Can Bangladesh be considered a third world country?

The classification method of dividing countries on the basis of '1st, 2nd and 3rd world' is not only outdated but also, almost always, wrongly interpreted. Although this classification is, now a days, generally associated with relative development of countries, it was not deviced to do so. read more

It was created during the Cold war. 1st world : Countries that supported USA. Ex-France, West Germany. 2nd world: Countries that supported Soviet Union. Ex- Cuba, Czechoslovakia. 3rd world: Countries that stayed neutral. Ex- Bangladesh. So, yes. Bangladesh WAS a Third world country. read more

India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are considered to be Third World Countries, because they decided to stay neutral during the Cold War. Third World is a phrase commonly used to describe a developing nation, but actually started as term used to describe a country's allegiance. read more

The classification method of dividing countries on the basis of '1st, 2nd and 3rd world' is not only outdated but also, almost always, wrongly interpreted. read more

Bangladesh is considered to be a third world country and the etymology of the term 'third world' is quite interesting. It was coined by a French economist and demographer named Alfred Sauvy,who considered these developing countries in South Asia, Latin America and Africa to be like the Third Estate in France. read more