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The least developed countries (LDCs) are developing countries listed by the United Nations that exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development.The concept of LDCs originated in the late 1960s and the first group of LDCs was listed by the UN in its resolution 2768 (XXVI) on 18 November 1971.
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. Country with a developed economy and infrastructure "Industrial nation" redirects here. For the magazine, see Industrialnation. Not to be confused with Developing country. For the investing classification, see Developed market. Developed countries (IMF) Developing countries (IMF) Least ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. World map of countries or territories by Human Development Index scores in increments of 0.050 (based on 2022 data, published in 2024) ≥ 0.950 0.900–0.950 0.850–0.899 0.800–0.849 0.750–0.799 0.700–0.749 0.650–0.699 0.600–0.649 0.550–0.599 0.500–0.549 0.450–0.499 0. ...
For example, if the GNI per capita is less than US$1,025 (as of 2018) the country is regarded as a least developed country. [ 63 ] Human resource weakness (based on indicators of nutrition , health, education and adult literacy ).
The first table lists countries by the percentage of their population with an income of less than $2.15 (the extreme poverty line), $3.65 and $6.85 US dollars a day in 2017 international PPP prices. The data is from the most recent year available from the World Bank API. [1] [2] [3]
The list has been cited by journalists and academics in making broad comparative points about countries or regions. [2] [3] The report uses 12 factors to determine the rating for each nation, including security threats, economic implosion, human rights violations and refugee flows.
The landlocked developing countries (LLDC) are developing countries that are landlocked. [1] Due to the economic and other disadvantages suffered by such countries, the majority of landlocked countries are least developed countries (LDCs), with inhabitants of these countries occupying the bottom billion tier of the world's population in terms of poverty. [2]