What countries in south hemisphere are not third world countries?

Answer 1

There is no firm definition of a 3rd world country.

However, the nearest thing we have is the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI), which measures poverty, literacy, education, life expectancy, childbirth and other factors.

The HDI divides countries into 3 groups - those countries in the bottom group could be considered truly 3rd world countries - they are all highly deprived.

The countries in the Southern Hemisphere which are in the High Human Development group (i.e. definitely not 3rd world countries) are:

Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Tonga.

Other countries considered as Middle Human Development (so equivalent to 2nd world, though some people may consider them third world) are:

Brazil, Mauritius, Samoa, Peru, Paraguay, Fiji, Indonesia, Bolivia, Vanuatu, South Africa. Namibia, Solomon Islands, Botswana, Comoros, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, Zimbabwe.

The second list though contains many countries which people would consider to be 3rd world (East Timor is the poorest country in Asia, for example, and Zimbabwe's economy has pretty much collapsed since the last human development index was produced).

Hope that helps, took a little research!

Answer 2

The last ninja is talking sense. However, in common usage the term "third world" includes ALL non-Western non-former-East Bloc countries. A formal definition is 'those countries belonging to the International Monetary Fund that it clasifies as 'developing' '. By this measure, I believe only Australia and New Zealand count as non-third-world and in the southern hemisphere.

In any case, the high income countries whose status as 'third world' most defies logic are Kuwait, Singapore and the UAE, plus Bermuda if you count it as a country, and they are all in the N hemisphere.

Answer 3

I would go with Ninja's answer too but the above answer is weird. If 3rd world countries are all non-western non-Eastern block countries then Japan and South Korea become third worl too. So it is hard to imagine such a race based definition would be acceptable, although it may very well be the bias under the definition at the very first place.

Answer 4

Depends on what country you are comparing it to. A third world country might be different for the U.S. and Germany. To me, a third world country is one that has favored trade status, that is, imports from that country are taxed less than from a non favored country. It is a means of economically helping that country. Did you know Canada has a favored trade status with us?

Answer 5

Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.

Answer 6

Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil, and (possibly) Argentina and Chile.

Answer 7

New Zealand, Argentina

Answer 8

Australia and New Zealand

Answer 9

Australia and Brazil?? South Africa?

Answer 10

wooooohoooooooo go new zealand. lol and australia, some of the pacific islands eg fiji... australia, look at an online atlas or google earth :)