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    Industrieländer nach 5 Kriterien (2026) (fest)

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    1. midlife_cl on

      Hey everyone, I made this map to help settle a debate about what actually makes a country fully developed. Sometimes people rely on just one metric, which leads to a lot of confusion and mislabeled countries.

      Instead of looking at just one list, I broke down the concept of development into five essential dimensions. For a country to be considered fully developed overall, it needs to hit all five of these marks:

      * High Income: Meeting the World Bank high-income threshold (GNI per capita of $13,935 or more).
      * Capital Exporter and Creditor: Meeting either the DAC criterion, which includes Associates and Participants giving substantial ODA, or being a Paris Club member. This shows who is actively giving aid and loans, not just receiving them.
      * Robust Economy: Categorized as an Advanced Economy by the IMF or a Developed Economy by the WESP.
      * Quality of life: Reaching the UN Very High HDI tier (0.800 or more).
      * Industrial Economy: Meeting UNIDO „high-income industrial economy“ standards.

      When you overlap all these dimensions on a map, the core group of truly developed countries becomes super clear. It also solves the issue of outlying countries. For example, Chile or Saudi Arabia do not check every single box, so they are not labeled fully developed here.

      Let me know what you think of this framework!

      **FAQ (actually the only common question)**

      Why is China not developed at all?

      -Because it does not meet any criteria. It’s close to achieving two or three within the next 5 years, but not all.

    4. Silent_System7082 on

      That China isn’t classified as an industrial economy says more about that method of classification than it says about China.

    8. JuanDeChuj on

      How is China less of a developed country than fucking Russia is beyond me…

    11. King_Phillip_2020 on

      Keep administering your copium and hopium. These criteria contain massive flaws. Typical western BS.

    12. throwawayiran12925 on

      Iran was destined to be come one of these countries before the terrorists hijacked the country and started killing and torturing everyone 🙁

    13. Quienmemandovenir on

      Esa área azul oscuro en Sudamérica qué es, Surinam? No tiene sentido.

    14. andysva85 on

      Chile? Wtf?

      Lleno de asentamientos la última vez que fui. Y una enorme desigualdad.

    15. 9307911 on

      How do Uzbekistan and Ukraine meet none of the criteria but Belarus?? and North Macedonia have 1.

      Edit: Russia is better than UAE and Oman?

    16. Stannis44 on

      bulgaria is devoloped nation yet argentina, chile, china and turkey is not 😀

    17. PlainTerrain on

      The amount of accounts here that seriously think China is a developed country.

      You’re either watching too many TikTok video’s or have only been to the tier 1 cities and touristy areas in China.

      Some of their major cities could definitely be considered developed, but the vast majority is definitely not (and those are the areas foreigners rarely go). Some parts of the rural areas are even very underdeveloped.

      But overall, it’s an upper middle-income country. Not bad, but definitely not developed.

    18. NoBSforGma on

      I’ve often wondered about these „Developed/Not Developed“ criteria.

      I lived in Costa Rica for many years and it’s always classified as „Developing.“ Yet, they have a democratic election system, a thriving economy, their „industry“ consists of the manufacture of computer parts and medical devices, they have a functional national health care system, they have strong environmental laws in place, etc. On the other hand, tourism is a major part of GDP and Costa Rica has no army. (Since 1948)

      I could sit at my desk and use the internet at high speed and look out the window and see a guy go by, driving an oxcart. A working oxcart! One of the things I loved about it!

      For me, Costa Rica was as „developed“ as I would want it to be. Those other critera are perhaps not something to aspire to.

      And curses and lightning strikes on the head of ANYONE who dares call it a „Third World Country.“

    20. l0Martin3 on

      Somehow China has a developed economy, infrastructure and high standard of living* (all the characteristics that form part of the developed country definition) but manages to score lower than Argentina and Brazil?

      This criteria seems like bs

      * = I know China has a large rural population, but according to the world bank it has a lower poverty rate than Brazil and Argentina. I’m saying this as someone who lives in Argentina and has been to Brazil.

    21. slashcleverusername on

      Maps with Crimea wrong

      Edit for the skeptics:

      # Maps with Crimea wrong

    22. sternschnuppe3 on

      Funnily enough, the map of only the countries that meet all 5 of the criteria almost perfectly coincides with that of states that are included in the US Visa Waiver Program.

    23. InL4bv on

      Ahh yes the country where the infrastructure is collapsing, ambulance rides are 2k and where more people are imprisoned and/or homeless than anywhere else on earth is developed but China isn’t 💀

    24. Physical-Still3854 on

      Russia meets 4 of them, Belarus 1. What’s the criteria then? 😂

    25. dh_p_ml on

      I am Chinese, and our country is and will remain a developing country for a long time. This is a fact accepted by our country from the government to the people

    31. ErikaWeb on

      The US isn’t developed at all – at best, it’s a rich developing country. This criteria is very biased

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