1. Grouping Countries
The World Community

2. Three Groups of Countries
Developed Countries
New Industrializing Countries
Developing Countries

3. Developed countries
Country with a highly developed economy; high incomes; abundant food; good housing, & can afford luxuries

5. Newly Industrialized countries
Countries in a transition stage between developing and developed countries
Have rapid growing economies

7. Developing countries
Country with a poorly developed economy; low incomes; food shortages; poor housing, & cannot afford luxuries

9. Grouping Countries Life Expectancy Wealth Population Growth
Education Level
Health Care

10. Life Expectancy
A good indicator of a country’s health care & social system.
Life expectancy: The average life span of a population
Canada = 81 yrs
Nigeria = 58 yrs

12. Wealth
GDP per capita is the most commonly used measure of a country’s wealth
GDP per capita includes the total value of goods & services per person in a nation’s economy
GDP per capita varies greatly between countries
Canada= $38,200 Bangladesh= $1500

14. Population Growth
Developed countries usually see a decrease in population growth for several reasons.
1. Women have more control over how many children they will have
2. Due to pensions & effective health care, people do not feel the need to have large families to support them as they grow older
Canada= 0.8% Uganda= 3.2%

15. Education Level
Literacy level is often used to compare the education system of two countries
Literacy is the percentage of the population that can read & write
Canada literacy rate = 99% Bangladesh literacy rate = 48%

16. Health Care
Effective health care is an important part of a country’s development
One way to measure health care is by calculating how many people, on average, each doctor must look after
Number of People per Doctor – Canada= Zimbabwe=7692