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developed country
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country with a developed industry and infrastructure
A developed country is one that has built up advanced industries and strong infrastructure, like reliable transportation systems, power grids, and modern factories. This matters because these foundations typically enable higher living standards, better access to services like healthcare and education, and greater economic opportunities for people living there.
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Research
132,111 papers- Developed-developing country partnerships: benefits to developed countries?ReviewGlobalization and health · 2012Syed SB, Dadwal V, Rutter P et al.DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-8-17
- Optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Kramer MS, Kakuma RDOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003517.pub2
- Which Country is Truly Developed? COVID-19 has Answered the Question.Annals of global health · 2020Freed JS, Kwon SY, Jacobs El H et al.DOI: 10.5334/aogh.2894
- Factors that influence older patients' participation in clinical communication within developed country hospitals and GP clinics: A systematic review of current literature.PloS one · 2022Gaffney HJ, Hamiduzzaman MDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269840
- A realist review of one-to-one breastfeeding peer support experiments conducted in developed country settings.Maternal & child nutrition · 2018Trickey H, Thomson G, Grant A et al.DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12559
- Experiences of African women who migrate to a developed country and encounter intimate partner violence: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.JBI evidence synthesis · 2025Ogunsiji O, Foster J, Green H et al.DOI: 10.11124/JBIES-23-00391
- Do positive and negative shocks of tourism development affect income inequality in a developed country?PloS one · 2024Bui Hoang NDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301628
- Rheumatic fever in a developed country - is it still relevant? A retrospective, 25 years follow-up.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2022Tal R, Hamad Saied M, Zidani R et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12969-022-00678-7
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- Subclass of
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- opposite of
- developing country
- facet of
- economic development
- number of out-of-school children
- 13004723
- different from
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- Commons category
- Developed countries
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Encyclopedic overview
Comparison of countries by their level of development (seven criteria: HDI, WESP, WB, DAC, IMF, Paris Club, UNIDO) 5+ criteria
4 criteria
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