Less developed countries (LDCs) have lower levels of economic prosperity, health care, and education than most other countries. Development or improvement in economic and social conditions encompasses various aspects of general welfare, including...

Also called Third World, these are defined as having a low standard of living, low per capita energy consumption, low per capita income, low per capita food consumption, low life expectancy, high birth and death rates and poor educational and health...

A country with a low per capita income, a large agricultural sector and often little industrialization, high population growth, low life expectancy and able to export only a few products. Previously called ‘an underdeveloped country’. See...

A developing country is that country which has relatively low standard of living, an undeveloped industrial base, and a moderate to low Human Development Index (HDI) score and per capita income, but is in a phase of economic development. Usually all...

Table 12 Developing Countries--by Country: Consumer Prices (1) (Annual percent change) Average 1984-93 1994 1995 1996 Africa 24.3 54.7 35.3 30.2 Algeria 13.6 29.0 29.8 18.7 Angola 62.0 949.8 2,672.2 4,146.0 Benin 2.3 38.5 14.5 4.9 Botswana 12.6 12.3 10.5 10.3 Burkina Faso --...

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