Is mexico a 3rd world country?

Mexico is a Third World country, although many people misunderstand the term "Third World," according to One World Nations Online. While the term has come to represent poor or developing countries, originally it designated a country not directly aligned with the West or the Soviet Union after World War II. read more

Statistically, Mexico still lacks a significant middle class, and a huge percentage of the country (like, about half) live in poverty, so in that regard, it ticks one box for modern third-world status in the post-Cold War era . read more

Mexico was officially one of those unaligned countries, hence its technical designation as a Third World country. But this classification was made decades ago and I answered the question as it pertains to modern usage of the term. read more