If the Mid-East is considered the third world?

Question

then what countries are considered the first and second world? Why is the mid-east called the third world?

Answer 1

Well, that depends on how you look at it. Most Middle Eastern countries have oil which brings significant revenues--but these revenues aren't always used in such a way as to raise per capita (per person) standard of living.
Third World means 'poor' and under-developed, essentially. Iraq, for instance, was not poor, but most of its citizens were.

According to the Bandung Conference (1955) The petroleum-rich countries (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, etc.) and the new industrial countries (India, Malaysia, Brazil, etc.) have little in common with poor countries (Haiti, Chad, Afghanistan, etc.). And according to the Human Development Index, most countries in the Middle East fall in the mid-range of
"human development" which refers to how industrialized and culturally developed they are. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

European countries are called the old world. The Americas are called the new world and pretty much any emerging nations that still have a long way to go are called third world.

I don't think the entire Middle East is considered The third world. Those countries are all pretty old. There is also the term "third world standards" which refers to a kind of backward social order or substandard living condition. For instance, a war often reduces a country to third a third world standard of living such as food, power, hygiene and medical shortages.

Third world standards could also apply to subjugation of women or other forms of intolerance. Many Middle-Eastern countries have modern living standards but primitive customs concerning women's rights or other social issues.

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Answer 3

Third World is supposed to refer to countries that don't align themselves with communist or non communist blocs.

Now it means countries that are pre-industrialized or under developed.

The term "first world" refers to countries that are democracies, which are technologically advanced, and whose citizens have a high standard of living.

And second world are communist countries, like Cuba.

Answer 4

1st world countries
1-U.S.A.
2-Canada
3-Japan
3-France
4-Germany
5-U.K.
6-Spain
7-Switzerland
8-Austria
9-Belgium
10-The Netherlands
11-Luxembourg
12-Ireland
13-Norway
14-Sweden
15-Finland
16-Denmark
17-Iceland
18-Russia
19-South Korea
20-Taiwan
21-Singapore
22-Australia
23-New Zealand
24-Saudi Arabia
25-United Arab Emirates
26-Qatar
27-Bahrain
28-Kuwait
29-Israel
30-Greece

2nd world countries
1-Poland
2-Czech Republic
3-Hungary
4-Estonia
5-Latvia
6-Lithuania
7-Slovenia
8-Slovakia
8-Turkey
9-Serbia
10-Croatia
11-Romania
12-Bulgaria
13-Albania
14-Macedonia
15-Ukraine
16-Belarus
17-Moldova
18-Georgia
19-Armenia
20-Azerbaijan

This was the classification after the Communism collapse

Answer 5

the first world i guess is the U.S. with the european union,Australia, New Zealand,Canada
second world i guess are fossil fuel producing countries(most of them are arabs)I know that the countries in africa are called third world(because of poverty ...) and their is also the countries that are previously communist ...

Answer 6

some, yes, like iraq. but some like pakistan are more second world counries. but you also have first world countries like, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the U.A.E

Answer 7

the old world is europe
the new- america
and the third- africa

Answer 8

Old world is Europe
New world is USA

Answer 9

thats a good question.........sorry i cant help ya but i really dont know