's difficult to determine how best to quantify the difference between developed and ...

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 ...

In the late 1960s, the United Nations began to pay special attention to the least developed countries, recognizing those countries as the most vulnerable among the international community. The ...

In this article, we will take a look at 15 Developed Countries with Citizenship Tests. You can skip our detailed analysis and go directly to the 5 Developed Countries with Citizenship Tests. With the ...

India has rapidly built out wind and solar power in recent years, but is also building new coal plants and gets the majority of its power from fossil fuels. By David Gelles The Prime Minister of India ...

In Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, a roadside stall sells drinks, fruit and mobile phone top-up cards. Half a dozen pairs of trousers hang from a peg above a row of shoes. Passers-by pause briefly to ...

A number of developed nations are successfully rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine, with the US finally entering a rapid vaccination push and countries like Israel, the UAE and the UK reaching ambitious ...

In October 2020, a Pew Research Center survey found that a median of 61 percent of citizens in 14 major economies hold unfavorable views of China. In countries such as the United States and Canada, ...

In this article, we take a look at the 30 least developed countries and their characteristics. If you would like to skip our detailed analysis of the world’s least-developed countries, you can ...