Is Jamaica considered a developing country?

This is actually under vigorous debate, it really depends on how you define developing or developed country. read more

I think Jamaica is a developed country but on the lower end of it, it doesn’t have quiet as much industry as the more advanced developed countries like Norway For instance, New Zealand is also considered developed and has a similar economic structure as Jamaica. read more

The terminology of first-, second-, and third-world countries has been replaced with developed, developing and least-developed countries, of which Jamaica is classified as a developing country. The World Bank defines developing countries as those with a gross national income under $11,905 per capita per year. read more

Jamaica falls in the second category, considered as having high human development. The country shares 85th position on the index with Brazil at the moment, which is very good considering the overall difference in resource allocation between both countries. read more