Generalized characteristics of developed - TopicsExpress

Generalized characteristics of developed countries: Post-industrial economies High level of industrial development High level of affluent citizens Low levels of unemployment Higher education rates Technological advantages Better roads Stable governments Good health care Human and natural resources are fully utilized High level of per capita income High Human Development Index (HDI) Increased life expectancy Low birth rates Low death rates Good housing conditions Safe water supplies Abundant food supplies Easy to access advanced medical services Generalized characteristics of developing countries: In the process of industrialization Low level of affluent citizens Higher levels of unemployment Lower education rates Often contain undeveloped rural villages Unstable governments High level of birth rates High level of death rates High infant mortality rate Dirty, unreliable water supplies Poor housing conditions Poor nutrition Diets that are short in calories and/or protein Poor access to medical services Endemic disease in some countries Low to medium standard of living Limited technological capacity Unequal distribution of income Factors of production are not fully utilized