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Fourth World Countries 2024

The term โ€œFourth World Countriesโ€ is sometimes used unofficially to describe countries (or parts of countries) in the Third World that are most stricken by poverty. Most of these regions do not have political ties. The people of these nations are hunter-gatherers, live in nomadic communities, or are part of tribes. In some cases, these people may live in a First World country. However, their living standards are similar to those of Third World nations.

It is important to note that many Fourth World nations are self-surviving, although their economic performance is often dwarfed by that of more highly developed countries. For example, Aboriginal tribes do not contribute to the global economy, but they also do not require assistance from other nations. These nations are often excluded from global statistics, as their contributions are negligible. Nations classified as Fourth World are typically ranked by the United Nations as the Least Developed Countries or LDCs. These countries rank lower than other nations in terms of socio-economic development and human development index ratings.

Fourth-World Countries:

Africa

Angola ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดBenin ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBotswana ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBurkina Faso ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurundi ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎCameroon ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCape Verde ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCentral African Republic ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซChad ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉComoros ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒDjibouti ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDR Congo ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉEquatorial Guinea ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEritrea ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEswatini ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEthiopia ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นGambia ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGhana ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGuinea ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณIvory Coast ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎKenya ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชLesotho ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLiberia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทMadagascar ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMalawi ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMali ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMauritania ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMorocco ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMozambique ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟNamibia ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNiger ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNigeria ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌRepublic of the Congo ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌRwanda ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผSao Tome and Principe ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSenegal ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSierra Leone ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSouth Sudan ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSudan ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉTanzania ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟTogo ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌZambia ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZimbabwe ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ

Asia

Afghanistan ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซBangladesh ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBhutan ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นCambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญIndia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถKyrgyzstan ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌLaos ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆMyanmar ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒNepal ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตPakistan ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPhilippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญSyria ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พTajikistan ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏYemen ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช

Oceania

Kiribati ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎMarshall Islands ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMicronesia ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒPapua New Guinea ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌSolomon Islands ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งTuvalu ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปVanuatu ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ

North America

Belize ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟEl Salvador ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปGuatemala ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHonduras ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณNicaragua ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ

South America

Bolivia ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดVenezuela ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช

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Country
Continent
HDI 2021
PhilippinesAsia0.699
BotswanaAfrica0.693
BoliviaSouth America0.692
KyrgyzstanAsia0.692
VenezuelaSouth America0.691
IraqAsia0.686
TajikistanAsia0.685
MoroccoAfrica0.683
BelizeNorth America0.683
El SalvadorNorth America0.675
NicaraguaNorth America0.667
BhutanAsia0.666
Cape VerdeAfrica0.662
BangladeshAsia0.661
TuvaluOceania0.641
Marshall IslandsOceania0.639
IndiaAsia0.633
GhanaAfrica0.632
MicronesiaOceania0.628
GuatemalaNorth America0.627
KiribatiOceania0.624
HondurasNorth America0.621
Sao Tome and PrincipeAfrica0.618
NamibiaAfrica0.615
LaosAsia0.607
VanuatuOceania0.607
NepalAsia0.602
EswatiniAfrica0.597
Equatorial GuineaAfrica0.596
CambodiaAsia0.593
ZimbabweAfrica0.593
AngolaAfrica0.586
MyanmarAsia0.585
SyriaAsia0.577
CameroonAfrica0.576
KenyaAfrica0.575
Republic of the CongoAfrica0.571
ZambiaAfrica0.565
Solomon IslandsOceania0.564
Papua New GuineaOceania0.558
ComorosAfrica0.558
MauritaniaAfrica0.556
Ivory CoastAfrica0.550
TanzaniaAfrica0.549
PakistanAsia0.544
TogoAfrica0.539
NigeriaAfrica0.535
HaitiNorth America0.535
RwandaAfrica0.534
UgandaAfrica0.525
BeninAfrica0.525
LesothoAfrica0.514
MalawiAfrica0.512
SenegalAfrica0.511
DjiboutiAfrica0.509
SudanAfrica0.508
MadagascarAfrica0.501
GambiaAfrica0.500
EthiopiaAfrica0.498
EritreaAfrica0.492
LiberiaAfrica0.481
DR CongoAfrica0.479
AfghanistanAsia0.478
Sierra LeoneAfrica0.477
GuineaAfrica0.465
YemenAsia0.455
Burkina FasoAfrica0.449
MozambiqueAfrica0.446
MaliAfrica0.428
BurundiAfrica0.426
Central African RepublicAfrica0.404
NigerAfrica0.400
ChadAfrica0.394
South SudanAfrica0.385
Total0.565
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How many Fourth World countries are there?

Fourth World countries are those that are self-surviving and there are currently 49 of them.

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